Highest realized buyback yield (2026)
The 50 companies below have a combined market cap of $2.0T; the best performer of 2026 is MPC (+155.0% YTD). Shares actually retired over the past year — the buyback measure a collapsed stock price can't flatter. Not investment advice.
End of day 2026-11-13 · 50 entries · digits update live during market hours
Combined cap $2.0T · Median YTD +12.4% · Best MPC +155.0% · Worst FICO -57.4%
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| # Company | CategoryCategory | 1Y1Y chart | ||||||||||
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| PAYCPaycom Software | Technology | $248.86 | +0.01% | +5.2% | +11.5% | +57.3% | +52.6% | -47.8% | +19.98% | $1B | $11B | |
| CRBGCorebridge Financial | Financials | $36.35 | +1.06% | +5.7% | +6.7% | +23.7% | +29.1% | — | +15.77% | $3B | $16B | |
| PINSPinterest | Communication Services | $19.15 | +0.16% | -14.4% | -17.9% | -26.0% | -28.5% | -58.3% | +15.12% | $3B | $11B | |
| CRMSalesforce | Technology | $217.84 | +0.12% | -8.5% | +8.4% | -17.2% | -8.6% | -27.6% | +13.56% | $35B | $179B | |
| SYFSynchrony Financial | Financials | $72.25 | +0.82% | -1.4% | -9.4% | -11.9% | -0.4% | +60.9% | +13.55% | $4B | $22B | |
| ETSYEtsy | Consumer Discretionary | $89.00 | +0.80% | +12.3% | +10.3% | +60.5% | +52.2% | -67.3% | +12.67% | $923M | $8B | |
| ITGartner | Technology | $192.15 | +0.69% | -2.4% | +4.8% | -23.8% | -16.5% | -42.1% | +12.49% | $2B | $12B | |
| RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings | Financials | $353.62 | -0.29% | +3.8% | +10.7% | +26.3% | +32.7% | +134.2% | +12.37% | $2B | $14B | |
| AMGAffiliated Managers Group | Financials | $394.79 | +0.34% | +4.2% | +7.5% | +37.0% | +52.4% | +113.7% | +12.24% | $883M | $10B | |
| CROXCrocs | Consumer Discretionary | $163.72 | +4.36% | +39.3% | +23.5% | +91.4% | +120.7% | -9.3% | +11.93% | $686M | $7B | |
| EGEverest Group | Financials | $427.19 | +1.15% | +14.0% | +17.3% | +28.1% | +32.8% | +71.5% | +11.76% | $2B | $16B | |
| PYPLPayPal Holdings | Financials | $59.28 | +1.68% | +5.5% | -1.9% | +2.4% | -8.2% | -71.2% | +11.23% | $6B | $49B | |
| FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares | Financials | $2,324.25 | +0.28% | +12.0% | +2.6% | +8.6% | +27.9% | +182.8% | +11.05% | $3B | $26B | |
| KRKroger | Consumer Staples | $70.80 | +1.42% | +16.6% | +24.6% | +15.3% | +9.8% | +85.1% | +10.91% | $4B | $42B | |
| DVADaVita | Healthcare | $174.56 | +0.28% | -4.1% | -2.6% | +53.6% | +41.9% | +65.0% | +10.91% | $1B | $11B | |
| AERAerCap Holdings | Industrials | $175.69 | -0.17% | +20.9% | +18.0% | +23.5% | +30.0% | +178.9% | +10.66% | $3B | $29B | |
| GDDYGoDaddy | Technology | $114.12 | +1.59% | +10.8% | +13.6% | -8.0% | -12.9% | +60.8% | +10.27% | $2B | $14B | |
| ACGLArch Capital Group | Financials | $109.61 | +0.34% | +13.2% | +11.8% | +14.3% | +18.2% | +174.3% | +10.24% | $4B | $36B | |
| CARTMaplebear | Consumer Discretionary | $58.87 | +0.67% | +18.6% | +17.6% | +30.9% | +46.0% | — | +9.87% | $2B | $14B | |
| FICOFair Isaac | Technology | $720.19 | +0.39% | -0.4% | -35.2% | -57.4% | -58.5% | +91.7% | +9.83% | $3B | $15B | |
| MORNMorningstar | Financials | $246.26 | +0.07% | +20.5% | +19.3% | +14.6% | +16.3% | -19.4% | +9.79% | $895M | $9B | |
| WDAYWorkday | Technology | $196.45 | +3.05% | +5.6% | -4.8% | -8.5% | -12.1% | -33.7% | +9.74% | $5B | $47B | |
| GMGeneral Motors | Consumer Discretionary | $86.00 | -0.29% | +2.4% | -0.2% | +6.5% | +20.7% | +41.5% | +9.58% | $8B | $73B | |
| THCTenet Healthcare | Healthcare | $286.03 | -0.29% | +7.2% | +7.1% | +43.9% | +45.4% | +261.5% | +9.45% | $2B | $23B | |
| PTCPTC | Technology | $196.00 | -0.13% | +1.1% | +27.4% | +12.5% | +12.3% | +60.9% | +9.43% | $950M | $21B | |
| MPCMarathon Petroleum | Energy | $414.65 | +0.44% | -13.1% | +16.7% | +157.9% | +116.7% | +604.4% | +9.43% | $7B | $113B | |
