Compass Group (MEX:CPG N) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.70% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Compass Group 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. Compass Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.70%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compass Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:CPG N' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.1 Med: 1.1 Max: 5.1
Current: 1.7

During the past 13 years, Compass Group's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.10%. The lowest was -12.10%. And the median was 1.10%.

MEX:CPG N's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
89.83% of 236 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: -0.45 vs MEX:CPG N: 1.70

Competitive Comparison of Compass Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Restaurants subindustry, Compass Group'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.

Compass Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Compass Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Compass Group 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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Compass Group (MEX:CPG 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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Compass Group Business Description

Industry

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Address

Guildford Street, Compass House, Chertsey, Surrey, GBR, KT16 9BQ

Website

https://www.compass-group.com

Compass Group is the largest food-service company globally, operating in 30 countries with annual sales of more than $30 billion. Compass' model is to operate on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralized industrial kitchens. Food service is Compass' focus and contributes more than 85% of revenue. Compass also has its own group purchasing organization Foodbuy, responsible for over $30 billion in spending in the US per year. The company also provides premium support services to clients.

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