Highest realized buyback yield (2026)
The 50 companies below have a combined market cap of $2.1T; the best performer of 2026 is MPC (+161.3% YTD). Shares actually retired over the past year — the buyback measure a collapsed stock price can't flatter. Not investment advice.
End of day 2026-09-18 · 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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| PAYCPaycom Software | Technology | $226.47 | +0.18% | +4.9% | +81.2% | +42.0% | +4.5% | -53.1% | +22.14% | $2B | $10B | |
| CRBGCorebridge Financial | Financials | $34.86 | -0.07% | +5.1% | +19.3% | +15.4% | +7.0% | — | +17.26% | $3B | $16B | |
| PINSPinterest | Technology | $18.59 | +1.50% | -19.3% | -8.2% | -28.2% | -48.8% | -66.0% | +16.72% | $3B | $11B | |
| ITGartner | Technology | $187.95 | +1.17% | -4.1% | +47.4% | -25.5% | -26.7% | -38.9% | +16.63% | $3B | $12B | |
| CRMSalesforce | Technology | $237.95 | -2.02% | +21.3% | +56.8% | -10.2% | -2.6% | -8.7% | +13.56% | $35B | $196B | |
| FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares | Financials | $2,111.20 | -0.44% | -4.3% | +1.9% | -1.6% | +11.4% | +157.6% | +12.61% | $3B | $24B | |
| SYFSynchrony Financial | Financials | $75.79 | +1.00% | -4.6% | +0.7% | -9.2% | -1.0% | +59.5% | +12.56% | $4B | $24B | |
| CARTMaplebear | Consumer Discretionary | $45.36 | -0.15% | -7.3% | +1.8% | +0.9% | -0.1% | — | +12.13% | $2B | $11B | |
| RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings | Financials | $326.74 | -0.62% | +2.0% | +9.3% | +16.3% | +34.9% | +127.2% | +11.72% | $2B | $14B | |
| KRKroger | Consumer Staples | $60.05 | +0.08% | +3.7% | +6.1% | -3.9% | -8.4% | +48.5% | +10.91% | $4B | $35B | |
| DVADaVita | Healthcare | $184.30 | +0.24% | +6.0% | -11.4% | +62.2% | +41.6% | +53.8% | +10.78% | $892M | $12B | |
| FTVFortive | Industrials | $55.34 | +0.62% | -7.9% | -9.3% | +0.2% | +13.8% | +1.7% | +10.58% | $2B | $17B | |
| PYPLPayPal Holdings | Financials | $52.41 | -1.00% | -13.3% | +23.3% | -10.2% | -23.5% | -81.0% | +10.47% | $6B | $45B | |
| FICOFair Isaac | Technology | $963.46 | +1.45% | -17.8% | -12.1% | -43.0% | -34.8% | +129.5% | +10.03% | $4B | $21B | |
| WDAYWorkday | Technology | $194.95 | +0.56% | -2.5% | +66.7% | -9.2% | -16.6% | -27.8% | +9.74% | $5B | $47B | |
| PTCPTC | Technology | $135.91 | +1.09% | -7.2% | +18.4% | -22.0% | -34.1% | +10.4% | +9.43% | $1B | $15B | |
| CCitigroup | Financials | $131.76 | -0.71% | -4.3% | -7.9% | +12.9% | +28.7% | +88.4% | +8.89% | $20B | $221B | |
| THCTenet Healthcare | Healthcare | $261.99 | +0.03% | -3.0% | +51.8% | +31.8% | +37.7% | +259.4% | +8.87% | $2B | $21B | |
| EQHEquitable Holdings | Financials | $53.97 | -0.13% | +6.1% | +19.1% | +13.2% | -0.8% | +85.0% | +8.85% | $1B | $15B | |
| EGEverest Group | Financials | $374.83 | -1.39% | +2.0% | +11.7% | +10.5% | +12.0% | +46.5% | +8.59% | $1B | $14B | |
| ACGLArch Capital Group | Financials | $97.03 | +0.14% | -2.4% | +6.4% | +1.2% | +9.8% | +150.5% | +8.58% | $3B | $33B | |
| GDDYGoDaddy | Technology | $97.41 | -0.75% | +1.7% | +26.5% | -21.5% | -33.4% | +34.6% | +8.53% | $2B | $12B | |
| HSICHenry Schein | Healthcare | $85.30 | +0.54% | -3.6% | +6.7% | +12.9% | +25.7% | +12.9% | +8.13% | $728M | $9B | |
| ROPRoper Technologies | Technology | $372.66 | -0.56% | -5.4% | +12.9% | -16.3% | -26.8% | -20.1% | +8.10% | $3B | $37B | |
| DECKDeckers Outdoor | Consumer Discretionary | $79.22 | +1.00% | -13.6% | -27.4% | -23.6% | -30.4% | +12.5% | +8.05% | $1B | $11B | |
| DLTRDollar Tree | Consumer Staples | $112.97 | +0.90% | -14.1% | +1.2% | -8.2% | +18.6% | +31.0% | +8.04% | $2B | $21B | |
| EXELExelixis | Healthcare | $58.33 | -0.27% | +9.9% | +12.4% | +33.2% | +44.3% | +181.7% | +7.98% | $1B | $14B | |
