Shrinking share count
Diluted share count has fallen the most over the past year — shares retired through buybacks rather than issued through dilution, ranked by the size of the cut.
| Stock | Sector | 1yr share count change % | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTV Fortive Corporation | Industrials | -31.60% | 3yr -33.9% | 313M shares outstanding |
| BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company | Healthcare | -23.32% | 3yr -22.8% | 281M shares outstanding |
| J Jacobs Solutions Inc. | Industrials | -21.60% | 3yr -26.1% | 119M shares outstanding |
| FDX FedEx Corporation | Industrials | -20.75% | 3yr -24.8% | 239M shares outstanding |
| BALL Ball Corporation | Materials | -15.75% | 3yr -19.5% | 267M shares outstanding |
| DVA DaVita Inc. | Healthcare | -15.26% | 3yr -25.5% | 69M shares outstanding |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | Financial Services | -15.24% | 3yr -43.0% | 346M shares outstanding |
| CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. | Communication Services | -14.42% | 3yr -20.2% | 121M shares outstanding |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Company | Financial Services | -13.40% | 3yr -24.6% | 3118M shares outstanding |
| CRM Salesforce, Inc. | Technology | -10.21% | 3yr -11.8% | 871M shares outstanding |
| IT Gartner, Inc. | Technology | -10.06% | 3yr -12.9% | 70M shares outstanding |
| KR The Kroger Co. | Consumer Staples | -10.03% | 3yr -13.1% | 655M shares outstanding |
| VLO Valero Energy Corporation | Energy | -9.97% | 3yr -27.0% | 298M shares outstanding |
| AIG American International Group, Inc. | Financial Services | -9.53% | 3yr -27.1% | 542M shares outstanding |
| GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Financial Services | -9.28% | 3yr -14.7% | 308M shares outstanding |
| HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. | Healthcare | -9.14% | 3yr -19.3% | 227M shares outstanding |
| MTB M&T Bank Corporation | Financial Services | -9.05% | 3yr -10.9% | 150M shares outstanding |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. | Industrials | -8.87% | 3yr -22.8% | 493M shares outstanding |
| JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | Industrials | -8.55% | 3yr -11.0% | 95M shares outstanding |
| CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Materials | -8.47% | 3yr -21.5% | 154M shares outstanding |
| BNY The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | Financial Services | -8.41% | 3yr -22.1% | 698M shares outstanding |
| LEN Lennar Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | -8.36% | 3yr -15.8% | 241M shares outstanding |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. | Financial Services | -7.91% | 3yr -18.9% | 920M shares outstanding |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. | Consumer Staples | -7.71% | 3yr -11.0% | 197M shares outstanding |
| FICO Fair Isaac Corporation | Technology | -7.62% | 3yr -10.4% | 23M shares outstanding |
| GDDY GoDaddy Inc. | Technology | -7.50% | 3yr n/a | 134M shares outstanding |
| NVR NVR, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -7.33% | 3yr -15.1% | 3M shares outstanding |
| DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -7.18% | 3yr -17.3% | 283M shares outstanding |
| JCI Johnson Controls International plc | Industrials | -7.11% | 3yr -11.0% | 614M shares outstanding |
| APTV Aptiv PLC | Consumer Discretionary | -7.11% | 3yr -21.2% | 214M shares outstanding |
| HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. | Healthcare | -7.04% | 3yr -12.8% | 116M shares outstanding |
| RVTY Revvity, Inc. | Healthcare | -6.95% | 3yr -11.5% | 112M shares outstanding |
| TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc. | Financial Services | -6.85% | 3yr -7.0% | 214M shares outstanding |
| WYNN Wynn Resorts, Limited | Consumer Discretionary | -6.77% | 3yr -2.7% | 104M shares outstanding |
| GM General Motors Company | Consumer Discretionary | -6.76% | 3yr -34.5% | 910M shares outstanding |
