Rankings / Biggest Share-Count Reductions
Biggest Share-Count Reductions
Companies shrinking their share count fastest: buybacks outpacing dilution, ranked by YoY change.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares outstanding, most negative first, limited to companies with at least $100M in TTM revenue. A shrinking count means repurchases outpaced stock compensation and issuance. Source: SEC EDGAR filings, computed by FintrinsiQ. Index built November 9, 2026. Not investment advice.
| # | Company | Share count change (YoY) | Revenue (TTM) | Growth (YoY) | ROE | FCF margin | Debt / equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International Inc HONManufacturing | -50.0% | $33.6B | +3.9% | 36.0% | 2.9% | 0.74 |
| 2 | Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/ CHTRTransportation & Utilities | -14.3% | $55.6B | +1.0% | 10.6% | 7.1% | 9.85 |
| 3 | Salesforce, Inc. CRMServices | -13.6% | $43.9B | +11.2% | 19.4% | 34.5% | 1.02 |
| 4 | PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPLServices | -11.2% | $34.3B | +4.4% | 23.8% | 18.4% | 0.68 |
| 5 | Kroger Co KRRetail Trade | -10.9% | $149B | +1.6% | 14.3% | 1.6% | 2.63 |
| 6 | General Motors Co GMManufacturing | -9.6% | $187B | -0.3% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 2.09 |
| 7 | Marathon Petroleum Corp MPCManufacturing | -9.4% | $175B | +31.2% | 72.6% | 11.9% | 1.42 |
| 8 | Valero Energy Corp/tx VLOManufacturing | -8.6% | $153B | +24.6% | 50.1% | 10.4% | 0.39 |
| 9 | HCA Healthcare, Inc. HCAServices | -8.5% | $78.7B | +5.8% | — | 7.6% | — |
| 10 | Travelers Companies, Inc. TRVFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -8.1% | $48.9B | +1.1% | 27.5% | — | 0.01 |
| 11 | Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTRRetail Trade | -8.0% | $20.1B | +8.2% | 45.9% | 9.9% | 0.86 |
| 12 | Zoetis Inc. ZTSManufacturing | -7.8% | $9.5B | +0.9% | 57.6% | 23.5% | 2.74 |
| 13 | Citigroup Inc CFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -7.2% | $85.2B | +5.6% | 6.8% | — | 1.73 |
| 14 | Adobe Inc. ADBEServices | -7.0% | $26.0B | +12.0% | 61.9% | 40.8% | 0.41 |
| 15 | lululemon athletica inc. LULUManufacturing | -6.9% | $11.1B | +1.7% | 30.9% | 12.2% | 0.00 |
| 16 | Kb Home KBHConstruction | -6.2% | $5.2B | -20.8% | 5.9% | 0.6% | — |
| 17 | Aflac Inc AFLFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -5.6% | $16.6B | -6.2% | 12.2% | — | — |
| 18 | Bank Of America Corp /De/ BACFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -5.5% | $120B | +5.4% | 10.8% | — | 1.28 |
| 19 | Allstate Corp ALLFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -5.4% | $70.2B | +5.1% | 38.5% | — | 0.23 |
| 20 | Capital One Financial Corp COFFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -5.4% | $63.0B | +31.2% | 9.7% | — | 0.45 |
| 21 | T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUSTransportation & Utilities | -5.3% | $93.8B | +9.3% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 1.55 |
| 22 | O Reilly Automotive Inc ORLYRetail Trade | -5.0% | $19.0B | +8.7% | — | 11.1% | — |
| 23 | AT&T Inc. TTransportation & Utilities | -5.0% | $129B | +3.5% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 1.30 |
| 24 | NEWMONT Corp /DE/ NEMMining | -4.8% | $26.6B | +23.7% | 26.8% | 37.9% | 0.14 |
| 25 | Metlife Inc METFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -4.6% | $82.6B | +14.8% | 19.2% | — | 0.66 |
| 26 | Eog Resources Inc EOGMining | -4.4% | $29.7B | +31.7% | 25.8% | 47.3% | 0.24 |
| 27 | Wells Fargo & Company/mn WFCFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -4.4% | $87.2B | +5.4% | 12.9% | — | 1.26 |
| 28 | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CMGRetail Trade | -4.3% | $12.7B | +7.9% | 48.5% | 11.9% | 0.00 |
| 29 | Conocophillips COPManufacturing | -4.3% | $67.7B | +13.3% | 17.7% | 34.3% | 0.35 |
| 30 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLTServices | -4.3% | $12.7B | +8.1% | — | 15.2% | — |
| 31 | S&P Global Inc. SPGIServices | -4.3% | $17.2B | +18.2% | 18.9% | 30.5% | 0.66 |
| 32 | Intuit Inc. INTUServices | -4.1% | $21.4B | +13.9% | 23.6% | 40.4% | 0.40 |
| 33 | Marriott International Inc /Md/ MARServices | -4.0% | $27.4B | +5.8% | — | 12.7% | — |
| 34 | J&J Snack Foods Corp JJSFManufacturing | -4.0% | $1.5B | — | 5.3% | 6.0% | 0.06 |
| 35 | Walt Disney Co DISServices | -4.0% | $98.9B | +4.6% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 0.42 |
| 36 | American International Group, Inc. AIGFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -3.9% | $27.7B | +1.2% | 8.2% | — | 0.24 |
| 37 | Airbnb, Inc. ABNBServices | -3.9% | $13.9B | +16.7% | 35.8% | 36.0% | 0.25 |
| 38 | Accenture plc ACNServices | -3.8% | $74.2B | +6.5% | 26.7% | 15.7% | 0.32 |
| 39 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc GSFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -3.8% | $69.7B | +18.7% | 17.8% | — | — |
| 40 | Jabil Inc JBLManufacturing | -3.6% | $36.0B | +20.6% | 66.7% | 3.8% | 2.09 |
| 41 | Comcast Corp CMCSATransportation & Utilities | -3.4% | $123B | -0.2% | 11.9% | 16.0% | 0.94 |
| 42 | Yum Brands Inc YUMRetail Trade | -3.4% | $8.8B | +9.1% | — | 18.4% | — |
| 43 | Carmax Inc KMXRetail Trade | -3.3% | $27.6B | +4.8% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 2.66 |
| 44 | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp XOMManufacturing | -3.3% | $397B | +19.0% | 15.4% | 10.8% | 0.14 |
| 45 | Autozone Inc AZORetail Trade | -3.2% | $20.3B | +7.4% | — | 8.9% | — |
| 46 | Mastercard Inc MAServices | -3.2% | $36.3B | +15.3% | 231.4% | 44.3% | 3.54 |
| 47 | Phillips 66 PSXManufacturing | -3.2% | $168B | +27.5% | 41.1% | 8.9% | 0.54 |
| 48 | Chubb Ltd CBFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -2.9% | $61.8B | +5.7% | 15.5% | — | 0.25 |
| 49 | Schwab Charles Corp SCHWFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -2.9% | $27.1B | +18.1% | 3.6% | — | 0.74 |
| 50 | Elevance Health, Inc. ELVFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | -2.8% | $202B | +3.6% | 11.6% | — | 0.69 |
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