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Dillard's

DDS

Dillard's has retired 85.4% of its shares since 1999, from 106,923,648 to 15,619,451.

85.4%retired since 1999
24.2%last 5 years
0.0%last 12 months
16Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2005half gone 2011three quarters gone 2018107M shares, 199916M200020052010201520202025
1999, 106,923,6482026-08-29, 15,619,451
A share bought in 1999
6.8× more of Dillard's today, without buying another share. It was one of 106,923,648 shares then. It is one of 15,619,451 now.
Every filing we read28 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-03-31106,923,64810-K405cover page
20002000-03-3193,595,64910-K405cover page
20012001-03-3085,022,82910-K405cover page
20022002-03-2884,210,84510-Kcover page
20032003-02-2884,757,66110-Kcover page
20042004-02-2883,490,99810-Kcover page
20052005-02-2683,205,60410-Kcover page
20062006-02-2579,294,36210-Kcover page
20072007-03-0380,142,47510-Kcover page
20082008-03-0175,166,27610-Kcover page
20092009-02-2873,454,48910-Kcover page
20102010-02-2773,909,29010-Kcover page
20112011-02-2659,977,01310-Kcover page
20122012-02-2549,441,53510-Kcover page
20132013-03-0247,295,94610-Kcover page
20142014-03-0143,929,21410-Kcover page
20152015-02-2841,192,29710-Kcover page
20162016-02-2735,920,39010-Kcover page
20172017-02-2531,489,58810-Kcover page
20182018-03-0327,919,84910-Kcover page
20192019-03-0226,348,53010-Kcover page
20202020-02-2923,377,67010-Kcover page
20212021-02-2721,991,06510-Kcover page
20222022-02-2618,362,08410-Kcover page
20232023-02-2517,059,97510-Kcover page
20242024-03-0216,230,07810-Kcover page
20252025-03-0115,904,66410-Kcover page
20262026-02-2815,617,07110-Kcover page

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

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Dillard's buybacks, answered

Is Dillard's buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 15,619,451 as of August 29, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 24.2%.

How many shares has Dillard's bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Dillard's has 91.3 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 85.4% of the company.

How many shares does Dillard's have outstanding?

15,619,451 shares, as of August 29, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 106,923,648.

What do Dillard's' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Dillard's stock in 1999 owns 6.8 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 Dillard's compare with other cannibal stocks?

Dillard's ranks No. 2 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: AutoZone (88.2%), White Mountains (78.0%), Globe Life (73.7%).

Every answer is computed from Dillard's' 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.

The story

How Dillard's turned a department store that barely grew into a 23-bagger, and why the buybacks have now stopped.

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