Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Stock Buybacks: 26.8% of Shares Retired Since 2010

Name: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) shares outstanding since 2009, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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Shares outstanding, 2009 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

2009, 152,934,5752026-07-24, 130,156,012

Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.

A share bought in 2009

1.2× more of Verisk Analytics today, without buying another share. It was one of 152,934,575 shares then. It is one of 130,156,012 now.

Every filing we read17 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
2009	2010-03-05	152,934,575	10-K	cover page
2010	2010-12-31	177,733,503	10-K	fiscal-year average
2011	2011-12-31	166,015,238	10-K	fiscal-year average
2012	2013-02-21	168,141,650	10-K
2013	2014-02-21	166,835,574	10-K
2014	2015-02-20	158,108,455	10-K
2015	2016-02-19	168,034,463	10-K
2016	2017-02-17	166,341,316	10-K
2017	2018-02-16	165,020,572	10-K
2018	2019-02-15	163,509,530	10-K
2019	2020-02-14	163,075,947	10-K
2020	2021-02-19	162,791,583	10-K
2021	2022-02-18	161,282,942	10-K
2022	2023-02-24	154,695,842	10-K
2023	2024-02-16	143,389,884	10-K
2024	2025-02-21	140,276,165	10-K
2025	2026-02-13	137,941,888	10-K

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

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2013cash flow statement against share count

$9.3Bspent on buybacks

38Mfewer shares outstanding

$150average price paid per share bought back

2.5%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 $190.90.

Verisk Analytics buybacks, answered

Is Verisk Analytics buying back its stock?

Yes. Verisk Analytics has 6.6% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 130,156,012 as of July 24, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 19.2%.

How many shares has Verisk Analytics bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Verisk Analytics has 47.6 million fewer shares than at its 2010 peak. That is 26.8% of the company. Since fiscal 2013 alone it bought back about 62.1 million shares, while the count fell by 36.7 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does Verisk Analytics have outstanding?

130,156,012 shares, as of July 24, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2010 peak it had 177,733,503.

What do Verisk Analytics' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Verisk Analytics stock in 2010 owns 1.4 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 Verisk Analytics compare with other cannibal stocks?

Verisk Analytics ranks No. 194 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Marriott International (27.0%), ConocoPhillips (26.9%), Ashland (26.7%), Cognizant (26.1%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

Stevenson Kimberly SDirector2026-02-20, 1,000 shares at $179.20 $179K total

PERRY CHRISTOPHER JOHNDirector2026-02-20, 1,000 shares at $180.00 $180K total

Hendrick GregoryDirector2026-02-20, 500 shares at $180.16 $90K total

Purtill Sabra R.Director2025-10-31, 450 shares at $217.95 $98K total

Hendrick GregoryDirector2025-10-31, 500 shares at $216.14 $108K total

DAILEY JEFFREY JDirector2025-10-31, 500 shares at $217.03 $109K total

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