ESQ (Esquire Financial Holdings) Shares Buyback Ratio %: -1.75 (As of Aug. 26, 2026)

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ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings Inc ESQ
82 GF Score
Price $112.77
GF Value $106.99
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Esquire Financial Holdings Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Esquire Financial Holdings ESQ -0.08% 82 Shares Buyback Ratio % is -1.75 as of Aug. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates ESQ with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of $106.99 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

GuruFocus calculates shares buyback ratio using previous shares outstanding minus the current shares outstanding, and then divides by previous shares outstanding. Esquire Financial Holdings's current shares buyback ratio was -1.75%.

Esquire Financial Holdings Shares Buyback Ratio % Related Terms

Esquire Financial Holdings Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Esquire Financial Holdings's Shares Buyback Ratio % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Esquire Financial Holdings Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

Esquire Financial Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shares Buyback Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.80 -1.31 -1.13 -0.81 -2.36

Esquire Financial Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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Esquire Financial Holdings Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

Esquire Financial Holdings's Shares Buyback Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2024 )
=(8.355 - 8.552) / 8.355
=-2.36%

Esquire Financial Holdings's Shares Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Mar. 2026 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Jun. 2026 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Mar. 2026 )
=(8.637 - 8.649) / 8.637
=-0.14%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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What does a Shares Buyback Ratio % of -1.75 mean?
Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ) has a Shares Buyback Ratio % of -1.75 as of Aug. 26, 2026. Share buyback ratio is the percent change of a company's shares outstanding from two periods. View historical data on Esquire Financial Holdings and its competitors.
Is Esquire Financial Holdings' Shares Buyback Ratio % too high?
Esquire Financial Holdings' current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -1.75. Overall, Esquire Financial Holdings has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Esquire Financial Holdings' Shares Buyback Ratio % compare to EQBK and MCBS?
Esquire Financial Holdings' Shares Buyback Ratio % of -1.75 can be compared against companies in the Banks industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shares Buyback Ratio % for a Banks company?
A good Shares Buyback Ratio % depends on the Banks industry context. However, Shares Buyback Ratio % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shares Buyback Ratio % mean?
A high Shares Buyback Ratio % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Share buyback ratio is the percent change of a company's shares outstanding from two periods. View historical data on Esquire Financial Holdings and its competitors. Esquire Financial Holdings's current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -1.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Esquire Financial Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $106.99, compared to a current price of $112.77 — trading 5.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -1.75. Esquire Financial Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shares Buyback Ratio % calculated?
Shares Buyback Ratio % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ), the current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -1.75 as of Aug. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Esquire Financial Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $112.77 is trading 5.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $106.99. GuruFocus considers Esquire Financial Holdings to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ESQ:

  • Shares Buyback Ratio %: -1.75
  • GF Value™: $106.99 vs. price of $112.77 (5.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the ESQ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Esquire Financial Holdings Business Description

Address 100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 100, Jericho, NY, USA, 11753
Esquire Financial Holdings Inc is a financial holding company operating as a full service commercial bank. It serves the financial needs of the litigation industry and small businesses nationally, as well as commercial and retail customers in the New York metropolitan area. The bank offers tailored financial and payment processing solutions to the litigation community and their clients as well as dynamic and flexible payment processing solutions to small business owners. It operates in one operating segment, that of community banking.
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