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Vontier

VNT

Vontier has retired 19.8% of its shares since 2020, from 168,546,582 to 135,200,000.

19.8%retired since 2020
20.0%last 5 years
6.8%last 12 months
135Mshares today

At $33.34 a share, a market value of $4.5B. FCF yield 8.5%, P/E 13.0, trailing twelve months to July 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2020 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
169M shares, 2020135M2020202220242026
2020, 168,546,5822026-08-03, 135,200,000
A share bought in 2020
1.2× more of Vontier today, without buying another share. It was one of 168,546,582 shares then. It is one of 135,200,000 now.
Every filing we read6 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20202021-02-18168,546,58210-K
20212022-02-23161,197,45710-K
20222023-02-14155,243,92810-K
20232024-02-12153,900,00010-K
20242025-02-10148,700,00010-K
20252026-02-09141,600,00010-K

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

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What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2021 to 2025cash flow statement against share count
$928Mspent on buybacks
27Mfewer shares outstanding
6.7%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 $33.34.

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Vontier buybacks, answered

Is Vontier buying back its stock?

Yes. Vontier has 6.8% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 135,200,000 as of August 3, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 20.0%.

How many shares has Vontier bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Vontier has 33.3 million fewer shares than at its 2020 peak. That is 19.8% of the company.

How many shares does Vontier have outstanding?

135,200,000 shares, as of August 3, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2020 peak it had 168,546,582.

What do Vontier's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Vontier stock in 2020 owns 1.2 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 Vontier compare with other cannibal stocks?

Vontier ranks No. 375 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: lululemon athletica (20.1%), HomeTrust Bancshares (19.8%), Old Dominion Freight Line (19.8%), Cheniere Energy (19.8%).

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

Superinvestors who own it

Chuck RoyceRoyce & Associates1,480,137 shares, $42.9M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

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

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