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MDT (Medtronic) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.20% (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Medtronic 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. Medtronic's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.20%.

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

MDT' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.3   Med: 0.5   Max: 2.5
Current: 1.2

During the past 13 years, Medtronic's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.50%. The lowest was -11.30%. And the median was 0.50%.

MDT's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
93.49% of 645 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: -2.9 vs MDT: 1.20

Competitive Comparison of Medtronic's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Medtronic'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.


Medtronic's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Medtronic's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Medtronic 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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Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) 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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Medtronic Business Description

Address
Lower Hatch Street, 20 On Hatch, Dublin, IRL, 2
One of the largest medical-device companies, Medtronic develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, transcatheter heart valves, stents, insulin pumps, spinal fixation devices, neurovascular products, advanced energy, and surgical tools. The company primarily markets its products to healthcare institutions and physicians in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan. Foreign sales account for roughly 50% of the company's total sales.
Executives
Brett A. Wall officer: EVP & Group Pres Restora Thera 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Geoffrey Martha officer: Sr VP, Strategy & Bus Dev 710 MEDTRONIC PKWAY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Michael Marinaro officer: EVP & President, Surgical OU 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Sean Salmon officer: EVP & Group President Diabetes MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Gregory L Smith officer: EVP Global Ops & Supply Chain 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Hoedt Rob Ten officer: EVP & President EMEAC 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Gregory P Lewis director C/O HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Lidia Fonseca director 358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Karen L Parkhill officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1717 MAIN STREET, MC 6402, DALLAS TX 75201
Ivan K Fong officer: EVP GENERAL COUNSEL & SECR 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Robert John White officer: EVP & President MITG MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Richard H Anderson director MEDTRONIC, INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
Bradley E Lerman officer: SVP General Counsel & Corp Sec MEDTRONIC, INC., 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Jennifer M Kirk officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
John R Liddicoat officer: EVP & President of Americas MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432