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Century Communities

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Century Communities has retired 15.8% of its shares since 2021, from 33,764,801 to 28,432,900.

15.8%retired since 2021
15.8%last 5 years
3.2%last 12 months
28Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2017 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
34M shares, 202128M20182020202220242026
2017, 29,616,5972026-07-17, 28,432,900
A share bought in 2017
1.0× more of Century Communities today, without buying another share. It was one of 29,616,597 shares then. It is one of 28,432,900 now.
Every filing we read9 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20172018-02-0729,616,59710-K
20182019-02-0630,077,48610-K
20192020-01-3133,071,03410-K
20202021-01-2533,353,89610-K
20212022-01-2533,764,80110-K
20222023-01-2531,772,79110-K
20232024-01-2631,774,61510-K
20242025-01-2430,961,22710-K
20252026-01-2329,050,51510-K

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

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2022 to 2025cash flow statement against share count
$367Mspent on buybacks
4.7Mfewer shares outstanding
9.3%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 $54.59.

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Century Communities buybacks, answered

Is Century Communities buying back its stock?

Yes. Century Communities has 3.2% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 28,432,900 as of July 17, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 15.8%.

How many shares has Century Communities bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Century Communities has 5.3 million fewer shares than at its 2021 peak. That is 15.8% of the company.

How many shares does Century Communities have outstanding?

28,432,900 shares, as of July 17, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2021 peak it had 33,764,801.

What do Century Communities' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Century Communities stock in 2021 owns 1.2 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 Century Communities compare with other cannibal stocks?

Century Communities ranks No. 416 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Park Hotels & Resorts (16.2%), Bok Financial (15.9%), OneMain (15.5%), United Airlines (15.5%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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