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Capgemini SE (FRA:CGM) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.20% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Capgemini SE 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five 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. Capgemini SE's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.20%.

FRA:CGM's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
78.22% of 1988 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: -2.6 vs FRA:CGM: -0.20

Competitive Comparison of Capgemini SE's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Capgemini SE's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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.


Capgemini SE's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Capgemini SE's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capgemini SE's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Capgemini SE 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Capgemini SE (FRA:CGM) 5-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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Capgemini SE Business Description

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11 rue de Tilsitt, Paris, FRA, 75017
Capgemini is a French IT services company with a global presence. The firm has over 450 offices globally, with more than half of its employees based in India. Capgemini provides services related to IT consulting, software application and technology services, infrastructure management, engineering research and development, and business process outsourcing.

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