Mettler Toledo International Inc/ has retired 55.0% of its shares since 2003, from 44,497,811 to 20,036,559.
At $1,622.29 a share, a market value of $32.5B. FCF yield 2.7%, P/E 35.9, trailing twelve months to June 2026.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1999-03-08 | 38,400,363 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2000 | 2000-03-07 | 38,712,272 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2001 | 2002-02-22 | 44,161,792 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2002 | 2003-03-10 | 44,389,112 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2004-03-08 | 44,497,811 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2005-02-01 | 43,268,039 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2006-02-01 | 41,242,371 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2007-02-01 | 38,249,460 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2008-02-01 | 35,283,583 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2009-02-01 | 33,596,603 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 33,851,124 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2011-02-01 | 32,320,515 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2012-02-01 | 31,487,342 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-01-31 | 30,305,383 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-01-31 | 29,389,802 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-01-30 | 28,127,235 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-01-29 | 26,980,942 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-01-30 | 25,940,008 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-02-05 | 25,472,835 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-02-01 | 24,795,237 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-01-31 | 24,052,834 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-01-25 | 23,408,050 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-01-27 | 22,805,615 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-01-26 | 22,106,175 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-01-25 | 21,478,705 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-01-22 | 20,916,459 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-01-23 | 20,325,250 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Mettler Toledo International Inc/ on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Yes. Mettler Toledo International Inc/ has 1.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 20,036,559 as of June 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 12.8%.
Net of every new share it issued, Mettler Toledo International Inc/ has 24.5 million fewer shares than at its 2003 peak. That is 55.0% of the company.
20,036,559 shares, as of June 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2003 peak it had 44,497,811.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Mettler Toledo International Inc/ stock in 2003 owns 2.2 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Mettler Toledo International Inc/ ranks No. 62 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Flex (55.8%), Allison Transmission (55.2%), Affiliated Managers Group (54.4%), Unum Group (54.4%).
Every answer is computed from Mettler Toledo International Inc/'s own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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