Northern Trust
NTRSNorthern Trust has retired 24.4% of its shares since 2010, from 242,099,960 to 182,955,653.
24.4%retired since 2010
11.9%last 5 years
3.3%last 12 months
183Mshares today
Northern Trust has retired 24.4% of its shares since 2010, from 242,099,960 to 182,955,653.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000-02-10 | 226,346,774 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2000 | 2001-02-12 | 226,346,774 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2001 | 2002-02-12 | 221,643,659 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2002 | 2003-02-13 | 220,977,148 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2004-03-01 | 220,409,696 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2005-02-28 | 218,699,056 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2006-02-27 | 217,936,559 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2007-02-26 | 219,280,820 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | 220,608,834 | 10-K | |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 223,263,132 | 10-K | |
| 2009 | 2010-02-24 | 241,804,518 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2011-02-28 | 242,099,960 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2012-02-29 | 241,114,976 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-02-28 | 239,157,282 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-02-18 | 237,309,755 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-01-31 | 233,486,704 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-01-31 | 228,984,161 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-01-31 | 228,791,961 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-01-31 | 226,325,851 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-01-31 | 218,411,773 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-01-31 | 209,247,666 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-01-31 | 208,314,381 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-01-31 | 207,898,329 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-01-31 | 208,196,935 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-01-31 | 204,841,515 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-01-31 | 195,697,744 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-01-31 | 185,827,803 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Northern Trust on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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 $165.54.
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Yes. Northern Trust has 3.3% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 182,955,653 as of June 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 11.9%.
Net of every new share it issued, Northern Trust has 59.1 million fewer shares than at its 2010 peak. That is 24.4% of the company.
182,955,653 shares, as of June 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2010 peak it had 242,099,960.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Northern Trust stock in 2010 owns 1.3 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Northern Trust ranks No. 333 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Hexcel (24.6%), Yext (24.6%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (24.2%), Everforth (24.1%).
Every answer is computed from Northern Trust's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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