Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Buyback Yield % : 3.31 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is Rackspace Hosting Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Rackspace Hosting's current buyback yield was 3.31%.

Rackspace Hosting Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rackspace Hosting's Buyback Yield % can be seen below:

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Rackspace Hosting Buyback Yield % Chart

Rackspace Hosting Annual Data

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11.07

Rackspace Hosting Quarterly Data
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Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	8.79	11.04	-

Competitive Comparison of Rackspace Hosting's Buyback Yield %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Rackspace Hosting's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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Rackspace Hosting's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Rackspace Hosting's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Rackspace Hosting Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Rackspace Hosting's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-367	+	0)	/	3314.388
	=	11.07%

Rackspace Hosting's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (0	+	0)	*	4	/	3986.76045
	=	0.00%

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2016) data.

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Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace Hosting) Business Description

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Rackspace Hosting Inc was incorporated in Delaware in March 2000. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, is a provider of cloud computing services, managing web-based IT systems for small and medium-sized businesses as well as large enterprises. It offers a portfolio of integrated IT solutions for common business needs, including for ecommerce, web content management, website hosting, data services, office mail and collaboration, and private clouds. It also offers advisory services for technology strategy, security and compliance, application assessment and migration, and DevOps automation. It offers its solutions across a variety of IT form factors, including multi-tenant public cloud, dedicated single-tenant servers, private cloud, and hybrid cloud - all delivered with a commitment to open and standard technologies. Its marketing activities include web-based paid and natural search, participation in technology trade shows, conferences and customer events, advertisements in traditional and electronic (web and email-based) media, and targeted regional public relations activities. Its trademark includes Rackspace, Fanatical Support, and RackConnect. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and various state, local, and international income taxes in numerous jurisdictions.

Executives

Alex Pinchev	officer: EVP, Global Sales & Marketing	BMC SOFTWARE INC, 2101 CITYWEST BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77042
Lila Tretikov	director	149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, FLOOR 6, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
John E Harper	director	2300 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75075
Joseph Saporito	officer: Chief Accounting Officer
Kevin Costello	director	C/O ARIBA INC, 807 11TH AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Graham M Weston	director, 10 percent owner	425 SOLEDAD SUITE 500, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Eugene V Defelice	officer: SVP, General Counsel	1506 COVENTRY LANE SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Michael S Gilliland	director	3720 BEVERLY DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Still George J Jr	director	NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301
A Lanham Napier	director, officer: CEO	701 W. CASTANO, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Palmer L Moe	director	5000 WALZEM SAN ANTONIO TX 78218
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	10 percent owner	420 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94163
Promod Haque	10 percent owner	C/O NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Norwest Venture Partners Viii Lp	10 percent owner	C/O NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800 PALO ALTO CA 94301
James J Goetz	10 percent owner	C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025