| UHS Universal Health Services, Inc. | Healthcare | -6.62% | 3yr -13.7% | 62M shares outstanding |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Financial Services | -6.61% | 3yr -12.3% | 2720M shares outstanding |
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Technology | -6.55% | 3yr -11.0% | 656M shares outstanding |
| MGM MGM Resorts International | Consumer Discretionary | -6.48% | 3yr -29.4% | 258M shares outstanding |
| ON ON Semiconductor Corporation | Technology | -6.46% | 3yr -12.1% | 394M shares outstanding |
| FOXA Fox Corporation | Communication Services | -6.29% | 3yr -17.1% | 432M shares outstanding |
| FOX Fox Corporation | Communication Services | -6.29% | 3yr -17.1% | 432M shares outstanding |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | Technology | -6.16% | 3yr -12.3% | 402M shares outstanding |
| TFC Truist Financial Corporation | Financial Services | -5.96% | 3yr -6.7% | 1267M shares outstanding |
| RF Regions Financial Corporation | Financial Services | -5.96% | 3yr -9.7% | 868M shares outstanding |
| XYZ Block, Inc. | Financial Services | -5.94% | 3yr -0.8% | 598M shares outstanding |
| MSCI MSCI Inc. | Financial Services | -5.93% | 3yr -8.8% | 73M shares outstanding |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. | Technology | -5.91% | 3yr -2.7% | 254M shares outstanding |
| EG Everest Group, Ltd. | Financial Services | -5.91% | 3yr 2.8% | 40M shares outstanding |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company | Consumer Staples | -5.90% | 3yr -7.9% | 107M shares outstanding |
| AFL Aflac Incorporated | Financial Services | -5.87% | 3yr -16.2% | 515M shares outstanding |
| HAL Halliburton Company | Energy | -5.84% | 3yr -4.4% | 839M shares outstanding |
| ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. | Financial Services | -5.81% | 3yr -4.7% | 360M shares outstanding |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation | Energy | -5.75% | 3yr -34.0% | 295M shares outstanding |
| LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Consumer Discretionary | -5.75% | 3yr -14.5% | 656M shares outstanding |
| ZTS Zoetis Inc. | Healthcare | -5.71% | 3yr -9.1% | 422M shares outstanding |
| FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. | Financial Services | -5.61% | 3yr -7.0% | 36M shares outstanding |
| GL Globe Life Inc. | Financial Services | -5.61% | 3yr -18.6% | 80M shares outstanding |
| AMP Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | Financial Services | -5.50% | 3yr -14.1% | 94M shares outstanding |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -5.30% | 3yr -20.1% | 122M shares outstanding |
| PODD Insulet Corporation | Healthcare | -5.27% | 3yr 0.2% | 70M shares outstanding |
| FISV Fiserv, Inc. | Financial Services | -5.19% | 3yr -15.2% | 535M shares outstanding |
| TTD The Trade Desk, Inc. | Communication Services | -5.18% | 3yr -4.6% | 477M shares outstanding |
| SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | Technology | -5.16% | 3yr -5.8% | 151M shares outstanding |
| TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company | Consumer Staples | -5.15% | 3yr -8.2% | 199M shares outstanding |
| PHM PulteGroup, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -5.03% | 3yr -14.7% | 191M shares outstanding |
| WTW Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | Financial Services | -4.95% | 3yr -11.1% | 96M shares outstanding |
| NTRS Northern Trust Corporation | Financial Services | -4.89% | 3yr -10.6% | 187M shares outstanding |
| AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Technology | -4.73% | 3yr -8.3% | 150M shares outstanding |
| TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. | Technology | -4.72% | 3yr -2.1% | 42M shares outstanding |
| CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. | Real Estate | -4.69% | 3yr -0.6% | 404M shares outstanding |
| EFX Equifax Inc. | Industrials | -4.64% | 3yr -3.7% | 119M shares outstanding |
| TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. | Communication Services | -4.62% | 3yr -9.5% | 1082M shares outstanding |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation | Technology | -4.59% | 3yr -4.5% | 49M shares outstanding |
| MET MetLife, Inc. | Financial Services | -4.56% | 3yr -16.1% | 656M shares outstanding |
| RJF Raymond James Financial, Inc. | Financial Services | -4.55% | 3yr -9.1% | 199M shares outstanding |
| BAC Bank of America Corporation | Financial Services | -4.55% | 3yr -9.3% | 7418M shares outstanding |
| DECK Deckers Outdoor Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | -4.50% | 3yr -8.9% | 146M shares outstanding |
| LULU lululemon athletica inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -4.44% | 3yr -9.5% | 115M shares outstanding |
| FTNT Fortinet, Inc. | Technology | -4.38% | 3yr -6.4% | 743M shares outstanding |
| CPAY Corpay, Inc. | Financial Services | -4.35% | 3yr -8.1% | 68M shares outstanding |
| ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | Industrials | -4.34% | 3yr -12.6% | 209M shares outstanding |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -4.33% | 3yr -6.3% | 1302M shares outstanding |
| IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. | Healthcare | -4.28% | 3yr -10.0% | 170M shares outstanding |
| MAS Masco Corporation | Industrials | -4.23% | 3yr -10.1% | 204M shares outstanding |
| CMCSA Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | -4.21% | 3yr -14.7% | 3570M shares outstanding |
| DVN Devon Energy Corporation | Energy | -4.19% | 3yr -4.5% | 618M shares outstanding |
| HLT Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -4.18% | 3yr -13.9% | 229M shares outstanding |
| VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. | Industrials | -4.06% | 3yr -11.5% | 135M shares outstanding |
| NEM Newmont Corporation | Materials | -4.05% | 3yr 34.2% | 1067M shares outstanding |
| CARR Carrier Global Corporation | Industrials | -4.04% | 3yr -1.1% | 843M shares outstanding |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -4.03% | 3yr -16.4% | 794M shares outstanding |
| CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Consumer Staples | -3.99% | 3yr -3.5% | 238M shares outstanding |
| HIG The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | Financial Services | -3.96% | 3yr -11.8% | 276M shares outstanding |
| MAR Marriott International, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -3.93% | 3yr -14.2% | 267M shares outstanding |
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -3.92% | 3yr -10.1% | 120M shares outstanding |
| COP ConocoPhillips | Energy | -3.92% | 3yr 0.1% | 1225M shares outstanding |
| BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc. | Industrials | -3.91% | 3yr -20.6% | 110M shares outstanding |
| SCHW The Charles Schwab Corporation | Financial Services | -3.84% | 3yr -4.9% | 1752M shares outstanding |
| NTAP NetApp, Inc. | Technology | -3.83% | 3yr -8.6% | 201M shares outstanding |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -3.80% | 3yr -9.3% | 608M shares outstanding |
| EBAY eBay Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -3.79% | 3yr -15.5% | 457M shares outstanding |
| T AT&T Inc. | Communication Services | -3.78% | 3yr -3.3% | 6946M shares outstanding |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. | Technology | -3.78% | 3yr -4.7% | 237M shares outstanding |
| PATH UiPath, Inc. | Technology | -3.76% | 3yr -5.4% | 528M shares outstanding |
| CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | Healthcare | -3.74% | 3yr -4.8% | 49M shares outstanding |
| PFG Principal Financial Group, Inc. | Financial Services | -3.72% | 3yr -9.5% | 220M shares outstanding |
| URI United Rentals, Inc. | Industrials | -3.68% | 3yr -9.6% | 63M shares outstanding |
| CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Technology | -3.64% | 3yr -6.3% | 477M shares outstanding |
