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Yext

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Yext has retired 24.6% of its shares since 2022, from 131,186,882 to 98,978,704.

24.6%retired since 2022
23.7%last 5 years
19.3%last 12 months
99Mshares today

At $6.90 a share, a market value of $683.0M. FCF yield 7.8%, P/E 26.1, trailing twelve months to July 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2018 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
131M shares, 202299M20182020202220242026
2018, 94,174,1072026-08-18, 98,978,704
A share bought in 2019
1.0× more of Yext today, without buying another share. It was one of 102,247,841 shares then. It is one of 98,978,704 now.
Every filing we read9 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20182018-02-2894,174,10710-K
20192019-02-28102,247,84110-K
20202020-03-02115,847,79110-K
20212021-03-01124,807,36010-K
20222022-03-01131,186,88210-K
20232023-03-01122,104,71910-K
20242024-02-28124,867,09310-K
20252025-02-26126,484,78110-K
20262026-02-23123,345,12810-K

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

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What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2023 to 2026cash flow statement against share count
$186Mspent on buybacks
7.8Mfewer shares outstanding
9.9%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 $6.90.

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Yext buybacks, answered

Is Yext buying back its stock?

Yes. Yext has 19.3% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 98,978,704 as of August 18, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 23.7%.

How many shares has Yext bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Yext has 32.2 million fewer shares than at its 2022 peak. That is 24.6% of the company.

How many shares does Yext have outstanding?

98,978,704 shares, as of August 18, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2022 peak it had 131,186,882.

What do Yext's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Yext stock in 2022 owns 1.3 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 Yext compare with other cannibal stocks?

Yext ranks No. 332 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Minerals Technologies (24.8%), Hexcel (24.6%), Northern Trust (24.4%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (24.2%).

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

Insider buying, last 12 months

Englander Daniel JDirector2026-07-13, 76,190 shares at $5.22 $398K total
Waugh Seth H.Director2026-06-11, 133,000 shares at $3.75 $498K total

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