Spectrum Brands

Name: Spectrum Brands (SPB) shares outstanding since 2018, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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SPB

Spectrum Brands has retired 57.0% of its shares since 2018, from 53,425,302 to 22,995,596.

57.0%retired since 2018

45.9%last 5 years

5.0%last 12 months

23Mshares today

Shares outstanding, 2018 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

2018, 53,425,3022026-07-31, 22,995,596

A share bought in 2018

2.3× more of Spectrum Brands today, without buying another share. It was one of 53,425,302 shares then. It is one of 22,995,596 now.

Every filing we read8 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
2018	2018-11-19	53,425,302	10-K
2019	2019-11-12	48,824,126	10-K
2020	2020-11-16	43,082,379	10-K
2021	2021-11-19	41,190,355	10-K
2022	2022-11-18	40,787,456	10-K
2023	2023-11-15	35,308,011	10-K
2024	2024-11-08	28,051,511	10-K
2025	2025-11-11	23,375,279	10-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Spectrum Brands on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2019cash flow statement against share count

$1.6Bspent on buybacks

30Mfewer shares outstanding

$53spent per share that actually disappeared

$170Mpaid in stock compensation over the same years

Part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. That part costs money and retires nothing, so the cost per share that disappeared is higher than the average price the company paid.

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Insider buying, last 12 months

Maura David MDirector; Executive Chairman and CEO2026-05-20, 2,500 sh, $182,125

The story

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