KRRO (Korro Bio) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio: -56.60% (As of Jun. 2026 )

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What is Korro Bio 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Korro Bio KRRO +10.47% 8 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -56.60 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates KRRO with a GF Score™ of 8/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,108 Biotechnology companies, Korro Bio ranks worse than 78.97% on this metric.

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

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Korro Bio's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -56.60%.

KRRO's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
78.97% of 1108 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -14.35 vs KRRO: -56.60

Korro Bio  (NAS:KRRO) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

Korro Bio 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

KRRO vs VRXA, CNXU, NKTX: 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Korro Bio's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Korro Bio 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Korro Bio's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korro Bio's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Korro Bio 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Korro Bio's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jun. 2025 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jun. 2026 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jun. 2025 )
=(9.391 - 14.706) / 9.391
=-56.6%

* 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.

What does a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -56.60 mean?
Korro Bio (KRRO) has a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -56.60 as of Jun. 2026. The 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. View historical data for Korro Bio and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Korro Bio ranks #875 out of 1108 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 79%.
Is Korro Bio's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Korro Bio's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -56.60. Based on the distribution chart, Korro Bio ranks #875 out of 1108 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Korro Bio has a GF Score™ of 8/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Korro Bio's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to VRXA and CNXU?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Korro Bio ranks #875 out of 1108 companies for 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Korro Bio in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Biotechnology company?
A good 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, 1-Year Share 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 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. View historical data for Korro Bio and its competitors. Korro Bio's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -56.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Korro Bio stock overvalued right now?
Korro Bio (KRRO) has a current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -56.60. The current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -56.60. Korro Bio's overall GF Score™ is 8/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Korro Bio (KRRO), the current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -56.60 as of Jun. 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.

Korro Bio Business Description

Address 60 First Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 250, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02141
Korro Bio Inc is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to discover, develop, and commercialize a new class of genetic medicines based on editing RNA, enabling the treatment of both rare and highly prevalent diseases. It is generating a portfolio of differentiated programs that are designed to harness the body's natural RNA editing process to effect a precise yet transient single base edit. By editing RNA instead of DNA, Korro Bio is expanding the reach of genetic medicines by delivering additional precision and tunability. The company operates and manages its business as one reportable segment and one operating segment, which is the business of discovering, developing and commercializing therapies derived from or incorporating its RNA-editing technology.
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