Costain Group (LSE:COST) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.90% (As of Dec. 2024 )

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What is Costain Group 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Costain Group's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.90%.

LSE:COST's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
91.99% of 724 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: -0.6 vs LSE:COST: 2.90

Competitive Comparison of Costain Group's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Costain Group's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Costain Group's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Costain Group's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Costain Group 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Costain Group's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2023 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2024 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2023 )
	=	(276.719	-	268.766)	/	276.719
	=	2.9%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Costain Group (LSE:COST) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.

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.

Costain Group 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

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Costain Group PLC offers solutions and services. It provides engineering and technology solutions and advisory and development, design, management, project delivery, technology integration and asset optimization and support services to highways, nuclear, oil and gas, power, water sectors, rail. The company has two segments C and Natural resources. The transportation segment covers highways, rail, and nuclear markets and the Natural resources segment comprises of water, power and oil and gas markets. Majority of revenue is from Transportation Segment.