Buyback yield (TTM)
8.14%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
10.92%
5Y share count change
-6.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$195.60M
Cumulative buybacks
$677.83M
Key takeaways
- ABM Industries (ABM) repurchased about $195.60M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 6.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 9.10× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +88.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 73% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for ABM Industries (ABM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for ABM Industries (ABM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for ABM Industries (ABM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for ABM Industries (ABM)
Latest: $122.20M
Overview
ABM Industries (ABM) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $122.20M (2025) – surged 117.8% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), ABM Industries buyback spend expanded at a +88.8% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2023 and 2025, ABM Industries buyback spend declined 11.5%, falling from $138.10M to $122.20M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $138.10M in 2023 and its low of $0.00 in 1990.
ABM Industries Buyback Spend 2025: $122.20M
2025's buyback spend for ABM Industries came in at $122.20M, surged 117.8% from 2024.
ABM Industries Buyback Spend 2024: $56.10M
ABM Industries posted buyback spend of $56.10M in 2024, plunged 59.4% below 2023.
ABM Industries Buyback Spend 2023: $138.10M
In 2023, ABM Industries reported buyback spend of $138.10M, surged 41.6% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
ABM Industries Buyback Spend 2022: $97.50M
ABM Industries buyback spend in 2022 was $97.50M, surged 1103.7% from 2021.
ABM Industries Buyback Spend 2021: $8.10M
ABM Industries buyback spend in 2021 was $8.10M.
See more financial history for ABM Industries (ABM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $122.20M | $7.40M | $114.80M | 4.62% | 0.06B | -1.4% | |
| 2024 | $56.10M | $30.00M | $26.10M | 1.67% | 0.06B | -4.1% | |
| 2023 | $138.10M | $30.50M | $107.60M | 5.42% | 0.07B | -1.8% | |
| 2022 | $97.50M | $30.50M | $67.00M | 3.30% | 0.07B | -0.7% | |
| 2021 | $8.10M | $33.50M | −$25.40M | 0.26% | 0.07B | +1.0% | |
| 2020 | $5.10M | $20.30M | −$15.20M | 0.22% | 0.07B | +0.6% | |
| 2019 | $1.30M | $17.50M | −$16.20M | 0.05% | 0.07B | +0.8% | |
| 2018 | $1.00M | $17.00M | −$16.00M | 0.05% | 0.07B | +13.9% | |
| 2017 | $7.90M | $13.30M | −$5.40M | 0.30% | 0.06B | +2.5% | |
| 2016 | $46.60M | $14.00M | $32.60M | 2.12% | 0.06B | -0.9% | |
| 2015 | $31.40M | $14.20M | $17.20M | 1.95% | 0.06B | +0.5% | |
| 2014 | $20.00M | $16.30M | $3.70M | 1.28% | 0.06B | +1.8% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $13.28M | −$13.28M | — | 0.06B | +2.1% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $10.24M | −$10.24M | — | 0.05B | +1.5% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $9.19M | −$9.19M | — | 0.05B | +1.4% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $4.07M | −$4.07M | — | 0.05B | +2.9% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $7.41M | −$7.41M | — | 0.05B | +0.9% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +1.5% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +1.9% | |
| 2006 | $25.96M | $0.00 | $25.96M | 2.68% | 0.05B | -1.4% | |
| 2005 | $31.32M | $0.00 | $31.32M | 3.22% | 0.05B | +0.6% | |
| 2004 | $11.07M | $0.00 | $11.07M | 1.07% | 0.05B | +0.1% | |
| 2003 | $30.35M | $0.00 | $30.35M | 4.02% | 0.05B | -2.0% | |
| 2002 | $23.63M | $0.00 | $23.63M | 3.28% | 0.05B | +2.0% | |
| 2001 | $6.40M | $0.00 | $6.40M | 0.96% | 0.05B | +5.5% | |
| 2000 | $8.39M | $0.00 | $8.39M | — | 0.05B | -1.5% | |
| 1999 | $5.40M | $0.00 | $5.40M | — | 0.05B | +3.9% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +3.9% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +10.1% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$122.20M
- 2024$56.10M
- 2023$138.10M
- 2022$97.50M
- 2021$8.10M
- 2020$5.10M
- 2019$1.30M
- 2018$1.00M
- 2017$7.90M
- 2016$46.60M
- 2015$31.40M
- 2014$20.00M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$25.96M
- 2005$31.32M
- 2004$11.07M
- 2003$30.35M
- 2002$23.63M
- 2001$6.40M
- 2000$8.39M
- 1999$5.40M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for ABM Industries (ABM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 9.10×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for ABM Industries (ABM)
How ABM Industries splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as ABM Industries, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $267.10M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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