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Ecopetrol (MEX:EC N) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ecopetrol 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. Ecopetrol's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

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

During the past 13 years, Ecopetrol's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.50%. The lowest was -33.60%. And the median was -5.05%.

MEX:EC N's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: -3.9
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

Competitive Comparison of Ecopetrol's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Ecopetrol'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.


Ecopetrol's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ecopetrol's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ecopetrol's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Ecopetrol 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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Ecopetrol (MEX:EC 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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Ecopetrol Business Description

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Address
Carrera 13 No. 36 - 24, Main Building, Bogota, COL
Ecopetrol SA is engaged in commercial and industrial activities related to the exploration, exploitation, refining, transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing of hydrocarbons, their derivatives, and products, as well as the electric power transmission services, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of road and energy infrastructure projects and the provision of information technology and telecommunications services. The operations of the company are performed through four business segments: Exploration and Production, Transport and Logistics, Refining and Petrochemical, and Electric Power Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the Refining and Petrochemical segment.

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