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Textron

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Textron has retired 43.3% of its shares since 1999, from 303,197,582 to 171,986,917.

43.3%retired since 1999
22.0%last 5 years
2.4%last 12 months
172Mshares today

At $75.93 a share, a market value of $13.1B. FCF yield 5.8%, P/E 13.9, trailing twelve months to July 2026.

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2020303M shares, 1999172M200020052010201520202025
1999, 303,197,5822026-07-17, 171,986,917
A share bought in 1999
1.8× more of Textron today, without buying another share. It was one of 303,197,582 shares then. It is one of 171,986,917 now.
Every filing we read25 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-02-26303,197,58210-Kcover page
20002000-02-25293,288,95210-K405cover page
20022003-02-15271,933,48810-Kcover page
20042004-02-13275,483,93010-Kcover page
20052006-02-11260,417,84810-Kcover page
20062007-02-10250,564,34810-Kcover page
20072008-02-09248,688,86610-Kcover page
20092009-01-03242,041,00010-K
20102010-02-13272,621,01010-K
20112011-02-12276,027,95110-K
20122012-02-11279,642,72510-K
20132013-02-02271,544,30510-K
20142014-02-01282,500,85110-K
20152015-02-07276,834,63010-K
20162016-02-06271,171,58510-K
20172017-02-04270,086,40110-K
20182018-02-03261,771,97010-K
20192019-02-02234,679,05110-K
20202020-02-08228,049,51810-K
20212021-02-06226,284,48810-K
20222022-02-05216,682,17710-K
20232023-02-04205,216,69810-K
20242024-02-03192,853,98110-K
20252025-02-01182,572,76210-K
20262026-02-07174,162,43710-K

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

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Textron buybacks, answered

Is Textron buying back its stock?

Yes. Textron has 2.4% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 171,986,917 as of July 17, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 22.0%.

How many shares has Textron bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Textron has 131.2 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 43.3% of the company.

How many shares does Textron have outstanding?

171,986,917 shares, as of July 17, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 303,197,582.

What do Textron's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Textron stock in 1999 owns 1.8 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 Textron compare with other cannibal stocks?

Textron ranks No. 147 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Capri (43.6%), MetLife (43.4%), InterDigital (43.1%), Hilltop (42.9%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

Kennedy Thomas ADirector2026-05-01, 10,300 shares at $95.98 $989K total

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