Employers has retired 66.4% of its shares since 2006, from 53,527,907 to 17,960,506.
At $51.21 a share, a market value of $919.8M. P/E 122.6, trailing twelve months to June 2026.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2006-06-30 | 53,527,907 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2008-02-29 | 49,616,635 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2009-02-20 | 48,830,140 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 42,908,165 | 10-K/A | |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 38,467,790 | 10-K/A | |
| 2011 | 2012-02-23 | 32,596,685 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-02-21 | 30,775,229 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-02-13 | 31,309,830 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-02-12 | 31,493,828 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-02-10 | 32,216,480 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-02-16 | 32,145,592 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-02-15 | 32,705,816 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-02-14 | 32,829,863 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-02-13 | 31,458,488 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-02-11 | 28,407,494 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-02-17 | 27,729,463 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-02-21 | 27,135,006 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-02-20 | 25,302,289 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-02-24 | 24,357,217 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-02-23 | 19,481,997 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Employers on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Read the full storyCash 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 $51.21.
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Yes. Employers has 20.1% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 17,960,506 as of July 28, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 35.8%.
Net of every new share it issued, Employers has 35.6 million fewer shares than at its 2006 peak. That is 66.4% of the company.
17,960,506 shares, as of July 28, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2006 peak it had 53,527,907.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Employers stock in 2006 owns 3.0 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Employers ranks No. 22 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Avis Budget Group (67.1%), Elevance Health (67.0%), Harley-Davidson (65.9%), Loews (65.7%).
Every answer is computed from Employers' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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