Shareholder yield provides investors with a comprehensive view of how companies deliver value to shareholders compared to their market value through three primary channels. Companies can distribute cash directly through dividend payments from earnings. They can repurchase their own stock, which boosts the worth of existing shares by decreasing the overall number of shares outstanding. Furthermore, paying down debt improves the company’s financial health and creates potential for stronger future profitability.
This comprehensive measure has become increasingly important as investors look for better ways to assess corporate performance beyond just examining dividends. Companies that achieve robust shareholder yield by effectively balancing dividend payments, share repurchases, and debt reduction usually have management teams that make sound capital allocation choices.
Shareholder yield serves as a useful standard for comparing investment options across different sectors and market environments. By including various approaches to returning capital to shareholders, this measure highlights companies dedicated to creating lasting shareholder value, especially when traditional income measures might look underwhelming. This expanded analytical approach is particularly beneficial in current markets, where companies more frequently use varied methods to reward investors beyond standard quarterly dividend payments.
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Here are Validea’s top 10 high shareholder yield stocks for August of 2025. These stocks not only have high shareholder yields, but also score highly according to our quantitative models based on investing legends like Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch and Ben Graham.
| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap ($mil) | PE Ratio | Price/ Sales | Relative Strength | Price/ Book | Price/ Cash Flow | Dividend Yield | Shareholder Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHM | PULTEGROUP INC | $119.36 | $23,549 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 47 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 0.7% | 8.6% |
| UHS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC | $164.68 | $10,612 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 35 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 0.5% | 11.5% |
| GIII | G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD | $24.25 | $1,050 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 51 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.0% | 17.4% |
| FDP | FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC | $36.55 | $1,753 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 79 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 3.0% | 11.7% |
| ASO | ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS INC | $51.53 | $3,426 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 61 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| BBVA | BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA (ADR) | $17.06 | $98,689 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 89 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 3.0% | 8.2% |
| TPH | TRI POINTE HOMES INC (DELAWARE) | $32.71 | $2,862 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 34 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.0% | 19.3% |
| TTE | TOTALENERGIES SE (ADR) | $59.49 | $136,303 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 44 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 6.0% | 7.3% |
| IMO | IMPERIAL OIL LTD (USA) | $84.35 | $42,426 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 2.2% | 11.1% | |
| UVE | UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC | $23.31 | $660 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 72 | 1.4 | 9.9 | 2.8% | 7.6% |
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