Buyback Cannibals — Biggest Share Repurchasers by Yield
US stocks ranked by buyback yield (latest-fiscal-year cash spent on share repurchases ÷ market cap) — the companies steadily retiring their own shares. Repurchases are cash spent as reported in SEC filings, not net of issuance. A descriptive as-filed statistic, not investment advice.
Buyback yield = latest-FY repurchase spend ÷ market cap · repurchases = cash spent as reported (not net of issuance) · share Δ = 1-year change in shares outstanding · suspected splits (±40%) excluded · as-filed · Not investment advice