| AOS A. O. Smith Corporation | Industrials | -3.63% | 3yr -8.4% | 139M shares outstanding |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | Consumer Staples | -3.55% | 3yr -10.6% | 538M shares outstanding |
| ELV Elevance Health, Inc. | Healthcare | -3.50% | 3yr -8.4% | 218M shares outstanding |
| C Citigroup Inc. | Financial Services | -3.45% | 3yr -4.6% | 1873M shares outstanding |
| DXCM DexCom, Inc. | Healthcare | -3.41% | 3yr -5.9% | 394M shares outstanding |
| CPT Camden Property Trust | Real Estate | -3.41% | 3yr -3.4% | 105M shares outstanding |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -3.39% | 3yr -12.9% | 44M shares outstanding |
| MMM 3M Company | Industrials | -3.37% | 3yr -21.1% | 522M shares outstanding |
| STT State Street Corporation | Financial Services | -3.36% | 3yr -18.1% | 283M shares outstanding |
| TXT Textron Inc. | Industrials | -3.36% | 3yr -13.6% | 175M shares outstanding |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. | Technology | -3.33% | 3yr -2.2% | 105M shares outstanding |
| SPGI S&P Global Inc. | Financial Services | -3.28% | 3yr -7.6% | 298M shares outstanding |
| CI The Cigna Group | Healthcare | -3.27% | 3yr -11.7% | 264M shares outstanding |
| EOG EOG Resources, Inc. | Energy | -3.25% | 3yr -8.9% | 535M shares outstanding |
| HPQ HP Inc. | Technology | -3.24% | 3yr -7.3% | 925M shares outstanding |
| POOL | Consumer Discretionary | -3.17% | 3yr -7.0% | 36M shares outstanding |
| MCO Moody's Corporation | Financial Services | -3.16% | 3yr -5.2% | 174M shares outstanding |
| EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | Industrials | -3.15% | 3yr -13.8% | 134M shares outstanding |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | -3.15% | 3yr -6.1% | 33M shares outstanding |
| REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Healthcare | -3.15% | 3yr -5.5% | 108M shares outstanding |
| MCK McKesson Corporation | Healthcare | -3.12% | 3yr -12.7% | 124M shares outstanding |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation | Industrials | -3.11% | 3yr -7.8% | 384M shares outstanding |
| VRSN VeriSign, Inc. | Technology | -3.09% | 3yr -12.4% | 91M shares outstanding |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. | Industrials | -3.05% | 3yr -3.7% | 394M shares outstanding |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | Materials | -3.02% | 3yr -5.5% | 77M shares outstanding |
| CDW CDW Corporation | Technology | -3.00% | 3yr -5.7% | 130M shares outstanding |
| XYL Xylem Inc. | Industrials | -2.99% | 3yr 14.4% | 237M shares outstanding |
| L Loews Corporation | Financial Services | -2.98% | 3yr -11.7% | 206M shares outstanding |
| AIZ Assurant, Inc. | Financial Services | -2.96% | 3yr -6.5% | 50M shares outstanding |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. | Materials | -2.93% | 3yr -14.4% | 145M shares outstanding |
| MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | Healthcare | -2.90% | 3yr -8.6% | 20M shares outstanding |
| KHC The Kraft Heinz Company | Consumer Staples | -2.86% | 3yr -2.9% | 1188M shares outstanding |
| AXP American Express Company | Financial Services | -2.86% | 3yr -8.4% | 679M shares outstanding |
| COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. | Healthcare | -2.84% | 3yr -2.1% | 195M shares outstanding |
| CFG Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | Financial Services | -2.78% | 3yr -11.9% | 430M shares outstanding |
| QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | Technology | -2.73% | 3yr -4.9% | 1069M shares outstanding |
| ALGN Align Technology, Inc. | Healthcare | -2.72% | 3yr -7.1% | 72M shares outstanding |
| TER Teradyne, Inc. | Technology | -2.69% | 3yr -5.2% | 158M shares outstanding |
| RL Ralph Lauren Corporation | Consumer Discretionary | -2.66% | 3yr -9.7% | 62M shares outstanding |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | Financial Services | -2.64% | 3yr -12.8% | 517M shares outstanding |
| MRSH Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Financial Services | -2.63% | 3yr -3.4% | 482M shares outstanding |