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Mosaic

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Mosaic has retired 28.6% of its shares since 2010, from 445,486,732 to 317,895,646.

28.6%retired since 2010
16.1%last 5 years
-0.2%last 12 months
318Mshares today

At $18.82 a share, a market value of $6.0B. P/E n/m, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2005 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2022445M shares, 2010318M20052010201520202025
2005, 380,793,7872026-07-31, 317,895,646

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

A share bought in 2005
1.2× more of Mosaic today, without buying another share. It was one of 380,793,787 shares then. It is one of 317,895,646 now.
Every filing we read21 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20052005-07-29380,793,78710-Kcover page
20062006-07-24437,310,04810-Kcover page
20072007-07-24441,322,71210-Kcover page
20082008-07-22443,982,33610-Kcover page
20092009-07-17444,543,10910-Kcover page
20102010-07-16445,486,73210-Kcover page
20112012-05-31425,480,20510-K/A
20122012-05-31425,500,00010-K/A
20132013-05-31425,700,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20142014-12-31374,100,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20152015-12-31358,500,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20162017-02-10350,238,54910-K
20172018-02-15385,226,22310-K
20182019-03-01385,470,49910-K
20192020-02-01378,764,44210-K
20202021-02-01379,093,34210-K
20212022-02-01368,309,27510-K
20222023-02-17336,486,71510-K
20232024-02-16321,688,93810-K
20242025-02-21316,939,23110-K
20252025-12-31317,505,25810-K/A

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

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2011 to 2024cash flow statement against share count
$7.9Bspent on buybacks
129Mfewer shares outstanding
3.9%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 $18.82.

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Mosaic buybacks, answered

Is Mosaic buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 317,895,646 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 16.1%.

How many shares has Mosaic bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Mosaic has 127.6 million fewer shares than at its 2010 peak. That is 28.6% of the company.

How many shares does Mosaic have outstanding?

317,895,646 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2010 peak it had 445,486,732.

What do Mosaic's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Mosaic stock in 2010 owns 1.4 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 Mosaic compare with other cannibal stocks?

Mosaic ranks No. 286 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Sysco (28.7%), Archer-Daniels-Midland (28.7%), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (28.6%), Armstrong World Industries (28.4%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

Kuzenko Jody LynneDirector2025-11-11, 685 shares at $25.53 $17K total

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