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