Highest realized buyback yield (2026)
The 50 companies below have a combined market cap of $2.1T; the best performer of 2026 is MPC (+147.5% YTD). Shares actually retired over the past year — the buyback measure a collapsed stock price can't flatter. Not investment advice.
End of day 2026-09-08 · 50 entries · digits update live during market hours
Top 50 by shares retired (1y)
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| # Company | CategoryCategory | 1Y1Y chart | ||||||||||
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| CRBGCorebridge Financial | Financials | $33.78 | -2.02% | +0.3% | +25.6% | +14.1% | +3.8% | — | +17.26% | $3B | $15B | |
| PINSPinterest | Technology | $20.16 | -1.18% | -14.9% | -8.3% | -22.1% | -46.9% | -64.3% | +16.72% | $3B | $11B | |
| ITGartner | Technology | $172.59 | -7.42% | -7.0% | +7.6% | -31.6% | -29.8% | -43.8% | +16.63% | $3B | $11B | |
| CRMSalesforce | Technology | $249.22 | -3.86% | +29.3% | +36.9% | -5.4% | +0.2% | -4.3% | +14.34% | $37B | $204B | |
| FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares | Financials | $2,152.40 | -2.54% | -2.9% | +3.9% | +0.6% | +12.3% | +146.1% | +12.61% | $3B | $24B | |
| SYFSynchrony Financial | Financials | $78.64 | -1.60% | +0.1% | +11.9% | -4.6% | +5.7% | +78.1% | +12.56% | $4B | $26B | |
| CARTMaplebear | Consumer Discretionary | $48.00 | -6.01% | -4.3% | +13.1% | +6.7% | +6.0% | — | +12.13% | $2B | $11B | |
| RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings | Financials | $323.10 | -2.20% | +0.4% | +14.7% | +15.2% | +34.9% | +115.1% | +11.72% | $2B | $13B | |
| DVADaVita | Healthcare | $180.11 | -2.11% | -2.0% | -6.2% | +58.5% | +30.6% | +37.3% | +10.78% | $892M | $11B | |
| FTVFortive | Industrials | $56.51 | -0.76% | -8.3% | -7.4% | +2.7% | +18.7% | +3.9% | +10.15% | $2B | $17B | |
| FICOFair Isaac | Technology | $932.40 | +0.01% | -10.5% | -22.8% | -44.8% | -39.1% | +104.9% | +10.03% | $4B | $20B | |
| PTCPTC | Technology | $133.29 | -5.49% | -9.8% | -2.0% | -23.5% | -37.7% | +0.6% | +9.43% | $1B | $14B | |
| PYPLPayPal Holdings | Financials | $53.19 | -3.22% | -9.7% | +29.2% | -8.1% | -21.2% | -81.4% | +9.30% | $6B | $47B | |
| CCitigroup | Financials | $136.78 | -0.69% | +1.3% | +3.1% | +19.0% | +46.4% | +126.4% | +8.89% | $20B | $229B | |
| THCTenet Healthcare | Healthcare | $259.20 | -2.21% | -1.1% | +59.0% | +30.4% | +32.1% | +243.5% | +8.87% | $2B | $21B | |
| EQHEquitable Holdings | Financials | $52.04 | -1.74% | +1.0% | +26.7% | +11.5% | +0.1% | +90.4% | +8.85% | $1B | $14B | |
| EGEverest Group | Financials | $369.98 | -2.86% | -1.3% | +12.5% | +10.4% | +10.2% | +54.0% | +8.59% | $1B | $14B | |
| ACGLArch Capital Group | Financials | $95.69 | -2.46% | -2.8% | +6.8% | -0.2% | +4.8% | +144.0% | +8.58% | $3B | $33B | |
| GDDYGoDaddy | Technology | $92.89 | -8.31% | +2.0% | +15.1% | -25.1% | -36.0% | +26.5% | +8.53% | $2B | $12B | |
| HSICHenry Schein | Healthcare | $88.86 | -1.06% | +0.8% | +13.9% | +17.6% | +28.0% | +18.2% | +8.13% | $728M | $10B | |
| ROPRoper Technologies | Technology | $395.58 | -2.87% | -1.7% | +18.8% | -10.5% | -23.0% | -15.4% | +8.10% | $3B | $39B | |
| DECKDeckers Outdoor | Consumer Discretionary | $82.62 | -3.72% | -15.2% | -24.7% | -20.3% | -31.4% | +17.6% | +8.05% | $1B | $11B | |
| EXELExelixis | Healthcare | $57.71 | -2.20% | +6.7% | +11.5% | +31.7% | +52.3% | +199.6% | +7.98% | $1B | $14B | |
| TTETotalEnergies | Energy | $90.10 | +1.70% | +5.0% | +1.7% | +39.2% | +54.2% | +167.1% | +7.98% | $7B | $199B | |
| DLTRDollar Tree | Consumer Staples | $124.02 | -5.63% | -5.3% | +15.2% | +0.8% | +22.6% | +36.4% | +7.94% | $2B | $24B | |
| GMGeneral Motors | Consumer Discretionary | $85.81 | -2.22% | -1.8% | +2.6% | +6.2% | +48.5% | +82.1% | +7.84% | $7B | $75B | |
| TSTenaris ADR | Industrials | $56.95 | +0.89% | +7.4% | -9.3% | +51.0% | +66.5% | +229.5% | +7.81% | $1B | $31B | |
| HCAHCA Healthcare | Healthcare | $402.12 | -0.71% | -2.7% | +11.5% | -13.6% | -3.8% | +65.4% | +7.79% | $9B | $89B | |
| INGING Group | Financials | $37.17 | -0.04% | +5.5% | +29.3% | +38.6% | +61.1% | +289.7% | +7.79% | $72M | $108B | |
