Airbnb (ABNB) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 4.72% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 4.72%.
Airbnb
ABNB
TTM buyback yield
4.72%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.72%
5Y share count change
4.9%
TTM buyback spend
$3.92B
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.47x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 2.47x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.79B | $1.59B | $2.20B | 0.62B | -3.4% | 4.55% |
| 2024 | $3.43B | $1.41B | $2.02B | 0.65B | -2.6% | 4.19% |
| 2023 | $2.25B | $1.12B | $1.13B | 0.66B | -2.6% | 2.59% |
| 2022 | $1.50B | $930.00M | $570.00M | 0.68B | 10.4% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.62B | 3.7% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $3.00B | −$3.00B | 0.59B | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $97.55M | −$97.55M | 0.53B | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $53.89M | −$53.89M | 0.53B | 1.8% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $38.36M | −$38.36M | 0.52B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)85% of headroom
Headroom $4.63B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Airbnb buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Airbnb (ABNB) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Airbnb spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $3.92B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Airbnb's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 4.72% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Airbnb's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 4.72% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Airbnb diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Airbnb's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 4.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).