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Renaissancere

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Renaissancere has retired 42.4% of its shares since 2006, from 72,162,897 to 41,551,893.

42.4%retired since 2006
9.7%last 5 years
9.9%last 12 months
42Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 200972M shares, 200642M200020052010201520202025
1999, 58,843,9652026-07-20, 41,551,893
A share bought in 1999
1.4× more of Renaissancere today, without buying another share. It was one of 58,843,965 shares then. It is one of 41,551,893 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19992000-03-1558,843,96510-Kcover page
20002001-03-2959,279,01010-Kcover page
20012002-03-2868,244,20710-Kcover page
20022003-03-2669,839,70210-Kcover page
20032004-03-0170,371,59610-Kcover page
20042005-03-0171,026,54510-Kcover page
20052006-02-1771,546,81010-Kcover page
20062007-02-1272,162,89710-Kcover page
20072008-02-1265,686,76910-Kcover page
20082009-02-1161,500,84010-Kcover page
20092009-12-3161,744,85710-K
20102011-02-1652,827,36710-K
20112012-01-3151,499,95910-K
20122013-02-2844,218,30610-K
20132014-02-1941,665,81510-K
20142015-02-1838,330,33410-K
20152016-02-1843,144,61510-K
20162017-02-1740,944,20710-K
20172018-02-0240,023,78910-K
20182019-02-0442,207,39010-K
20192020-02-0344,148,11610-K
20202021-02-0150,714,52010-K
20212022-02-0243,982,41310-K
20222023-02-0343,719,73210-K
20232024-02-1452,694,41510-K
20242025-02-0749,251,13910-K
20252026-02-0643,488,90810-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Renaissancere 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
$6.6Bspent on buybacks
22Mfewer shares outstanding
11.0%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 $351.06.

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Renaissancere buybacks, answered

Is Renaissancere buying back its stock?

Yes. Renaissancere has 9.9% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 41,551,893 as of July 20, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 9.7%.

How many shares has Renaissancere bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Renaissancere has 30.6 million fewer shares than at its 2006 peak. That is 42.4% of the company.

How many shares does Renaissancere have outstanding?

41,551,893 shares, as of July 20, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2006 peak it had 72,162,897.

What do Renaissancere's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Renaissancere stock in 2006 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 Renaissancere compare with other cannibal stocks?

Renaissancere ranks No. 152 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Wells Fargo (42.7%), Macy's (42.6%), Booking Holdings (42.4%), Seneca Foods (42.3%).

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

Superinvestors who own it

Chuck RoyceRoyce & Associates53,220 shares, $16.6M, Q2 2026
Tom GaynerMarkel Group70,000 shares, $22.2M, Q2 2026
Chris DavisDavis Selected Advisers234,528 shares, $74.3M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

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

The story

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