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ESLT (Elbit Systems) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.20% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Elbit Systems 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. Elbit Systems's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.20%.

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

ESLT' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.2   Med: -0.9   Max: 0.5
Current: -0.2

During the past 13 years, Elbit Systems's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.50%. The lowest was -16.20%. And the median was -0.90%.

ESLT's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
72.91% of 203 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: -3 vs ESLT: -0.20

Competitive Comparison of Elbit Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Elbit Systems'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.


Elbit Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Elbit Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Elbit Systems 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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Elbit Systems (NAS:ESLT) 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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Elbit Systems Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Advanced Technology Center, P.O. Box 539, Haifa, ISR, 3100401
Elbit Systems Ltd is a technology company involved in producing a portfolio of systems and products for aircraft, land, and naval applications. The company's products are used for defense, homeland security, and commercial flight capabilities. Its systems and solutions may be installed on new platforms, or it may perform a comprehensive modernization program to transform a platform. Elbit Systems gives instructions to its customers on the proper maintenance of its products and will provide support team specialists when the customer cannot fix a problem. The company markets its systems and products as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor to government, defense, and homeland security contractors world wide.