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EAF (GrafTech International) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.80% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is GrafTech International 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. GrafTech International's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.80%.

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

EAF' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -30.6   Med: -2   Max: 4
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, GrafTech International's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 4.00%. The lowest was -30.60%. And the median was -2.00%.

EAF's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
89.27% of 1864 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: -2.4 vs EAF: 0.80

Competitive Comparison of GrafTech International's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, GrafTech International'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.


GrafTech International's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, GrafTech International's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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GrafTech International 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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GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) 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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GrafTech International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
982 Keynote Circle, Brooklyn Heights, Independence, OH, USA, 44131
GrafTech International Ltd is a manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of EAF steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The company has only reportable segment, Industrial Materials, is comprised of its two product categories: graphite electrodes and petroleum needle coke products. Petroleum needle coke is key raw material used in the production of graphite electrodes.
Executives
Timothy K Flanagan officer: CFO, VP Finance & Treasurer C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD., 982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH 44131
Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc. director, 10 percent owner THREE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Bcp Gp Ltd director, 10 percent owner, See Remarks C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Diego Donoso director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Marcel Kessler director, officer: CEO and President 982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH 44131
Jean-marc Germain director 982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH 44131
David J. Rintoul director, officer: President and CEO 600 GRANT STREET, SUITE 6100, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Debra Fine director 590 MADISON AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Henry R. Keizer director MONTPELIER HOUSE, 94 PITTS BAY ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Leslie D Dunn director
Brookfield Business Partners Ltd director, 10 percent owner 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM12
Bcp Iv Bermuda Investor Lp director, 10 percent owner 181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300, BROOKFIELD PLACE, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings Lp director, 10 percent owner C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Brookfield Us Inc. director, 10 percent owner BROOKFIELD PLACE, 250 VESEY STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281-1023
Brookfield Private Equity Holdings Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 250 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281-1023