Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Dividends
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “JBL.” See discussion of our cash dividends declared to common shareholde rs in Note 12 - “Stockholders’ Equity” to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
We expect to continue to declare and pay quarterly dividends of an amount similar to our past declarations. However, the declaration and payment of future dividends are discretionary and will be subject to determination by our Board of Directors each quarter following its review of our financial performance and global economic conditions.
On October 17, 2022, the closing sales price for our common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $60.75. As of October 17, 2022, there were 1,162 holders of record of our common stock. A substantially greater number of holders of our common stock are “street name” or beneficial holders, whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.
Information regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 12 of Part III of this report.
Stock Performance Graph
The performance graph and table show a comparison of cumulative total stockholder return, assuming the reinvestment of dividends, from a $100 investment in the common stock of Jabil over the five-year period ending August 31, 2022, with the cumulative stockholder return of the (1) S&P MidCap 400 Index and (2) peer group which includes Celestica Inc., Flex Ltd., Hon-Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd, Plexus Corp., and Sanmina Corp.
August 31
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Jabil Inc.
$
100
$
95
$
94
$
113
$
205
$
201
S&P MidCap 400 Index – Total Returns
$
100
$
120
$
112
$
117
$
169
$
152
Peer Group
$
100
$
73
$
56
$
65
$
102
$
98
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information relating to our repurchase of common stock during the three months ended August 31, 2022:
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Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Program (2)(3)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
(in millions) (2)(3)
June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
1,819,451
$
57.39
1,817,573
$
378
July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
930,339
$
52.12
922,590
$
330
August 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022
1,091,549
$
61.59
1,091,549
$
263
Total
3,841,339
$
57.31
3,831,712
(1) The purchases include amounts that are attributable to 9,627 shares surrendered to us by employees to satisfy, in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and the exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights, their tax withholding obligations.
(2) In July 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of our common stock as publicly announced in a press release on July 23, 2021 (the “2022 Share Repurchase Program”).
(3) In September 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of our common stock as publicly announced in a press release on September 27, 2022 (the “2023 Share Repurchase Program”).
Item 6. [Reserved]
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