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POET Technologies Total Payout Ratio Historical Data
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POET vs WOLF, CEVA, AIP: Total Payout Ratio Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, POET Technologies's Total Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Ratio 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.
POET Technologies Total Payout Ratio vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, POET Technologies's Total Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where POET Technologies's Total Payout Ratio 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.
POET Technologies (POET) has a Total Payout Ratio of 5.29 as of Aug. 13, 2026. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on POET Technologies and its competitors.
Is POET Technologies' Total Payout Ratio too high?
POET Technologies' current Total Payout Ratio is 5.29. Overall, POET Technologies has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does POET Technologies' Total Payout Ratio compare to WOLF and CEVA?
POET Technologies' Total Payout Ratio of 5.29 can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Payout Ratio for a Semiconductors company?
A good Total Payout Ratio depends on the Semiconductors industry context. However, Total Payout Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Total Payout Ratio mean?
A high Total Payout Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on POET Technologies and its competitors. POET Technologies's current Total Payout Ratio is 5.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is POET Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies (POET) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $8.13, compared to a current price of $8.91 — trading 9.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Total Payout Ratio is 5.29. POET Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Payout Ratio calculated?
Total Payout Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For POET Technologies (POET), the current Total Payout Ratio is 5.29 as of Aug. 13, 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 POET Technologies (POET) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $8.91 is trading 9.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $8.13.
GuruFocus considers POET Technologies to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for POET:
Total Payout Ratio: 5.29
GF Value™: $8.13 vs. price of $8.91 (9.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the POET stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
POET Technologies Inc is a design and development company offering high-speed optical engines, light source products, and custom optical modules to the artificial intelligence systems market and hyperscale data centers. Its integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel, patented platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. POET's Optical Interposer platform also solves device integration challenges across a broad range of communication, computing, and sensing applications. The company operates geographically in the United States, Canada, Singapore and China.
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