Huntington Ingalls Industries (LTS:0J76) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.80% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Huntington Ingalls Industries 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five 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. Huntington Ingalls Industries's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.80%.

LTS:0J76's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
90.74% of 216 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: -2.95 vs LTS:0J76: 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Huntington Ingalls Industries's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Huntington Ingalls Industries's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Huntington Ingalls Industries's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Huntington Ingalls Industries's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Huntington Ingalls Industries 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Huntington Ingalls Industries (LTS:0J76) 5-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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Huntington Ingalls Industries Business Description

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Address

4101 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA, USA, 23607

Website

https://www.huntingtoningalls.com

Huntington Ingalls Industries is the largest independent military shipbuilder in the US, spun out of Northrop Grumman in 2011. It operates three segments, two of which are storied shipyards: Ingalls produces non-nuclear-powered ships including amphibious landing ships and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers while Newport News produces nuclear-powered ships as the only producer of Gerald Ford-class aircraft carriers and a major subcontractor on Virginia and Columbia-class nuclear submarines. Huntington Ingalls shares production of destroyers and nuclear submarines with General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works and Electric Boat shipyards, respectively. The company's Mission Technologies segment produces uncrewed sea vessels and provides a range of IT and other services to US government agencies.

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