Fair Isaac has retired 71.6% of its shares since 2002, from 76,093,749 to 21,597,635.
At $771.19 a share, a market value of $16.7B. FCF yield 6.0%, P/E 20.4, trailing twelve months to June 2026.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2002-10-31 | 76,093,749 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2003-11-26 | 70,053,056 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2004-11-30 | 69,163,298 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2005-11-30 | 64,484,661 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2006-11-30 | 57,788,824 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2007-11-16 | 50,299,240 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2008-10-31 | 48,477,989 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 48,156,000 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2010-10-31 | 39,887,143 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2011-10-31 | 35,701,425 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2012-10-31 | 34,915,741 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2013-10-31 | 34,567,208 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2014-10-31 | 32,106,155 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2015-10-30 | 31,076,089 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2016-10-28 | 30,940,696 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2017-10-27 | 29,990,221 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2018-10-26 | 28,955,028 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2019-10-25 | 28,961,612 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2020-10-30 | 29,098,177 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2021-10-29 | 27,358,353 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2022-10-28 | 24,975,618 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2023-10-27 | 24,713,557 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2024-10-24 | 24,347,903 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2025-10-23 | 23,709,047 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Fair Isaac 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 $771.19.
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Yes. Fair Isaac has 8.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 21,597,635 as of July 17, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 21.1%.
Net of every new share it issued, Fair Isaac has 54.5 million fewer shares than at its 2002 peak. That is 71.6% of the company.
21,597,635 shares, as of July 17, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2002 peak it had 76,093,749.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Fair Isaac stock in 2002 owns 3.5 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Fair Isaac ranks No. 13 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: AIG (72.4%), NVR (72.0%), Travelers Companies (70.6%), H&R Block (68.4%).
Every answer is computed from Fair Isaac's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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