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Primerica

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Primerica has retired 52.6% of its shares since 2011, from 64,938,806 to 30,777,350.

52.6%retired since 2011
22.1%last 5 years
3.6%last 12 months
31Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2011 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2014half gone 202465M shares, 201131M201520202025
2011, 64,938,8062026-07-31, 30,777,350
A share bought in 2011
2.1× more of Primerica today, without buying another share. It was one of 64,938,806 shares then. It is one of 30,777,350 now.
Every filing we read15 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20112012-01-3164,938,80610-K
20122013-02-1556,469,03910-K
20132014-02-1454,966,20110-K
20142015-01-3152,240,14910-K
20152016-01-3148,067,10910-K
20162017-01-3145,700,52310-K
20172018-01-3144,311,63410-K
20182019-01-3142,582,85010-K
20192020-01-3141,108,02910-K
20202021-02-2839,344,20710-K
20212022-01-3139,243,82210-K
20222023-01-3136,645,59410-K
20232024-01-3134,847,56210-K
20242025-01-3133,250,71310-K
20252026-01-3131,659,90610-K

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

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2012cash flow statement against share count
$3.3Bspent on buybacks
34Mfewer shares outstanding
5.2%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 $281.16.

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Primerica buybacks, answered

Is Primerica buying back its stock?

Yes. Primerica has 3.6% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 30,777,350 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 22.1%.

How many shares has Primerica bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Primerica has 34.2 million fewer shares than at its 2011 peak. That is 52.6% of the company. Since fiscal 2012 alone it bought back about 30.7 million shares, while the count fell by 25.7 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does Primerica have outstanding?

30,777,350 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2011 peak it had 64,938,806.

What do Primerica's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Primerica stock in 2011 owns 2.1 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 Primerica compare with other cannibal stocks?

Primerica ranks No. 31 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Crocs (53.2%), Spectrum Brands (52.9%), Covista (52.3%), Dominos Pizza (52.3%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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