Axis Capital

Name: Axis Capital (AXS) shares outstanding since 2003, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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AXS

Axis Capital has retired 53.1% of its shares since 2004, from 155,619,498 to 72,966,317.

53.1%retired since 2004

13.9%last 5 years

5.3%last 12 months

73Mshares today

At $99.63 a share, a market value of $7.3B. P/E 6.8, trailing twelve months to March 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2003 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

2003, 152,474,0112026-07-24, 72,966,317

A share bought in 2003

2.1× more of Axis Capital today, without buying another share. It was one of 152,474,011 shares then. It is one of 72,966,317 now.

Every filing we read23 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
2003	2004-01-31	152,474,011	10-K	cover page
2004	2005-01-31	155,619,498	10-K	cover page
2005	2006-02-28	151,129,079	10-K	cover page
2006	2007-02-23	152,215,446	10-K	cover page
2007	2008-02-20	151,332,323	10-K	cover page
2008	2009-02-19	141,804,212	10-K	cover page
2009	2009-12-31	132,140,000	10-K
2010	2011-02-14	117,399,320	10-K
2011	2012-02-07	130,847,292	10-K
2012	2013-02-08	122,053,575	10-K
2013	2014-02-10	112,059,576	10-K
2014	2015-02-11	100,838,704	10-K
2015	2016-02-17	94,912,458	10-K
2016	2017-02-17	86,118,540	10-K
2017	2018-02-20	83,228,829	10-K
2018	2019-02-20	83,628,651	10-K
2019	2020-02-21	84,002,300	10-K
2020	2021-02-22	84,407,257	10-K
2021	2022-02-22	84,802,318	10-K
2022	2023-02-22	84,710,662	10-K
2023	2024-02-23	84,447,014	10-K
2024	2025-02-21	80,786,584	10-K
2025	2026-02-23	73,965,939	10-K

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

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2008 to 2025cash flow statement against share count

$4.8Bspent on buybacks

77Mfewer shares outstanding

12.2%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 $99.63.

Axis Capital buybacks, answered

Is Axis Capital buying back its stock?

Yes. Axis Capital has 5.3% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 72,966,317 as of July 24, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 13.9%.

How many shares has Axis Capital bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Axis Capital has 82.7 million fewer shares than at its 2004 peak. That is 53.1% of the company.

How many shares does Axis Capital have outstanding?

72,966,317 shares, as of July 24, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2004 peak it had 155,619,498.

What do Axis Capital's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Axis Capital stock in 2004 owns 2.1 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 Axis Capital compare with other cannibal stocks?

Axis Capital ranks No. 74 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Landstar System (53.2%), Crocs (53.2%), CSX (53.1%), Spectrum Brands (52.9%).

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