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Icon EnergyICON -0.48%17 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Aug. 18, 2026. GuruFocus rates ICON with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 650 Transportation companies, Icon Energy ranks worse than 153846% on this metric.
Icon Energy's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00.
The historical rank and industry rank for Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 5 years, Icon Energy's highest Yield on Cost was 575.27. The lowest was 2.81. And the median was 40.57.
ICON's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 3.975 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.
Icon Energy (NAS:ICON) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
Icon Energy 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms
ICON vs RUBI, CISS, SVRN: 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Comparison
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.
Icon Energy 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Icon Energy is calculated as
Icon Energy (ICON) has a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00 as of Aug. 18, 2026. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Icon Energy and its competitors. Over the past decade, Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % has ranged from 2.81 to 575.27. According to the industry distribution chart, Icon Energy ranks #999999 out of 650 companies in the Transportation industry.
Is Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % too high?
Icon Energy's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.81 to a high of 575.27. Based on the distribution chart, Icon Energy ranks #999999 out of 650 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Icon Energy has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Icon Energy's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % compare to RUBI and CISS?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Icon Energy ranks #999999 out of 650 companies for 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %. This places Icon Energy in the lower half of its industry. The industry median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.98. Historically, Icon Energy's own 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % has ranged from 2.81 to 575.27 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % for a Transportation company?
The median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % among Transportation companies is 3.98, based on 650 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % mean?
A high 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Icon Energy and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Icon Energy's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Icon Energy stock overvalued right now?
Icon Energy (ICON) has a current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00. The current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Icon Energy's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % calculated?
5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Icon Energy (ICON), the current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Aug. 18, 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.
Icon Energy Corp is a growth-oriented shipping company providing seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels. The company generates its revenues by chartering its vessels to regional and international dry bulk operators, commodity traders and end users. The cargos carried by the company are Grains, Minerals, Iron Ore, Coal and Bauxite.
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