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Wafer Works (Shanghai) CoSHSE:688584 +2.13%35 Dividend Yield % is 0.68% as of Jul. 27, 2026, which is 52% below its 10-year median of 1.41. GuruFocus rates SHSE:688584 with a GF Score™ of 35/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 538 Semiconductors companies, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co ranks worse than 59.11% on this metric.
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co Ltd is 0.98, which seems too high.
During the past 9 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co was 1.86. The lowest was 0.98. And the median was 1.52.
During the past 12 months, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -32.90% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.
Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co (SHSE:688584) Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
* 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.
SHSE:688584 vs AMAT, LRCX, KLAC: Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend 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.
Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co Dividend Yield % vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co (SHSE:688584) has a Dividend Yield % of 0.68% as of Jul. 27, 2026. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co and its competitors. This is 52% below median its historical median of 1.41. Over the past decade, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Dividend Yield % has ranged from 0.46 to 2.83. According to the industry distribution chart, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co ranks #318 out of 538 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 59.1%.
Is Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Dividend Yield % too high?
Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's current Dividend Yield % of 0.68% is 52% below median its 10-year median of 1.41. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.46 to a high of 2.83. The Semiconductors industry median Dividend Yield % is 0.85. Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's value of 0.68% is 19.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co ranks #318 out of 538 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's Dividend Yield % compare to AMAT and LRCX?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co ranks #318 out of 538 companies for Dividend Yield %. This places Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Dividend Yield % is 0.85. Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's value of 0.68% is 19.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's own Dividend Yield % has ranged from 0.46 to 2.83 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.41 vs. the industry median of 0.85, Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co has consistently been below 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 Dividend Yield % for a Semiconductors company?
The median Dividend Yield % among Semiconductors companies is 0.85, based on 538 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's current Dividend Yield % of 0.68% is 19.5% below 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 Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co and its competitors. For the Semiconductors industry, the median Dividend Yield % is 0.85 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's current Dividend Yield % is 0.68%, which is 52% below median its own 10-year median of 1.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co stock overvalued right now?
Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co (SHSE:688584) has a current Dividend Yield % of 0.68%. The current Dividend Yield % is 0.68%, which is 52% below median its 10-year median of 1.41 and 19.5% below the Semiconductors industry median of 0.85. Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co's overall GF Score™ is 35/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividend Yield % calculated?
Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co (SHSE:688584), the current Dividend Yield % is 0.68% as of Jul. 27, 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.
Wafer Works (Shanghai) Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor silicon epitaxial wafers in China. Its main products are semiconductor silicon epitaxial wafers and is mainly used to prepare power devices and analog chips, and are widely used in automobiles, communications, electric power, industry, consumer electronics, high-end equipment, and other fields.
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