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22nd Century GroupXXII +5.23%18 Shareholder Yield % is 19.36% as of Mar. 2026, which is 80% below its 10-year median of 98.90. GuruFocus rates XXII with a GF Score™ of 18/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 46 Tobacco Products companies, 22nd Century Group ranks better than 93.48% 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, 22nd Century Group's Shareholder Yield % was 19.36%.
22nd Century Group (NAS:XXII) 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.
22nd Century Group Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
22nd Century Group Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for 22nd Century Group'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.
XXII vs GNLN, ECGS, KAVL: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Tobacco subindustry, 22nd Century Group'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.
22nd Century Group Shareholder Yield % vs Tobacco Products Industry
For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 22nd Century Group's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where 22nd Century Group'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.
22nd Century Group (XXII) has a Shareholder Yield % of 19.36% 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 22nd Century Group and its competitors. This is 80% below median its historical median of 98.90. Over the past decade, 22nd Century Group's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 17.20 to 228.62. According to the industry distribution chart, 22nd Century Group ranks #3 out of 46 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, placing it in the top 6.5%.
Is 22nd Century Group's Shareholder Yield % too high?
22nd Century Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 19.36% is 80% below median its 10-year median of 98.90. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 17.20 to a high of 228.62. The Tobacco Products industry median Shareholder Yield % is 3.13. 22nd Century Group's value of 19.36% is 518.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, 22nd Century Group ranks #3 out of 46 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, 22nd Century Group has a GF Score™ of 18/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does 22nd Century Group's Shareholder Yield % compare to GNLN and ECGS?
According to the Tobacco Products industry distribution chart, 22nd Century Group ranks #3 out of 46 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places 22nd Century Group in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 3.13. 22nd Century Group's value of 19.36% is 518.5% above this benchmark. Historically, 22nd Century Group's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 17.20 to 228.62 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 98.90 vs. the industry median of 3.13, 22nd Century Group 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 Tobacco Products company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Tobacco Products companies is 3.13, based on 46 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. 22nd Century Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 19.36% is 518.5% 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 22nd Century Group and its competitors. For the Tobacco Products industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 3.13 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. 22nd Century Group's current Shareholder Yield % is 19.36%, which is 80% below median its own 10-year median of 98.90. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is 22nd Century Group stock overvalued right now?
22nd Century Group (XXII) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 19.36%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 19.36%, which is 80% below median its 10-year median of 98.90 and 518.5% above the Tobacco Products industry median of 3.13. 22nd Century Group's overall GF Score™ is 18/100 with 5 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 22nd Century Group (XXII), the current Shareholder Yield % is 19.36% 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.
22nd Century Group Inc is a tobacco products company that enables cigarette smokers to take control of their consumption of nicotine, the addictive drug in cigarettes. The company manufactures and distributes the only combustible tobacco products containing minimally or non-addictive levels of nicotine. The Company has organized its business as a single reportable segment: tobacco, as it operates and derives all revenues from its tobacco operations and products.
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