| EXELExelixis | Healthcare | $69.00 | -1.20% | +15.9% | +36.3% | +57.4% | +62.9% | +281.2% | +9.02% | $1B | $17B | |
| REXRRexford Industrial Realty | Real Estate | $37.55 | -0.24% | -0.8% | +4.3% | +0.7% | -4.3% | -35.7% | +8.89% | $709M | $8B | |
| VLOValero Energy | Energy | $379.83 | +1.30% | -16.8% | +10.8% | +136.8% | +120.7% | +479.0% | +8.57% | $7B | $106B | |
| CPAYCorpay | Technology | $462.22 | +1.36% | +15.8% | +8.7% | +53.6% | +63.3% | — | +8.56% | $2B | $30B | |
| HCAHCA Healthcare | Healthcare | $499.05 | -0.32% | +8.3% | +21.4% | +7.5% | +6.2% | +112.2% | +8.46% | $9B | $104B | |
| DECKDeckers Outdoor | Consumer Discretionary | $86.82 | +2.71% | +3.3% | -6.9% | -16.3% | +4.5% | +21.9% | +8.42% | $1B | $12B | |
| TRVTravelers Companies | Financials | $403.23 | +0.01% | +8.0% | +9.4% | +40.6% | +42.4% | +181.7% | +8.13% | $6B | $83B | |
| CHEChemed | Healthcare | $548.20 | -0.36% | +9.5% | +2.2% | +28.6% | +23.6% | +11.2% | +8.12% | $525M | $7B | |
| DLTRDollar Tree | Consumer Staples | $138.08 | -2.26% | +18.7% | +6.6% | +12.3% | +33.9% | +22.1% | +8.04% | $2B | $26B | |
| ROPRoper Technologies | Technology | $479.98 | +0.44% | +30.3% | +21.1% | +8.9% | +8.2% | +1.7% | +8.00% | $3B | $48B | |
| TTETotalEnergies | Energy | $90.74 | +1.33% | +2.0% | +5.5% | +41.8% | +45.2% | +139.9% | +7.98% | $7B | $200B | |
| VRSKVerisk Analytics | Industrials | $207.82 | +0.73% | +17.6% | +12.1% | -6.4% | -3.6% | -0.5% | +7.96% | $2B | $27B | |
| CHTRCharter Communications | Communication Services | $138.39 | +4.32% | +29.4% | -11.6% | -33.7% | -32.4% | -79.9% | +7.83% | $3B | $17B | |
| TSTenaris ADR | Energy | $61.27 | +0.54% | +4.7% | +16.4% | +62.5% | +52.5% | +201.2% | +7.81% | $1B | $33B | |
| ZTSZoetis | Healthcare | $83.82 | +1.04% | +13.6% | +11.3% | -31.9% | -29.3% | -58.9% | +7.81% | $4B | $34B | |
| INGING Group | Financials | $33.22 | +0.58% | -1.2% | -6.7% | +23.9% | +32.4% | +201.8% | +7.79% | $72M | $96B | |
| UHSUniversal Health Services | Healthcare | $194.07 | +0.12% | +8.4% | +13.5% | -10.7% | -14.3% | +52.2% | +7.74% | $1B | $11B | |
| EPAMEPAM Systems | Technology | $163.15 | -0.42% | +41.3% | +60.7% | -20.4% | -9.6% | -75.7% | +7.64% | $712M | $8B | |
| COLBColumbia Banking System | Financials | $30.60 | +0.03% | +8.4% | -4.5% | +13.6% | +19.7% | +10.0% | +7.63% | $717M | $8B | |
| AGCOAGCO | Industrials | $111.94 | +0.46% | +4.1% | +12.9% | +8.1% | +6.6% | -5.1% | +7.61% | $654M | $8B | |
| TYLTyler Technologies | Technology | $424.06 | +0.11% | +22.2% | +28.9% | -6.6% | -9.1% | -22.9% | +7.60% | $1B | $17B | |
| CSLCarlisle Companies | Industrials | $396.13 | +0.90% | +20.5% | +5.8% | +25.0% | +27.0% | +74.7% | +7.51% | $1B | $15B | |
| MGMMGM Resorts International | Consumer Discretionary | $33.49 | +0.75% | +13.9% | -24.0% | -8.2% | +2.0% | -25.7% | +7.50% | $774M | $8B | |
| CCitigroup | Financials | $124.01 | -0.04% | +0.1% | -10.1% | +8.5% | +25.7% | +112.3% | +7.50% | $18B | $205B |
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.
Performance columns from 5 days to 5 years are total returns, dividends reinvested, through the latest print during the session; in session they count a dividend going ex that day once it is on record, and the nightly update corrects anything missed. The 1D column is the price move, the way quote screens report it. Fundamentals come from company filings. Past performance does not predict future returns; this is not investment advice.
FAQ#
- Which stock has the highest buyback yield?
- Paycom Software Inc. (PAYC) has retired the largest share of itself over the past year, about 19.98% of its shares outstanding.
- What are the top 10 buyback stocks?
- The 10 highest realized buyback yields right now: 1. PAYC 19.98%, 2. CRBG 15.77%, 3. PINS 15.12%, 4. CRM 13.56%, 5. SYF 13.55%, 6. ETSY 12.67%, 7. IT 12.49%, 8. RNR 12.37%, 9. AMG 12.24%, 10. CROX 11.93%.
- 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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