Profitable companies reducing their share count
The diluted weighted-average share count fell between the two most recent annual periods while the company reported a profit. A falling count usually means buybacks outweighed issuance, though a reverse split would also produce one.
| Company | Revenue | Net income | Gross margin | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMTWalmart Inc. | $713.16B | $21.89B | 24.9% | $14.92B |
| UNH InsurerUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | $447.57B | $12.06B | 88.7% | $16.08B |
| AAPLApple Inc. | $416.16B | $112.01B | 46.9% | $98.77B |
| MCKMCKESSON CORP | $403.43B | $4.76B | 3.6% | $5.72B |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc. | $402.84B | $132.17B | 59.7% | $73.27B |
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORP | $331.84B | $133.75B | 67.9% | $66.99B |
| CORCencora, Inc. | $321.33B | $1.55B | 3.6% | $3.21B |
| CI InsurerCigna Group | $274.90B | $5.96B | 21.8% | Unavailable |
| CAHCARDINAL HEALTH INC | $254.25B | $1.71B | 3.8% | $4.52B |
| NVDANVIDIA CORP | $215.94B | $120.07B | 71.1% | Unavailable |
| METAMeta Platforms, Inc. | $200.97B | $60.46B | 82.0% | $46.11B |
| ELV InsurerElevance Health, Inc. | $199.12B | $5.66B | 89.4% | $3.17B |
| GMGeneral Motors Co | $185.02B | $2.70B | Unavailable | $17.56B |
| JPM BankJPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $182.45B | $57.05B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| KRKROGER CO | $147.64B | $1.02B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp | $132.70B | $4.05B | 10.0% | $4.77B |
| PSXPhillips 66 | $132.38B | $4.40B | 12.3% | Unavailable |
| HUM InsurerHUMANA INC | $129.66B | $1.19B | Unavailable | $375.00M |
| TAT&T INC. | $125.65B | $21.95B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| CMCSACOMCAST CORP | $123.71B | $20.00B | Unavailable | $21.89B |
| VLOVALERO ENERGY CORP/TX | $122.69B | $2.35B | 4.4% | Unavailable |
| DELLDell Technologies Inc. | $113.54B | $5.94B | 20.0% | $8.55B |
| BAC BankBANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $113.10B | $30.51B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| TGTTARGET CORP | $104.78B | $3.70B | 27.9% | $2.84B |
| FDXFEDEX CORP | $94.72B | $4.43B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| DISWalt Disney Co | $94.42B | $12.40B | Unavailable | $10.08B |
| PEPPEPSICO INC | $93.92B | $8.24B | 54.1% | Unavailable |
| UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | $88.66B | $5.57B | Unavailable | $4.76B |
| TMUST-Mobile US, Inc. | $88.31B | $10.99B | Unavailable | $18.00B |
| PGPROCTER & GAMBLE Co | $87.03B | $16.05B | 50.2% | $15.15B |
| LOWLOWES COMPANIES INC | $86.29B | $6.65B | 33.5% | $7.65B |
| C BankCITIGROUP INC | $85.22B | $14.31B | Unavailable | -$74.15B |
| SYYSYSCO CORP | $84.55B | $1.76B | 18.5% | Unavailable |
| WFC BankWELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $83.70B | $21.34B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc. | $83.17B | $217.40M | 27.2% | Unavailable |
| ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co | $80.27B | $1.08B | 6.3% | $4.20B |
| MET InsurerMETLIFE INC | $77.08B | $3.38B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc. | $75.60B | $6.78B | Unavailable | $7.69B |
| LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $75.05B | $5.02B | 10.2% | Unavailable |
| AXP BankAMERICAN EXPRESS CO | $72.23B | $10.83B | Unavailable | $16.00B |
| MS Broker-dealerMORGAN STANLEY | $70.64B | $16.86B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| ACNAccenture plc | $69.67B | $7.68B | 31.9% | $10.87B |
| ALL InsurerALLSTATE CORP | $67.68B | $10.28B | Unavailable | $9.88B |
| LLYELI LILLY & Co | $65.18B | $20.64B | 83.0% | Unavailable |
| MRKMerck & Co., Inc. | $65.01B | $18.25B | 74.8% | $12.36B |
| CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | $63.32B | $13.27B | 64.5% | $12.77B |
| SNXTD SYNNEX CORP | $62.51B | $827.66M | 7.0% | Unavailable |
| PRU InsurerPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | $60.77B | $3.58B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| TJXTJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ | $60.37B | $5.49B | 31.0% | $4.92B |
| CB InsurerChubb Ltd | $59.40B | $10.31B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| UALUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc. | $59.07B | $3.35B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| GS Broker-dealerGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $58.28B | $17.18B | Unavailable | -$47.22B |
| HPQHP INC | $55.30B | $2.53B | 20.6% | Unavailable |
| CHTRCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ | $54.77B | $4.99B | Unavailable | $4.42B |
| AALAmerican Airlines Group Inc. | $54.63B | $111.00M | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| EPDENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. | $52.60B | $5.81B | 26.7% | Unavailable |
| GDGENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $52.55B | $4.21B | Unavailable | $3.96B |
| UBERUber Technologies, Inc | $52.02B | $10.05B | Unavailable | $9.76B |
| TRV InsurerTRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. | $48.83B | $6.29B | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| KOCOCA COLA CO | $47.94B | $13.11B | 61.6% | $5.30B |
Fiscal year ends differ between companies; each row shows that company’s own latest annual period. Figures are the filers’ own, normalized from their SEC filings.
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