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Ryder System has retired 40.9% of its shares since 2003, from 64,881,447 to 38,346,868.

40.9%retired since 2003
28.6%last 5 years
5.0%last 12 months
38Mshares today

At $238.39 a share, a market value of $9.1B. FCF yield 7.5%, P/E 18.4, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 202165M shares, 200338M200020052010201520202025
1999, 59,399,1212026-06-30, 38,346,868
A share bought in 1999
1.5× more of Ryder System today, without buying another share. It was one of 59,399,121 shares then. It is one of 38,346,868 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19992000-01-3159,399,12110-Kcover page
20002001-01-3160,049,48110-Kcover page
20012002-01-3160,853,24710-Kcover page
20022003-01-3162,512,75310-Kcover page
20032004-01-3064,881,44710-Kcover page
20042005-01-3164,091,86310-Kcover page
20052006-01-3160,829,56610-Kcover page
20062007-01-3160,719,25110-Kcover page
20072008-01-3158,052,35010-Kcover page
20082009-01-3155,638,15410-Kcover page
20092009-12-3153,419,72110-K
20102011-01-3151,227,64810-K
20112012-01-3151,169,54610-K/A
20122013-01-3151,477,49210-K
20132014-01-3153,399,86310-K
20142015-01-3152,988,07510-K
20152016-01-3153,493,74810-K
20162017-01-3153,464,98810-K
20172018-01-3152,977,54810-K
20182019-01-3153,116,78710-K
20192020-01-3153,271,75910-K
20202021-01-3153,697,96110-K
20212022-01-3153,799,75910-K
20222023-01-3146,289,73810-K
20232024-01-3143,913,49810-K
20242025-01-3142,084,92810-K
20252026-01-3139,427,20410-K

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

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2008 to 2025cash flow statement against share count
$2.7Bspent on buybacks
19Mfewer shares outstanding
5.7%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 $238.39.

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Ryder System buybacks, answered

Is Ryder System buying back its stock?

Yes. Ryder System has 5.0% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 38,346,868 as of June 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 28.6%.

How many shares has Ryder System bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Ryder System has 26.5 million fewer shares than at its 2003 peak. That is 40.9% of the company.

How many shares does Ryder System have outstanding?

38,346,868 shares, as of June 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2003 peak it had 64,881,447.

What do Ryder System's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Ryder System stock in 2003 owns 1.7 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 Ryder System compare with other cannibal stocks?

Ryder System ranks No. 164 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Steel Dynamics (41.1%), Polaris (41.0%), Insight Enterprises (40.9%), Everest Group (40.9%).

Every answer is computed from Ryder System'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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