Hilton Worldwide

Name: Hilton Worldwide (HLT) shares outstanding since 2016, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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HLT

Hilton Worldwide has retired 31.7% of its shares since 2016, from 329,731,387 to 225,064,910.

31.7%retired since 2016

19.3%last 5 years

3.2%last 12 months

225Mshares today

At $345.12 a share, a market value of $77.7B. FCF yield 2.6%, P/E 49.0, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2016 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

2016, 329,731,3872026-07-23, 225,064,910

A share bought in 2016

1.5× more of Hilton Worldwide today, without buying another share. It was one of 329,731,387 shares then. It is one of 225,064,910 now.

Every filing we read10 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
2016	2017-02-08	329,731,387	10-K
2017	2018-02-07	316,118,115	10-K
2018	2019-02-06	292,847,337	10-K
2019	2020-02-06	277,447,716	10-K
2020	2021-02-10	277,607,799	10-K
2021	2022-02-09	279,139,082	10-K
2022	2023-02-03	266,450,664	10-K
2023	2024-02-02	252,160,518	10-K
2024	2025-01-31	240,596,519	10-K
2025	2026-02-06	229,291,615	10-K

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

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2017 to 2025cash flow statement against share count

$14.4Bspent on buybacks

100Mfewer shares outstanding

4.1%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 $345.12.

Hilton Worldwide buybacks, answered

Is Hilton Worldwide buying back its stock?

Yes. Hilton Worldwide has 3.2% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 225,064,910 as of July 23, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 19.3%.

How many shares has Hilton Worldwide bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Hilton Worldwide has 104.7 million fewer shares than at its 2016 peak. That is 31.7% of the company.

How many shares does Hilton Worldwide have outstanding?

225,064,910 shares, as of July 23, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2016 peak it had 329,731,387.

What do Hilton Worldwide's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Hilton Worldwide stock in 2016 owns 1.5 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Hilton Worldwide compare with other cannibal stocks?

Hilton Worldwide ranks No. 249 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Encore Capital Group (32.3%), Olin (31.8%), Microsoft (31.7%), Huron Consulting Group (31.7%).

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