Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) Stock Buybacks: 24.0% of Shares Retired Since 2011

Name: Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) shares outstanding since 2008, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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Shares outstanding, 2008 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

2008, 342,568,7042026-08-03, 296,071,573

A share bought in 2008

1.2× more of Graphic Packaging Holding today, without buying another share. It was one of 342,568,704 shares then. It is one of 296,071,573 now.

Every filing we read18 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
2008	2009-02-27	342,568,704	10-K	cover page
2009	2010-02-19	343,247,088	10-K	cover page
2010	2010-12-31	343,698,778	10-K/A
2011	2012-02-17	389,482,398	10-K/A
2012	2013-02-01	344,534,039	10-K
2013	2014-01-31	324,746,642	10-K
2014	2015-01-30	327,044,500	10-K
2015	2016-02-10	323,007,535	10-K
2016	2017-02-06	312,090,853	10-K
2017	2018-02-05	309,715,624	10-K
2018	2019-02-11	297,193,911	10-K
2019	2020-02-07	290,324,561	10-K
2020	2021-02-12	267,755,764	10-K
2021	2022-02-21	307,103,551	10-K
2022	2023-02-08	307,122,132	10-K
2023	2024-02-20	306,053,777	10-K
2024	2025-02-11	300,214,465	10-K
2025	2026-02-27	295,740,911	10-K

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

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2012 to 2025cash flow statement against share count

$1.8Bspent on buybacks

94Mfewer shares outstanding

5.9%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 $8.57.

Graphic Packaging Holding buybacks, answered

Is Graphic Packaging Holding buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 296,071,573 as of August 3, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 3.6%.

How many shares has Graphic Packaging Holding bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Graphic Packaging Holding has 93.4 million fewer shares than at its 2011 peak. That is 24.0% of the company.

How many shares does Graphic Packaging Holding have outstanding?

296,071,573 shares, as of August 3, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2011 peak it had 389,482,398.

What do Graphic Packaging Holding's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Graphic Packaging Holding stock in 2011 owns 1.3 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 Graphic Packaging Holding compare with other cannibal stocks?

Graphic Packaging Holding ranks No. 336 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (24.2%), Everforth (24.1%), WEX (24.0%), Exelixis (23.5%).

Every answer is computed from Graphic Packaging Holding's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

HAGEMANN ROBERTDirector2026-05-08, 14,000 shares at $11.00 $154K total

Stafeil JeffreyDirector2026-05-07, 17,878 shares at $11.19 $200K total

Venturelli Larry MDirector2026-03-04, 17,531 shares at $11.36 $199K total

Rietbroek RobbertDirector; President and CEO2026-03-04, 44,278 shares at $11.32 $501K total

The story

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