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Hennes & Mauritz AB (OSTO:HM B) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.00% (As of May. 2025)


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What is Hennes & Mauritz AB 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. Hennes & Mauritz AB's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.00%.

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

OSTO:HM B' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 0.7   Max: 1
Current: 1

During the past 13 years, Hennes & Mauritz AB's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.00%. The lowest was 0.50%. And the median was 0.70%.

OSTO:HM B's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
84.7% of 438 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: -1.25 vs OSTO:HM B: 1.00

Competitive Comparison of Hennes & Mauritz AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Hennes & Mauritz AB'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.


Hennes & Mauritz AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hennes & Mauritz AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hennes & Mauritz AB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Hennes & Mauritz AB 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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Hennes & Mauritz AB (OSTO:HM B) 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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Hennes & Mauritz AB Business Description

Address
Master Samuelsgatan 46A, Stockholm, SWE, SE-106 38
Hennes & Mauritz is a global multibrand fashion conglomerate that was founded in 1947. Its flagship H&M brand accounts for most of revenue, but the newer brands (COS, &Other Stories, Monki, Weekday, and Arket) are growing a bit faster. H&M commands low-single-digit market share in a fragmented global apparel market. Around 66% of revenue is generated in Europe and Africa, 12% in Asia and Oceania, and 22% in North and South America. The company operates around 4,200 stores globally of which 3,777 are H&M-branded stores.

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