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POET Technologies's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00.
The historical rank and industry rank for POET Technologies's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
POET's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 1.14 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.
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.
POET Technologies 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms
POET vs SKYT, AMBQ, AOSL: 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, POET Technologies'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.
POET Technologies 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, POET Technologies's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where POET Technologies'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.
POET Technologies (POET) has a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00 as of Jul. 21, 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 POET Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #999999 out of 537 companies in the Semiconductors industry.
Is POET Technologies' 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % too high?
POET Technologies' current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #999999 out of 537 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, POET Technologies has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does POET Technologies' 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % compare to SKYT and AMBQ?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #999999 out of 537 companies for 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %. This places POET Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 1.14. 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 Semiconductors company?
The median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % among Semiconductors companies is 1.14, based on 537 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 POET Technologies and its competitors. For the Semiconductors industry, the median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 1.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. POET Technologies'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 POET Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies (POET) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $8.17, compared to a current price of $8.37 — trading 2.4% above its estimated fair value. The current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. POET Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 3 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 POET Technologies (POET), the current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Jul. 21, 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 $8.37 is trading 2.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $8.17.
GuruFocus considers POET Technologies to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for POET:
5-Year Yield-on-Cost %: 0.00
GF Value™: $8.17 vs. price of $8.37 (2.4% 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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