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Affiliated Managers Group

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Affiliated Managers Group has retired 54.4% of its shares since 2016, from 56,703,064 to 25,859,933.

54.4%retired since 2016
36.4%last 5 years
8.1%last 12 months
26Mshares today

At $383.76 a share, a market value of $9.9B. P/E 11.6, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2000 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2020half gone 202457M shares, 201626M200020052010201520202025
2000, 33,110,7092026-08-05, 25,859,933
A share bought in 2000
1.3× more of Affiliated Managers Group today, without buying another share. It was one of 33,110,709 shares then. It is one of 25,859,933 now.
Every filing we read26 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20002001-03-2333,110,70910-Kcover page
20012002-03-2233,390,24410-Kcover page
20022003-03-2531,482,33010-Kcover page
20032004-03-1028,994,68610-Kcover page
20042005-03-0833,329,83210-Kcover page
20052006-03-0133,737,18810-Kcover page
20062007-02-2229,947,14410-Kcover page
20072008-02-2636,442,61310-Kcover page
20082009-02-2541,067,76310-Kcover page
20092009-12-3145,795,00010-K
20102011-02-2451,908,91110-K
20112012-02-1651,763,61210-K
20122013-02-1552,576,76810-K
20132014-02-1853,257,84810-K
20142015-02-1854,895,14810-K
20152016-02-2253,991,79710-K
20162017-02-2156,703,06410-K
20172018-02-2154,496,21010-K
20182019-02-1952,048,70510-K
20192020-02-2547,867,76510-K
20202021-02-1842,622,30010-K
20212022-02-1639,778,54310-K
20222023-02-1535,859,78310-K
20232024-02-1432,794,12710-K
20242025-02-1229,257,01410-K
20252026-02-1226,684,73010-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Affiliated Managers Group on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2017 to 2025cash flow statement against share count
$4.6Bspent on buybacks
30Mfewer shares outstanding
7.1%buyback yield, last fiscal year’s spend on today’s market value

Cash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $383.76.

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Affiliated Managers Group buybacks, answered

Is Affiliated Managers Group buying back its stock?

Yes. Affiliated Managers Group has 8.1% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 25,859,933 as of August 5, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 36.4%.

How many shares has Affiliated Managers Group bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Affiliated Managers Group has 30.8 million fewer shares than at its 2016 peak. That is 54.4% of the company.

How many shares does Affiliated Managers Group have outstanding?

25,859,933 shares, as of August 5, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2016 peak it had 56,703,064.

What do Affiliated Managers Group's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Affiliated Managers Group stock in 2016 owns 2.2 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Affiliated Managers Group compare with other cannibal stocks?

Affiliated Managers Group ranks No. 63 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Allison Transmission (55.2%), Mettler Toledo International Inc/ (55.0%), Unum Group (54.4%), Illinois Tool Works (54.0%).

Every answer is computed from Affiliated Managers Group's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

FRANQUI ANNETTEDirector2026-06-01, 750 shares at $304.88 $229K total
Cates G. StaleyDirector2026-05-06, 1,500 shares at $305.83 $459K total

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