Where Food Comes FromWFCF -0.99%79 Shareholder Yield % is 4.90% as of Mar. 2026, which is 438% above its 10-year median of 0.91. GuruFocus rates WFCF with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of $12.41 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,041 Business Services companies, Where Food Comes From ranks better than 68.4% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield % was 4.90%.
Where Food Comes From (NAS:WFCF) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Where Food Comes From Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Where Food Comes From Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
WFCF vs ANPA, DLHC, TISI: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Where Food Comes From Shareholder Yield % vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Where Food Comes From (WFCF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 4.90% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Where Food Comes From and its competitors. This is 438% above median its historical median of 0.91. According to the industry distribution chart, Where Food Comes From ranks #329 out of 1041 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 31.6%.
Is Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Where Food Comes From's current Shareholder Yield % of 4.90% is 438% above median its 10-year median of 0.91. The Business Services industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.55. Where Food Comes From's value of 4.90% is 216.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Where Food Comes From ranks #329 out of 1041 companies in the Business Services industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Where Food Comes From has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Where Food Comes From's Shareholder Yield % compare to ANPA and DLHC?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Where Food Comes From ranks #329 out of 1041 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Where Food Comes From in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.55. Where Food Comes From's value of 4.90% is 216.1% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.91 vs. the industry median of 1.55, Where Food Comes From has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Business Services company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Business Services companies is 1.55, based on 1,041 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Where Food Comes From's current Shareholder Yield % of 4.90% is 216.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Where Food Comes From and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 1.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Where Food Comes From's current Shareholder Yield % is 4.90%, which is 438% above median its own 10-year median of 0.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Where Food Comes From stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Where Food Comes From (WFCF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $12.41, compared to a current price of $12.05 — trading 2.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 4.90%, which is 438% above median its 10-year median of 0.91 and 216.1% above the Business Services industry median of 1.55. Where Food Comes From's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Where Food Comes From (WFCF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 4.90% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Where Food Comes From (WFCF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Where Food Comes From stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $12.05 is trading 2.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $12.41.
GuruFocus considers Where Food Comes From to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for WFCF:
Shareholder Yield %: 4.90% (438% above median its 10-year median of 0.91)
GF Value™: $12.41 vs. price of $12.05 (2.9% below fair value)
Industry Position: 216.1% above the Business Services median (#329 of 1041)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WFCF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Where Food Comes From Inc is a third-party food verification company conducting both on-site and desk audits to verify that claims being made about livestock, food, other high-value specialty crops and agricultural and aquaculture products are accurate. The company supports farmers, ranchers, vineyards, wineries, processors, retailers, distributors, trade associations, and restaurants with a wide variety of value-added services provided through its family of verifiers, including International Certification Services, Validus Verification Services, and others. It also provides a wide range of professional consulting services. It generates the majority of its revenue from Verification and certification services.
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