KB (KB Financial Group) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.40% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is KB Financial Group 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. KB Financial Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.40%.

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

KB' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4 Med: -0.8 Max: 2.8
Current: 1.4

During the past 13 years, KB Financial Group's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.80%. The lowest was -4.00%. And the median was -0.80%.

KB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
83.43% of 1080 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: -0.3 vs KB: 1.40

Competitive Comparison of KB Financial Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, KB Financial Group'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.

KB Financial Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, KB Financial Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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KB Financial Group 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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KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) 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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KB Financial Group Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

105560:Korea KBIA:Germany KBIA:Germany K1BF34:Brazil KB:Argentina

Address

26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 07331

Website

https://www.kbfg.com

KB Financial Group Inc. is a financial holding company in Korea. The company operations include Kookmin Bank, one of the commercial banks in Korea. The company's subsidiaries collectively engage in a broad range of businesses, including commercial banking, credit cards, asset management, non-life and life insurance, capital markets activities, and international banking and finance. The company's segments include the Banking business, Securities business, Non-life Insurance business, Credit card business, and Life Insurance business. The Group generates the majority of its revenue from the Banking business.