| MPCMarathon Petroleum | Energy | $397.94 | +2.32% | +33.8% | +49.9% | +147.5% | +124.4% | +654.8% | +7.63% | $5B | $112B | |
| MTBM&T Bank | Financials | $238.46 | -0.58% | -4.2% | +7.8% | +20.8% | +22.9% | +102.4% | +7.59% | $3B | $34B | |
| MGMMGM Resorts International | Consumer Discretionary | $40.75 | -1.14% | -8.4% | -13.8% | +11.7% | +11.1% | -4.4% | +7.57% | $774M | $10B | |
| WDAYWorkday | Technology | $186.20 | -4.90% | +3.7% | +29.5% | -13.3% | -19.4% | -31.4% | +7.50% | $4B | $46B | |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Industrials | $146.37 | +0.99% | -3.8% | +1.9% | +22.9% | +38.6% | +114.3% | +7.44% | $6B | $89B | |
| UHSUniversal Health Services | Healthcare | $171.98 | +1.37% | -0.8% | +20.5% | -20.8% | -9.1% | +13.3% | +7.39% | $1B | $10B | |
| KRKroger | Consumer Staples | $57.21 | -2.36% | +1.5% | -8.5% | -6.9% | -13.6% | +38.0% | +7.36% | $3B | $35B | |
| TRVTravelers Companies | Financials | $365.70 | -0.99% | -4.8% | +23.8% | +27.1% | +35.0% | +152.8% | +7.36% | $5B | $76B | |
| VLOValero Energy | Energy | $382.88 | +3.28% | +28.3% | +48.8% | +138.7% | +149.4% | +577.0% | +7.32% | $5B | $110B | |
| NVRNVR | Consumer Discretionary | $6,127.31 | -2.72% | -4.1% | -1.0% | -16.0% | -27.9% | +19.6% | +7.15% | $2B | $16B | |
| YUMCYum China Holdings | Consumer Discretionary | $43.35 | -0.57% | -8.6% | +3.0% | -7.5% | -1.7% | -23.4% | +7.13% | $1B | $15B | |
| CSLCarlisle Companies | Industrials | $341.55 | -3.01% | -11.5% | +1.4% | +7.8% | -12.7% | +68.5% | +7.11% | $1B | $14B | |
| DOCUDocuSign | Technology | $65.09 | -4.85% | +8.0% | +41.0% | -4.8% | -18.5% | -78.6% | +7.07% | $1B | $12B | |
| UNMUnum Group | Financials | $94.08 | -1.85% | +3.9% | +8.7% | +23.6% | +30.6% | +312.7% | +7.05% | $1B | $15B | |
| CPAYCorpay | Financials | $407.09 | -2.23% | +3.6% | +16.6% | +35.3% | +28.6% | — | +7.02% | $2B | $27B | |
| LENLennar | Consumer Discretionary | $80.40 | -3.80% | -8.8% | -10.9% | -20.6% | -42.2% | -16.6% | +7.00% | $1B | $19B | |
| LULULululemon Athletica | Consumer Discretionary | $103.25 | +2.62% | -19.7% | -12.2% | -50.3% | -38.5% | -75.1% | +6.96% | $1B | $11B | |
| LUVSouthwest Airlines | Industrials | $38.68 | -2.37% | -17.4% | -4.8% | -5.2% | +25.4% | -14.3% | +6.86% | $2B | $19B | |
| ZBRAZebra Technologies | Technology | $352.82 | -2.73% | -6.3% | +51.4% | +45.3% | +12.4% | -39.7% | +6.85% | $905M | $17B | |
| ZTSZoetis | Healthcare | $73.58 | -2.94% | +1.3% | -6.0% | -40.6% | -51.1% | -62.2% | +6.76% | $4B | $30B | |
| FHNFirst Horizon | Financials | $24.69 | -1.00% | -3.0% | +2.4% | +4.8% | +14.1% | +79.9% | +6.69% | $881M | $12B |
Methodology
The realized buyback yield alone: the one-year shrink in share count, from point-in-time SEC share counts. A negative value is net dilution — the company issued more stock than it retired. Because this measures shares actually gone rather than dollars spent, a collapsed share price cannot inflate it.
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed over adjusted closes we derive ourselves from SEC-filed dividends and splits. Fundamentals come from company filings via our EDGAR pipeline. Past performance does not predict future returns; this is not investment advice.
FAQ#
- Which stock has the highest buyback yield?
- Corebridge Financial Inc. (CRBG) has retired the largest share of itself over the past year, about 17.26% of its shares outstanding.
- What are the top 10 buyback stocks?
- The 10 highest realized buyback yields right now: 1. CRBG 17.26%, 2. PINS 16.72%, 3. IT 16.63%, 4. CRM 14.34%, 5. FCNCA 12.61%, 6. SYF 12.56%, 7. CART 12.13%, 8. RNR 11.72%, 9. DVA 10.78%, 10. FTV 10.15%.
- Do big buybacks always shrink the share count?
- No — and that is exactly what this list measures. Dollars spent can be offset by stock issued to employees, so a company can run a multi-billion-dollar program while its share count barely moves. Ranking by shares actually retired, from point-in-time SEC share counts, is the version that cannot be flattered that way.
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