What is General Motors Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?
Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. General Motors Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 12.60%.
The historical rank and industry rank for General Motors Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
GM'
s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2 Med: 2.3 Max: 12.6
Current: 12.6
During the past 13 years, General Motors Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 12.60%. The lowest was -3.20%. And the median was 2.30%.
GM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 99.46% of 743
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: -0.8
vs GM: 12.60
Competitive Comparison of General Motors Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio
For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, General Motors Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.
General Motors Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, General Motors Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where General Motors Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
General Motors Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
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.
General Motors Co 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
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General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under three segments: GM North America, GM International, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its US market share leadership in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021. 2024's share was 17.0%. The Cruise autonomous vehicle arm, which GM now owns outright, previously operated driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities, but after a 2023 accident, GM decided that it will focus on personal AVs. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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