Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Buyback Yield % : 6.02 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Discover Financial Services Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Discover Financial Services's current buyback yield was 6.02%.

Discover Financial Services Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Discover Financial Services's Buyback Yield % can be seen below:

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Discover Financial Services Buyback Yield % Chart

Discover Financial Services Annual Data

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Buyback Yield %

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6.69

1.22

6.76

8.98

6.85

Discover Financial Services Quarterly Data
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Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															19.35	9.56	0.02	-0.03	-

Competitive Comparison of Discover Financial Services's Buyback Yield %

For the Credit Services subindustry, Discover Financial Services's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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Discover Financial Services's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Discover Financial Services's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Discover Financial Services Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Discover Financial Services's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-1938	+	12)	/	28111.5772
	=	6.85%

Discover Financial Services's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-1	+	3)	*	4	/	28111.5772
	=	-0.03%

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

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Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Business Description

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Address

2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, IL, USA, 60015

Website

https://www.discover.com

Discover Financial Services is a bank operating in two distinct segments: direct banking and payment services. The company issues credit and debit cards and provides other consumer banking products including deposit accounts, students loans, and other personal loans. It also operates the Discover, Pulse, and Diners Club networks. The Discover network is the fourth-largest payment network in the United States as ranked by overall purchase volume, and Pulse is one of the largest ATM networks in the country.

Executives

Kathy Lonowski	director	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael Shepherd	director	567 HALE STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Jason Strle	officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Jason P. Hanson	officer: EVP, Pres. - Payment Services	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Daniela O'leary-gill	director	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Beverley A Sibblies	director	2700 SANDERS ROAD, PROSPECT HEIGHTS IL 60070
Robert Andrew Eichfeld	officer: EVP - Chief HR & Admin Officer	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Carlos Minetti	officer: EVP, Pres. - Consumer Banking	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Hope Mehlman	officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & GC	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael H Moskow	director	444 WEST LAKE STREET, STE. 4700, CHICAGO IL 60606
John B Owen	director	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 1900 5TH AVENUE NORTH, 21ST FLOOR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
John Greene	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7DQ
Shifra Kolsky	officer: SVP, Controller and CAO	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael E Roemer	officer: EVP, Chief Risk Officer	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., 70 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10270
Daniel Peter Capozzi	officer: EVP, Pres - Cr Ops & Dec Mgmt	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015