Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (MEX:AD N) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 3.30% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 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. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 3.30%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:AD N' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -23.9 Med: 1.9 Max: 5.6
Current: 3.3

During the past 13 years, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.60%. The lowest was -23.90%. And the median was 1.90%.

MEX:AD N's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
93.26% of 178 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: -0.3 vs MEX:AD N: 3.30

Competitive Comparison of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV'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.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 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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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (MEX:AD N) 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.

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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Business Description

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AHODF:USA ADRNY:USA AD:Netherlands 1AD:Italy ADa:UK 0RI8:UK AHOG:Germany AD:Austria

Address

Provincialeweg 11, Zaandam, NH, NLD, 1506 MA

Website

https://www.aholddelhaize.com

Ahold Delhaize is the product of the July 2016 merger between Netherlands-based Ahold and Belgium's Delhaize, forming the fourth-largest grocer in the US and a top player in many parts of Europe. The US is the largest market, accounting for over 60% of group sales, with Ahold Delhaize the leading grocer on the Eastern Seaboard. The US store network stretches from Maine to Georgia and includes such banners as Stop & Shop, The Giant Company, Giant Food, Food Lion, and Hannaford. The Netherlands, Belgium, and Central and SouthEastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Greece, Romania, and Serbia, account for slightly less than 40% of sales. Ahold Delhaize holds the number-one and number-two positions in almost all of these countries.

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