Buyback yield (TTM)
5.63%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
28.32%
5Y share count change
56.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$84.4M
Cumulative buybacks
$73.8B
Key takeaways
- Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) repurchased about $84.4M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 56.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.16× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -30.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
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 Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
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 Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
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 Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
Latest: $3.61M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) reported buyback spend of $3.61M – plunged 68.3% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Arbor Realty Trust buyback spend produced a CAGR of -30.0% – with a net decline across the window.
Arbor Realty Trust buyback spend peaked at $73.6B in 2007; the latest annual figure is $3.61M in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
$73.6B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2007, against a low of $0.00 during 2003.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2025: $3.61M
Arbor Realty Trust buyback spend in 2025 was $3.61M, plunged 68.3% below 2024.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2024: $11.4M
2024's buyback spend for Arbor Realty Trust came in at $11.4M, plunged 69.5% below 2023.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2023: $37.4M
Arbor Realty Trust posted buyback spend of $37.4M in 2023, surged 6755.5% from 2022.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2022: $546K
In 2022, Arbor Realty Trust reported buyback spend of $546K, plunged 99.0% below 2021.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2021: $56M
Arbor Realty Trust buyback spend in 2021 was $56M.
See more financial history for Arbor Realty Trust (ABR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $3.61M | $13.8M | -$10.2M | 0.24% | 210M | +2.0% | |
| 2024 | $11.4M | $14.2M | -$2.82M | 0.44% | 206M | -6.1% | |
| 2023 | $37.4M | $14.9M | $22.5M | 1.31% | 219M | +9.9% | |
| 2022 | $546K | $15M | -$14.4M | 0.02% | 199M | +27.6% | |
| 2021 | $56M | $9.93M | $46.1M | 2.07% | 156M | +16.5% | |
| 2020 | $21.5M | $0.00 | $21.5M | 1.26% | 134M | +15.3% | |
| 2019 | $11.6M | $0.00 | $11.6M | 0.79% | 116M | +24.1% | |
| 2018 | $10.1M | $6.1M | $3.97M | 1.28% | 93.6M | +16.6% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $4.84M | -$4.84M | — | 80.3M | +9.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $3.51M | -$3.51M | — | 73.5M | +44.1% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $3.44M | -$3.44M | — | 51M | +1.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $1.99M | -$1.99M | — | 50.4M | +17.6% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $1.6M | -$1.6M | — | 42.8M | +57.4% | |
| 2012 | $685K | $578K | $107K | 0.37% | 27.2M | +9.0% | |
| 2011 | $5.75M | $1.41M | $4.34M | 6.75% | 25M | -3.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $311K | -$311K | — | 25.7M | +1.7% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $2.41M | -$2.41M | — | 25.3M | +10.5% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $3.05B | -$3.05B | — | 22.9M | +0.2% | |
| 2007 | $73.6B | $2.45B | $71.2B | 22,222.36% | 22.9M | +8.9% | |
| 2006 | $7.02M | $2.33B | -$2.32B | 1.36% | 21M | +1.6% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 20.7M | +19.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $324M | -$324M | — | 17.4M | +53.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 11.3M | — |
- 2025$3.61M
- 2024$11.4M
- 2023$37.4M
- 2022$546K
- 2021$56M
- 2020$21.5M
- 2019$11.6M
- 2018$10.1M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$685K
- 2011$5.75M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$73.6B
- 2006$7.02M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.16×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)
How Arbor Realty Trust splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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