Seagate Technology Holdings (MEX:STX N) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.60% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Seagate Technology Holdings 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. Seagate Technology Holdings's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.60%.

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

MEX:STX N' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.5 Med: 4.2 Max: 8.6
Current: 2.6

During the past 13 years, Seagate Technology Holdings's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 8.60%. The lowest was -9.50%. And the median was 4.20%.

MEX:STX N's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
95.94% of 1601 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: -1.5 vs MEX:STX N: 2.60

Competitive Comparison of Seagate Technology Holdings's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Seagate Technology Holdings'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.

Seagate Technology Holdings's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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Seagate Technology Holdings 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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Seagate Technology Holdings (MEX:STX 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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Seagate Technology Holdings Business Description

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STX:USA 0AD3:UK 847:Germany 847:Germany S1TX34:Brazil STXH:Austria

Address

121 Woodlands Avenue 5, Singapore, SGP, 739009

Website

https://www.seagate.com

Seagate is a leading supplier of hard disk drives for data storage to the enterprise and consumer markets. It forms a practical duopoly in the market with its chief rival, Western Digital; they are both vertically integrated.

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