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GWRE (Guidewire Software) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.10% (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Guidewire Software 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. Guidewire Software's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.10%.

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

GWRE' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.2   Med: -3.6   Max: 0.8
Current: 0.1

During the past 13 years, Guidewire Software's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.80%. The lowest was -12.20%. And the median was -3.60%.

GWRE's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
79.4% of 2073 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: -1.7 vs GWRE: 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Guidewire Software's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Guidewire Software'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.


Guidewire Software's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Guidewire Software 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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Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) 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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Guidewire Software Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
970 Park Pl., Suite 200, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403
Guidewire Software provides software solutions for property and casualty insurers. Flagship product InsuranceSuite is an on-premises system of record and comprises ClaimCenter, a claims management system; PolicyCenter, a policy management system including policy definitions, quotas, issuance, maintenance, and renewal; and BillingCenter, for billing management, payment plans, and agent commissions. The company also offers InsuranceNow, a cloud-based offering, as well as a variety of other add-on applications.
Executives
Michael George Rosenbaum director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
John P Mullen officer: President & CRO C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
David S Bauer director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, S-400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jeffrey Elliott Cooper officer: Interim CFO C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
James Winston King officer: Chief Admin Officer, Gen Couns C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Michael C Keller director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Priscilla Hung officer: PRESIDENT & COO C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Brown Andrew William Fraser director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Marcus Ryu director 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Michael Polelle officer: Chief Delivery Officer 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Rajani Ramanathan director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, S-400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Odowd Frank E Jr officer: Chief Sales Officer GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Paul Lavin director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Steven P. Sherry officer: Chief Sales Officer GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S. DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Margaret Dillon director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 DELAWARE ST. STE 400, SAN MATEO CA 94403