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Spectrum Brands

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Spectrum Brands has retired 52.9% of its shares since 2019, from 48,824,126 to 22,995,596.

52.9%retired since 2019
44.2%last 5 years
1.6%last 12 months
23Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2019 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2022half gone 202449M shares, 201923M2020202220242026
2019, 48,824,1262026-07-31, 22,995,596
A share bought in 2019
2.1× more of Spectrum Brands today, without buying another share. It was one of 48,824,126 shares then. It is one of 22,995,596 now.
Every filing we read7 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20192019-11-1248,824,12610-K
20202020-11-1643,082,37910-K
20212021-11-1941,190,35510-K
20222022-11-1840,787,45610-K
20232023-11-1535,308,01110-K
20242024-11-0828,051,51110-K
20252025-11-1123,375,27910-K

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

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2020cash flow statement against share count
$1.3Bspent on buybacks
26Mfewer shares outstanding
$50average price paid per share bought back
18.0%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 $78.91.

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Spectrum Brands buybacks, answered

Is Spectrum Brands buying back its stock?

Yes. Spectrum Brands has 1.6% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 22,995,596 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 44.2%.

How many shares has Spectrum Brands bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Spectrum Brands has 25.8 million fewer shares than at its 2019 peak. That is 52.9% of the company. Since fiscal 2020 alone it bought back about 26.7 million shares, while the count fell by 20.1 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does Spectrum Brands have outstanding?

22,995,596 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2019 peak it had 48,824,126.

What do Spectrum Brands' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Spectrum Brands stock in 2019 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 Spectrum Brands compare with other cannibal stocks?

Spectrum Brands ranks No. 30 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Valero Energy (53.7%), Crocs (53.2%), Primerica (52.6%), Covista (52.3%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

Maura David MDirector; Executive Chairman and CEO2026-05-20, 2,500 shares at $72.85 $182K total

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