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H&R Block

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H&R Block has retired 68.4% of its shares since 1999, from 390,563,064 to 123,265,922.

68.4%retired since 1999
29.8%last 5 years
2.5%last 12 months
123Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2010half gone 2018391M shares, 1999123M200020052010201520202025
1999, 390,563,0642026-07-31, 123,265,922

Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.

A share bought in 1999
3.2× more of H&R Block today, without buying another share. It was one of 390,563,064 shares then. It is one of 123,265,922 now.
Every filing we read28 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-06-01390,563,06410-Kcover page
20002000-06-01378,483,26410-K405cover page
20012001-06-01368,256,57210-K405cover page
20022002-06-01362,579,41810-Kcover page
20032003-06-01359,290,16210-Kcover page
20042004-06-01336,585,77610-Kcover page
20052005-06-30331,940,59410-Kcover page
20062006-05-31321,925,77010-Kcover page
20072007-05-31323,406,98810-Kcover page
20082008-05-31326,843,25510-Kcover page
20092010-05-31323,306,05810-K
20102011-05-31305,383,64610-K
20112012-05-31274,408,62010-K
20122013-05-31272,700,96710-K
20132014-05-31274,247,34410-K
20142015-05-31275,286,99610-K
20152016-05-31220,517,25710-K
20162017-05-31207,178,13910-K
20172018-05-31209,255,30810-K
20182019-05-31201,960,24910-K
20192020-05-29192,475,30810-K
20202021-05-28181,466,00310-K
20212021-04-30186,832,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20222022-07-29159,947,72510-K
20232023-07-31146,996,41410-K
20242024-07-31139,594,00910-K
20252025-07-31133,947,44410-K
20262026-07-31123,265,92210-Kcover page

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

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H&R Block buybacks, answered

Is H&R Block buying back its stock?

Yes. H&R Block has 2.5% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 123,265,922 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 29.8%.

How many shares has H&R Block bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, H&R Block has 267.3 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 68.4% of the company.

How many shares does H&R Block have outstanding?

123,265,922 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-K. At the 1999 peak it had 390,563,064.

What do H&R Block's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held H&R Block stock in 1999 owns 3.2 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 H&R Block compare with other cannibal stocks?

H&R Block ranks No. 7 of 65 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%), Allstate (67.4%), Loews (65.7%).

Every answer is computed from H&R Block's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-K on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Li LuHimalaya Capital Management LLC0 shares, $0, 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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