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Nokia Oyj (MEX:NOK N) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.60% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Nokia Oyj 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. Nokia Oyj's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.60%.

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

MEX:NOK N' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.2   Med: 0.5   Max: 5.3
Current: 1.6

During the past 13 years, Nokia Oyj's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.30%. The lowest was -15.20%. And the median was 0.50%.

MEX:NOK N's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
93.06% of 1599 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: -1.5 vs MEX:NOK N: 1.60

Competitive Comparison of Nokia Oyj's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Nokia Oyj'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.


Nokia Oyj's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Nokia Oyj's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nokia Oyj 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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Nokia Oyj (MEX:NOK 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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Nokia Oyj Business Description

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Nokia provides telecom equipment and services that are used to build wireless and fixed-line networks. It operates in four segments. The mobile networks segment, which sells equipment and services to telecom carriers to power public wireless networks, is the largest. Network infrastructure focuses on fixed networks, including infrastructure, solutions, and components for IP networks, optical networks, and submarine networks. Cloud and network services is a nascent segment catering to enterprises, offering as-a-service platforms. Nokia also has a sizable research division and patent business, where it licenses technology used by handset providers, consumer electronics firms, and other firms making electronic and Internet of Things products.

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