Shareholder Yield is an integrated metric that represents the total returns a company delivers to its shareholders, including dividends, share buybacks, and debt reduction. It offers a holistic view of a company's capital return strategies, going beyond simple dividend yields to encompass all forms of shareholder returns.
Components
The calculation of Shareholder Yield involves summing the dividend yield, buyback yield, and debt paydown yield:
• Dividend Yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the stock price per share.
• Buyback Yield reflects the decrease in shares outstanding, showing how much a company is investing in repurchasing its shares.
• Debt Paydown Yield measures the reduction of debt in relation to the company’s market capitalization, highlighting efforts to reduce financial liabilities.
Implications for Investors
High Shareholder Yield is often associated with superior long-term performance in the stock market, making it a crucial measure for investors seeking stocks that consistently deliver high returns through dividends, buybacks, and effective debt management. This metric highlights the importance of looking beyond traditional dividend yields to consider how companies return capital to shareholders in other ways, enhancing overall investment analysis.
Costco stock last closed at $892.38, up 0.65% from the previous day, and has increased 64.57% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Discount Stores industry by 0.39 percentage points. Costco stock is currently +65.2% from its 52-week low of $540.18, and -2.89% from its 52-week high of $918.93.
The ownership structure of Costco (COST) stock is a mix of institutional, retail and individual investors. Approximately 54.24% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 0.82% is owned by Insiders and 44.94% is owned by Public Companies and Individual Investors.
Costco's total annual revenue in 2021 was $195.929 billion. The daily revenue for one Costco store is around $530,000. Costco's total net income was $5.007 billion in 2021. Costco has 804 global stores, with over 500 of those being located in the US.
Costco stock is up 33% this year, and it keeps beating the market despite its high valuation. It should continue to beat the market over the long term, and it's likely to join the half-a-trillion-dollar market cap club by 2026.
Costco annual revenue for 2023 was $242.29B, a 6.76% increase from 2022. Costco annual revenue for 2022 was $226.954B, a 15.83% increase from 2021. Costco annual revenue for 2021 was $195.929B, a 17.49% increase from 2020.
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