Stocks that buy back more than they dilute
Buybacks that at least cover the stock handed to employees. A repurchase programme that runs smaller than stock-based compensation is not returning capital, it is mopping up dilution, and the two are reported far enough apart that almost nobody checks.
152 companies pass today, the first 60 shown. Recomputed nightly from SEC filings and end-of-day closes.
The filter, in full: Returns cash WITHOUT diluting you, buybacks that actually exceed stock-based comp (a real net buyback, not just mopping up SBC), low SBC intensity (≤6% of revenue), a sound balance sheet and non-declining revenue. Screens out the "fake buyback" dilution machines that gross buyback yield rewards. Least dilutive first. (Covers names with SBC data.) Figures come from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. A screen is a starting point for reading, not a recommendation.
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