SFBC (Sound Financial Bancorp) Shares Buyback Ratio %: -7.54 (As of Aug. 19, 2026)

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SFBC Sound Financial Bancorp Inc SFBC
63 GF Score
Price $47.02
GF Value $46.32
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Sound Financial Bancorp Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Sound Financial Bancorp SFBC +0.13% 63 Shares Buyback Ratio % is -7.54 as of Aug. 19, 2026. GuruFocus rates SFBC with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of $46.32 (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. Sound Financial Bancorp's current shares buyback ratio was -7.54%.

Sound Financial Bancorp Shares Buyback Ratio % Related Terms

Sound Financial Bancorp Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sound Financial Bancorp'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.

Sound Financial Bancorp Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

Sound Financial Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shares Buyback Ratio %
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Sound Financial Bancorp Quarterly Data
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Sound Financial Bancorp Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

Sound Financial Bancorp'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 )
=(2.387 - 2.381) / 2.387
=0.25%

Sound Financial Bancorp'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 )
=(2.381 - 2.568) / 2.381
=-7.85%

* 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 -7.54 mean?
Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC) has a Shares Buyback Ratio % of -7.54 as of Aug. 19, 2026. Share buyback ratio is the percent change of a company's shares outstanding from two periods. View historical data on Sound Financial Bancorp and its competitors.
Is Sound Financial Bancorp's Shares Buyback Ratio % too high?
Sound Financial Bancorp's current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -7.54. Overall, Sound Financial Bancorp has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sound Financial Bancorp's Shares Buyback Ratio % compare to NWPP and PFBX?
Sound Financial Bancorp's Shares Buyback Ratio % of -7.54 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 Sound Financial Bancorp and its competitors. Sound Financial Bancorp's current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -7.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sound Financial Bancorp stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $46.32, compared to a current price of $47.02 — trading 1.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -7.54. Sound Financial Bancorp's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 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 Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC), the current Shares Buyback Ratio % is -7.54 as of Aug. 19, 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 Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sound Financial Bancorp stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $47.02 is trading 1.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $46.32. GuruFocus considers Sound Financial Bancorp to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SFBC:

  • Shares Buyback Ratio %: -7.54
  • GF Value™: $46.32 vs. price of $47.02 (1.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 1 warning sign

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

Sound Financial Bancorp Business Description

Address 2400 3rd Avenue, Suite 150, Seattle, WA, USA, 98121
Sound Financial Bancorp Inc operates as the holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides traditional banking and other financial services for individuals and businesses. It attracts retail and commercial deposits from the public and invests those funds, along with borrowed funds, in loans secured by first and second mortgages on one-to-four-family residences including home equity loans and lines of credit, commercial and multifamily real estate, construction and land, consumer and commercial business loans. The bank also offers secured and unsecured consumer loan products, including manufactured home loans, floating home loans, automobile loans, boat loans, and recreational vehicle loans.
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