Zimmer Biomet
ZBHZimmer Biomet has retired 23.1% of its shares since 2005, from 247,994,275 to 190,737,689.
23.1%retired since 2005
8.7%last 5 years
3.8%last 12 months
191Mshares today
Zimmer Biomet has retired 23.1% of its shares since 2005, from 247,994,275 to 190,737,689.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002-02-13 | 193,966,174 | 10-K405 | cover page |
| 2002 | 2003-02-19 | 195,763,336 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2004-02-19 | 242,897,337 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2005-02-18 | 246,690,710 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2006-02-13 | 247,994,275 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2007-02-15 | 237,163,344 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2008-02-13 | 233,185,894 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2009-02-13 | 222,839,490 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2010-02-12 | 202,790,978 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2011-02-10 | 192,125,427 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2012-02-10 | 178,122,539 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-02-15 | 169,354,131 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-02-14 | 169,316,092 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-02-16 | 169,902,991 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-02-24 | 198,834,321 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-02-22 | 201,101,794 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-02-15 | 203,146,925 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-02-15 | 204,433,342 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-02-07 | 206,403,646 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-02-08 | 207,855,504 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-02-07 | 209,177,445 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-02-07 | 208,980,256 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-02-14 | 205,084,022 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-02-14 | 199,063,164 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-02-10 | 195,652,004 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Zimmer Biomet on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Yes. Zimmer Biomet has 3.8% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 190,737,689 as of July 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 8.7%.
Net of every new share it issued, Zimmer Biomet has 57.3 million fewer shares than at its 2005 peak. That is 23.1% of the company.
190,737,689 shares, as of July 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2005 peak it had 247,994,275.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Zimmer Biomet stock in 2005 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.
Zimmer Biomet ranks No. 203 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Pnc Financial Services Group (25.3%), Lennar (25.3%), PepsiCo (22.8%), Delta Air Lines (22.7%).
Every answer is computed from Zimmer Biomet's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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