TIL (Instil Bio) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio: -1.40% (As of Jun. 2026)

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What is Instil Bio 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Instil Bio TIL +0.52% 30 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -1.40 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates TIL with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,130 Biotechnology companies, Instil Bio ranks better than 84.07% on this metric.

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. Instil Bio's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -1.40%.

TIL's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
84.07% of 1130 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -10.2 vs TIL: -1.40

Instil Bio (NAS:TIL) 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.

Instil Bio 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

TIL vs ATYR, AURX, ELOX: 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Instil Bio'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.

Instil Bio 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Instil Bio's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Instil Bio 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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What does a 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -1.40 mean?
Instil Bio (TIL) has a 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -1.40 as of Jun. 2026. The 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. View historical data for Instil Bio and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Instil Bio ranks #180 out of 1130 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 15.9%.
Is Instil Bio's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Instil Bio's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -1.40. Based on the distribution chart, Instil Bio ranks #180 out of 1130 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Instil Bio has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Instil Bio's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to ATYR and AURX?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Instil Bio ranks #180 out of 1130 companies for 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Instil Bio in the top 16% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Biotechnology company?
A good 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 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. View historical data for Instil Bio and its competitors. Instil Bio's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -1.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Instil Bio stock overvalued right now?
Instil Bio (TIL) has a current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -1.40. The current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -1.40. Instil Bio's overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Instil Bio (TIL), the current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -1.40 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Instil Bio Business Description

Address 3963 Maple Avenue, Suite 350, Dallas, TX, USA, 75219
Instil Bio Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a cell therapy pipeline of autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL, therapies for the treatment of patients with cancer. It is also engaged in developing a novel class of genetically engineered TIL therapies using its Co-Stimulatory Antigen Receptor, or CoStAR, platform. Its pipeline includes ITIL-306 which expresses a CoStAR molecule designed to recognize, a tumor-associated antigen that is expressed on numerous solid tumors, including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, NSCLC, and renal cancer.
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