Top 5 Stock Buyback Announcements

The companies in the list below are the ones that announced the most significant buybacks as a percentage of their market caps. They are not the largest buybacks in absolute dollar terms. A word of caution. Some of these companies could be low-volume small-cap or micro-cap stocks with a market cap below $2 billion.

1. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF): $66.94

On March 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of this specialty retailer announced that it had approved a new $1.3 billion share repurchase program, equal to around 30% of its market cap at announcement.

Market Cap: $3.27B	Avg. Daily Volume (30 days): 2,649,265	Revenue (TTM): $4.95B
Net Income Margin (TTM): 11.44%	ROE (TTM): 46.52%	Net Debt: $62.67M
P/E: 6.26	Forward P/E: 6.39	EV/EBITDA (TTM): 3.64

2. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO): $9.65

On March 11, 2025, the Board of Directors of this specialty retailer announced that it had approved an authorization of an additional 50 million shares, equal to around 26% of its market cap at announcement.

Market Cap: $1.66B	Avg. Daily Volume (30 days): 6,190,932	Revenue (TTM): 5.33B
Net Income Margin (TTM): 6.18%	ROE (TTM): 18.93%	Net Debt: $1,087M
P/E: 5.74	Forward P/E: 6.96	EV/EBITDA (TTM): 4.14

3. Alico, Inc. (ALCO): $28.58

On March 25, 2025, the Board of Directors of this agribusiness and land management company announced that it had approved a new $50 million stock repurchase agreement. This represents around 22% of its market cap at announcement.

Market Cap: $218.28M	Avg. Daily Volume (30 days)0: 51,059	Revenue (TTM): $49.55M
Net Income Margin (TTM): -91.09%	ROE (TTM): -17.46%	Net Debt: $100.50M
P/E: -4.82	Forward P/E: -41.42	EV/EBITDA (TTM): -292.01

4. Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBS): $4.28

On March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors of this life sciences company authorised a new $50 million share repurchase program, equal to around 19% of its market cap at announcement. 

Market Cap: $232.56M	Avg. Daily Volume (30 days): 1,230,908	Revenue (TTM): $1.04B
Net Income Margin (TTM): -18.36%	ROE (TTM): -37.35%	Net Debt: $576.60M
P/E: -1.19	Forward P/E: 6.29	EV/EBITDA (TTM): 15.15

5. DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS): $171.20

On March 10, 2025, the Board of Directors of this sporting goods retailer authorised a new $3 billion share repurchase program, equal to around 17.5% of its market cap at announcement. 

Market Cap: $13.65B	Avg. Daily Volume (30 days): 1,426,003	Revenue (TTM): $13.44B
Net Income Margin (TTM): 8.67%	ROE (TTM): 39.26%	Net Debt: $2,798M
P/E: 12.18	Forward P/E: 12.20	EV/EBITDA (TTM): 8.79

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