AppLovinXSWX:APP 94 Shareholder Yield % is 1.26% as of Mar. 2026, which is 34% above its 10-year median of 0.94. GuruFocus rates XSWX:APP with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF428.69. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 994 Media - Diversified companies, AppLovin ranks worse than 51.31% 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, AppLovin's Shareholder Yield % was 1.26%.
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.
AppLovin Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
AppLovin Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for AppLovin'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.
For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, AppLovin'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.
AppLovin Shareholder Yield % vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, AppLovin's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AppLovin'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.
AppLovin (XSWX:APP) has a Shareholder Yield % of 1.26% 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 AppLovin and its competitors. This is 34% above median its historical median of 0.94. According to the industry distribution chart, AppLovin ranks #510 out of 994 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 51.3%.
Is AppLovin's Shareholder Yield % too high?
AppLovin's current Shareholder Yield % of 1.26% is 34% above median its 10-year median of 0.94. The Media - Diversified industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.45. AppLovin's value of 1.26% is 13.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, AppLovin ranks #510 out of 994 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, AppLovin has a GF Score™ of 94/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AppLovin's Shareholder Yield % compare to ?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, AppLovin ranks #510 out of 994 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places AppLovin in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.45. AppLovin's value of 1.26% is 13.1% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.94 vs. the industry median of 1.45, AppLovin has consistently been below 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 Media - Diversified company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Media - Diversified companies is 1.45, based on 994 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. AppLovin's current Shareholder Yield % of 1.26% is 13.1% below 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 AppLovin and its competitors. For the Media - Diversified industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 1.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. AppLovin's current Shareholder Yield % is 1.26%, which is 34% above median its own 10-year median of 0.94. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AppLovin stock overvalued right now?
AppLovin (XSWX:APP) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 1.26%. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF428.69, compared to a current price of CHF443.20 — trading 3.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 1.26%, which is 34% above median its 10-year median of 0.94 and 13.1% below the Media - Diversified industry median of 1.45. AppLovin's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 1 warning sign 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 AppLovin (XSWX:APP), the current Shareholder Yield % is 1.26% 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 AppLovin (XSWX:APP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AppLovin stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF443.20 is trading 3.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF428.69.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:APP:
Shareholder Yield %: 1.26% (34% above median its 10-year median of 0.94)
GF Value™: CHF428.69 vs. price of CHF443.20 (3.4% above fair value)
Industry Position: 13.1% below the Media - Diversified median (#510 of 994)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:APP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
AppLovin is a vertically integrated advertising technology company that acts as a demand-side platform for advertisers, a supply-side platform for publishers, and an exchange facilitating transactions between the two. About 80% of AppLovin's revenue comes from the DSP, AppDiscovery, while the remainder comes from the SSP, Max. AppLovin's primary tool for future growth is AXON 2, which is an ad optimizer operating within the DSP that allows advertisers to place ads according to specified return thresholds.
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