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Goldman Sachs

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Goldman Sachs has retired 44.7% of its shares since 2009, from 526,251,090 to 291,171,408.

44.7%retired since 2009
13.0%last 5 years
2.9%last 12 months
291Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2001 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2016526M shares, 2009291M20052010201520202025
2001, 475,010,1972026-07-17, 291,171,408
A share bought in 2001
1.6× more of Goldman Sachs today, without buying another share. It was one of 475,010,197 shares then. It is one of 291,171,408 now.
Every filing we read25 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20012002-02-04475,010,19710-K405cover page
20022003-01-31471,946,31210-Kcover page
20032004-02-02483,311,73610-Kcover page
20042005-01-28482,303,97110-Kcover page
20052006-01-30436,004,47810-Kcover page
20062007-01-26411,359,91810-Kcover page
20072008-01-18395,907,30210-Kcover page
20082008-11-28442,537,31710-K
20092010-02-12526,251,09010-K
20102011-01-31520,507,29510-K
20112012-02-29494,904,01810-K
20122013-01-31465,503,09710-K
20132014-02-14452,752,44010-K
20142015-02-06435,621,15710-K
20152016-02-05422,349,54310-K/A
20162017-02-10398,377,81410-K
20172018-02-09379,887,03910-K
20182019-02-08368,272,26110-K
20192020-02-07345,672,76910-K
20202021-02-05345,794,36110-K
20212022-02-11337,922,97010-K
20222023-02-10335,423,28910-K
20232024-02-09325,562,74710-K/A
20242025-02-07312,039,03310-K
20252026-02-06296,752,92210-K

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

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Goldman Sachs buybacks, answered

Is Goldman Sachs buying back its stock?

Yes. Goldman Sachs has 2.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 291,171,408 as of July 17, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 13.0%.

How many shares has Goldman Sachs bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Goldman Sachs has 235.1 million fewer shares than at its 2009 peak. That is 44.7% of the company. Since fiscal 2010 alone it bought back about 399.6 million shares, while the count fell by 229.3 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does Goldman Sachs have outstanding?

291,171,408 shares, as of July 17, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2009 peak it had 526,251,090.

What do Goldman Sachs' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Goldman Sachs stock in 2009 owns 1.8 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 Goldman Sachs compare with other cannibal stocks?

Goldman Sachs ranks No. 96 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Sirius XM (44.7%), MGIC Investment (44.7%), Apple (44.6%), IDEXX Laboratories (44.4%).

Every answer is computed from Goldman Sachs' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Bill NygrenHarris Associates27,218 shares, $27.5M, Q2 2026
Tom GaynerMarkel Group359,360 shares, $363.4M, Q2 2026
David KatzMatrix Asset Advisors20,804 shares, $18.7M, Q3 2026
Donald YacktmanYacktman Asset Management5,200 shares, $5.3M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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