LEO (BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,) Total Payout Yield %: 3.69 (As of Jul. 02, 2026)


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What is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Total Payout Yield %?

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, LEO -0.61% 30 Total Payout Yield % is 3.69 as of Jul. 02, 2026. GuruFocus rates LEO with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s current Total Payout Yield % is 3.69%.


BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.


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BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout 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.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Total Payout Yield % Chart

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Annual Data
Trend Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Total Payout Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 4.71 5.48 5.37 3.50 3.84

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Semi-Annual Data
Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Total Payout Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.74 3.50 4.35 3.42 5.31

LEO vs SDHY, INV, CCAP: Total Payout Yield % Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout 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.


BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Total Payout Yield % vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield % falls into.


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BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -14.95) / 389.31875
=3.84%

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -10.403) * 2 / 391.81039
=5.31%

* 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.

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What does a Total Payout Yield % of 3.69 mean?
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, (LEO) has a Total Payout Yield % of 3.69 as of Jul. 02, 2026. Total Payout Yield is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. View historical data on BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, and its competitors.
Is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield % too high?
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s current Total Payout Yield % is 3.69. Overall, BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield % compare to SDHY and INV?
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Total Payout Yield % of 3.69 can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Yield % for an Asset Management company?
A good Total Payout Yield % depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Total Payout Yield % 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 Yield % mean?
A high Total Payout Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Yield is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. View historical data on BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, and its competitors. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s current Total Payout Yield % is 3.69. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, stock overvalued right now?
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, (LEO) has a current Total Payout Yield % of 3.69. The current Total Payout Yield % is 3.69. BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Payout Yield % calculated?
Total Payout Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, (LEO), the current Total Payout Yield % is 3.69 as of Jul. 02, 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.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Business Description

Address c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, USA, 10286
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. Its products include equity and fixed income mutual funds, retail money market funds, government/treasury money market funds, institutional money market funds, and others. The company and its affiliates, as well as others involved in the management, sales, investment activities, business operations, or distribution of the fund, are engaged in businesses and have interests other than those of managing the fund.
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