Choice Hotels International

Name: Choice Hotels International (CHH) shares outstanding since 1999, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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CHH

Choice Hotels International has retired 57.9% of its shares since 1999, from 106,816,830 to 45,008,622.

57.9%retired since 1999

19.1%last 5 years

2.7%last 12 months

45Mshares today

At $108.41 a share, a market value of $4.9B. FCF yield 3.1%, P/E 14.9, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

1999, 106,816,8302026-07-29, 45,008,622

A share bought in 1999

2.4× more of Choice Hotels International today, without buying another share. It was one of 106,816,830 shares then. It is one of 45,008,622 now.

Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
1999	2000-03-10	106,816,830	10-K	cover page
2000	2001-03-20	90,623,476	10-K	cover page
2001	2002-03-08	82,663,114	10-K	cover page
2002	2003-03-18	71,780,282	10-K	cover page
2003	2004-02-27	68,492,710	10-K	cover page
2004	2005-02-28	64,955,372	10-K	cover page
2005	2006-02-28	65,537,878	10-K	cover page
2006	2007-02-15	66,405,601	10-K	cover page
2007	2008-02-15	62,187,995	10-K	cover page
2008	2009-02-16	60,712,787	10-K	cover page
2009	2009-12-31	59,541,106	10-K
2010	2011-02-18	59,582,165	10-K
2011	2012-02-15	58,096,972	10-K
2012	2013-02-15	58,398,449	10-K
2013	2014-02-14	58,627,712	10-K
2014	2015-02-17	57,354,284	10-K
2015	2016-02-16	56,389,126	10-K
2016	2017-02-16	56,280,477	10-K
2017	2018-02-15	56,922,908	10-K
2018	2019-02-15	55,653,557	10-K
2019	2020-02-14	55,708,652	10-K
2020	2021-02-16	55,531,656	10-K
2021	2022-02-14	55,563,637	10-K
2022	2023-02-14	51,445,079	10-K
2023	2024-02-14	49,560,122	10-K
2024	2025-02-11	46,728,074	10-K
2025	2026-02-10	45,971,393	10-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Choice Hotels International 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

$2Bspent on buybacks

16Mfewer shares outstanding

2.8%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 $108.41.

Choice Hotels International buybacks, answered

Is Choice Hotels International buying back its stock?

Yes. Choice Hotels International has 2.7% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 45,008,622 as of July 29, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 19.1%.

How many shares has Choice Hotels International bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Choice Hotels International has 61.8 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 57.9% of the company.

How many shares does Choice Hotels International have outstanding?

45,008,622 shares, as of July 29, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 106,816,830.

What do Choice Hotels International's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Choice Hotels International stock in 1999 owns 2.4 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 Choice Hotels International compare with other cannibal stocks?

Choice Hotels International ranks No. 50 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Marathon Petroleum (58.3%), Graham Holdings (58.1%), CF Industries (57.5%), Home Depot (57.5%).

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