| TTETotalEnergies | Energy | $90.78 | -0.88% | +1.7% | +12.9% | +38.8% | +48.0% | +103.8% | +7.98% | $7B | $200B | |
| GMGeneral Motors | Consumer Discretionary | $82.92 | +0.88% | -5.7% | +4.6% | +2.0% | +40.6% | +68.0% | +7.84% | $7B | $72B | |
| TSTenaris ADR | Industrials | $56.25 | -0.48% | +6.2% | -1.7% | +46.3% | +60.2% | +187.4% | +7.81% | $1B | $30B | |
| INGING Group | Financials | $36.96 | +1.54% | +6.1% | +17.9% | +32.0% | +45.4% | +179.6% | +7.79% | $72M | $106B | |
| CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions | Technology | $59.88 | -3.23% | +3.6% | +37.0% | -27.9% | -14.8% | -20.7% | +7.78% | $2B | $27B | |
| MPCMarathon Petroleum | Energy | $424.36 | +0.57% | +16.0% | +74.9% | +161.3% | +129.6% | +621.9% | +7.63% | $5B | $119B | |
| MTBM&T Bank | Financials | $227.25 | +0.39% | -9.6% | +1.0% | +12.8% | +13.4% | +65.3% | +7.59% | $3B | $33B | |
| MGMMGM Resorts International | Consumer Discretionary | $37.81 | -1.32% | -12.7% | -19.3% | +3.6% | +5.2% | -9.0% | +7.57% | $774M | $10B | |
| HCAHCA Healthcare | Healthcare | $431.67 | +0.93% | +0.6% | +15.1% | -7.5% | +7.3% | +68.7% | +7.48% | $9B | $93B | |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Industrials | $143.79 | +0.36% | +0.5% | -0.7% | +20.1% | +32.3% | +99.0% | +7.44% | $6B | $87B | |
| UHSUniversal Health Services | Healthcare | $177.95 | +0.71% | +0.4% | +26.1% | -18.4% | -5.7% | +22.5% | +7.39% | $1B | $10B | |
| EPAMEPAM Systems | Technology | $114.06 | -2.60% | +13.7% | +48.7% | -44.4% | -26.9% | -81.4% | +7.38% | $715M | $6B | |
| TRVTravelers Companies | Financials | $374.64 | -1.28% | +1.8% | +21.7% | +29.2% | +34.8% | +139.7% | +7.36% | $5B | $78B | |
| VLOValero Energy | Energy | $412.79 | -0.12% | +18.3% | +74.7% | +153.6% | +153.8% | +551.9% | +7.32% | $5B | $119B | |
| NVRNVR | Consumer Discretionary | $6,150.47 | -1.47% | -1.6% | -5.2% | -15.7% | -24.8% | +21.3% | +7.15% | $2B | $16B | |
| YUMCYum China Holdings | Consumer Discretionary | $41.10 | -0.62% | -12.2% | -4.2% | -13.9% | -6.2% | -25.0% | +7.13% | $1B | $14B | |
| CSLCarlisle Companies | Industrials | $314.58 | -1.81% | -11.7% | -12.8% | -1.6% | -5.1% | +57.7% | +7.11% | $1B | $12B | |
| DOCUDocuSign | Technology | $69.08 | -2.21% | +15.1% | +58.9% | +1.0% | -18.8% | -75.1% | +7.07% | $1B | $13B | |
| UNMUnum Group | Financials | $95.21 | -0.43% | +6.0% | +5.8% | +22.8% | +24.8% | +292.2% | +7.05% | $1B | $15B | |
| CPAYCorpay | Financials | $397.58 | -1.65% | -2.2% | +15.2% | +32.2% | +30.3% | — | +7.02% | $2B | $26B | |
| LENLennar | Consumer Discretionary | $76.79 | +0.47% | -11.8% | -14.4% | -25.3% | -39.7% | -18.9% | +7.00% | $1B | $18B | |
| LULULululemon Athletica | Consumer Discretionary | $98.78 | +0.73% | -18.4% | -11.6% | -52.5% | -41.8% | -76.7% | +6.96% | $1B | $10B | |
| LUVSouthwest Airlines | Industrials | $41.50 | +1.27% | +2.8% | -13.5% | +0.4% | +27.6% | -15.6% | +6.86% | $2B | $20B |
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 are price returns: the change in the split-adjusted share price, the way quote screens report it, through the latest print during the session. Dividends are not reinvested. 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?
- Paycom Software Inc. (PAYC) has retired the largest share of itself over the past year, about 22.14% of its shares outstanding.
- What are the top 10 buyback stocks?
- The 10 highest realized buyback yields right now: 1. PAYC 22.14%, 2. CRBG 17.26%, 3. PINS 16.72%, 4. IT 16.63%, 5. CRM 13.56%, 6. FCNCA 12.61%, 7. SYF 12.56%, 8. CART 12.13%, 9. RNR 11.72%, 10. KR 10.91%.
- 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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