Buyback Radar

Companies That Cut Their Share Count the Most in the Last Year (October 2026)

This list compares each company's shares outstanding today with the count twelve months earlier. Both numbers come from the cover pages of the 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC, adjusted for splits, so the drop is net of new shares issued to employees. These are the 50 largest drops among the companies on the Buyback Radar list.

Updated 2026-10-19 from SEC filings. How we count.

#Company12 monthsShares a year agoShares nowCount dated
1FlexsteelFLXS−23.4%5.3M4.1M2026-08-19
2EmployersEIG−20.1%22M18M2026-07-28
3Paycom SoftwarePAYC−19.9%56M45M2026-07-28
4YextYEXT−19.3%123M99M2026-08-18
5FluorFLR−17.0%161M134M2026-07-31
6Bread FinancialBFH−15.9%46M38M2026-07-22
7Pitney BowesPBI−14.8%161M137M2026-07-21
8Corebridge FinancialCRBG−14.4%520M446M2026-07-31
9PagerDutyPD−14.3%92M79M2026-08-25
10Bright Horizons Family SolutionsBFAM−14.0%57M49M2026-07-27
11Ziff DavisZD−13.2%40M34M2026-08-04
12GartnerIT−12.4%72M63M2026-07-31
13SalesforceCRM−12.2%937M823M2026-08-20
14CannaeCNNE−12.0%49M43M2026-08-07
15Harley-DavidsonHOG−11.9%118M104M2026-07-31
16Charter CommunicationsCHTR−11.7%135M119M2026-06-30
17TrimasTRS−11.7%41M36M2026-07-23
18Euronet WorldwideEEFT−11.0%42M37M2026-07-30
19ProgynyPGNY−11.0%86M77M2026-07-31
20KrogerKR−10.9%663M591M2026-09-15
21FTI ConsultingFCN−10.6%31M28M2026-07-23
22MiddlebyMIDD−10.2%50M45M2026-08-10
23RenaissancereRNR−9.9%46M42M2026-07-20
24Synchrony FinancialSYF−9.7%360M325M2026-07-17
25DaVitaDVA−9.6%71M64M2026-07-31
26AutoNationAN−9.4%36M33M2026-07-29
27Lithia MotorsLAD−9.3%24M22M2026-07-29
28Fair IsaacFICO−8.9%24M22M2026-07-17
29MorningstarMORN−8.8%41M38M2026-07-24
30Everest GroupEG−8.7%42M38M2026-07-27
31PayPalPYPL−8.6%936M855M2026-07-22
32Tenet HealthcareTHC−8.4%88M81M2026-07-24
33MGIC InvestmentMTG−8.3%224M205M2026-07-24
34TravelersTRV−8.1%223M205M2026-10-09
35MattelMAT−8.1%311M286M2026-07-24
36Affiliated Managers GroupAMG−8.1%28M26M2026-08-05
37World KinectWKC−7.9%56M51M2026-07-17
38DanaDAN−7.9%117M108M2026-07-17
39ChemedCHE−7.7%14M13M2026-06-30
40Apollo Commercial Real Estate FinanceARI−7.7%139M128M2026-08-07
41Huron Consulting GroupHURN−7.7%17M16M2026-07-21
42LennarLEN−7.7%258M238M2026-08-31
43Asbury Automotive GroupABG−7.7%19M18M2026-07-29
44Academy SportsASO−7.7%67M62M2026-09-02
45CrocsCROX−7.6%52M48M2026-07-23
46ExelixisEXEL−7.6%268M248M2026-07-27
47TrustCo BankTRST−7.6%18M17M2026-07-31
48Abercrombie & FitchANF−7.5%46M42M2026-08-28
49Sallie MaeSLM−7.4%203M188M2026-06-30
50Donnelley Financial SolutionsDFIN−7.4%27M25M2026-07-24

Which company reduced its share count the most in the last year?

On Buyback Radar in October 2026, Flexsteel (FLXS), with 23.4% fewer shares than twelve months earlier.

Why does a falling share count matter?

Each share is a slice of the same business. When the count falls 10%, every remaining share owns about 11% more of the profit, the cash and the dividends, without the holder buying anything.

Is this the same as buyback spending?

No. Spending counts the dollars, this list counts the shares that actually disappeared. A company can spend billions and still see its count rise if it hands out more stock to employees.

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Not investment advice. Figures are rebuilt from SEC filings every Monday. How we count.