Buyback yield (TTM)
2.19%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
21.81%
5Y share count change
56.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$32.77M
Cumulative buybacks
$73.81B
Key takeaways
- Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) repurchased about $32.77M 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 2.38× — 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 $73.65B in 2007; the latest annual figure is $3.61M in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
$73.65B 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: $11.41M
2024's buyback spend for Arbor Realty Trust came in at $11.41M, plunged 69.5% below 2023.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2023: $37.43M
Arbor Realty Trust posted buyback spend of $37.43M in 2023, surged 6755.5% from 2022.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2022: $546.00K
In 2022, Arbor Realty Trust reported buyback spend of $546.00K, plunged 99.0% below 2021.
Arbor Realty Trust Buyback Spend 2021: $56.01M
Arbor Realty Trust buyback spend in 2021 was $56.01M.
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 | $13.79M | −$10.18M | 0.24% | 0.21B | +2.0% | |
| 2024 | $11.41M | $14.23M | −$2.82M | 0.44% | 0.21B | -6.1% | |
| 2023 | $37.43M | $14.94M | $22.49M | 1.31% | 0.22B | +9.9% | |
| 2022 | $546.00K | $14.97M | −$14.43M | 0.02% | 0.20B | +27.6% | |
| 2021 | $56.01M | $9.93M | $46.08M | 2.07% | 0.16B | +16.5% | |
| 2020 | $21.53M | $0.00 | $21.53M | 1.26% | 0.13B | +15.3% | |
| 2019 | $11.57M | $0.00 | $11.57M | 0.79% | 0.12B | +24.1% | |
| 2018 | $10.07M | $6.09M | $3.97M | 1.28% | 0.09B | +16.6% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $4.84M | −$4.84M | — | 0.08B | +9.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $3.51M | −$3.51M | — | 0.07B | +44.1% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $3.44M | −$3.44M | — | 0.05B | +1.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $1.99M | −$1.99M | — | 0.05B | +17.6% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $1.60M | −$1.60M | — | 0.04B | +57.4% | |
| 2012 | $684.76K | $578.19K | $106.57K | 0.37% | 0.03B | +9.0% | |
| 2011 | $5.75M | $1.41M | $4.34M | 6.75% | 0.02B | -3.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $310.50K | −$310.50K | — | 0.03B | +1.7% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $2.41M | −$2.41M | — | 0.03B | +10.5% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $3.05B | −$3.05B | — | 0.02B | +0.2% | |
| 2007 | $73.65B | $2.45B | $71.19B | 22222.36% | 0.02B | +8.9% | |
| 2006 | $7.02M | $2.33B | −$2.32B | 1.36% | 0.02B | +1.6% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | +19.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $324.34M | −$324.34M | — | 0.02B | +53.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | — |
- 2025$3.61M
- 2024$11.41M
- 2023$37.43M
- 2022$546.00K
- 2021$56.01M
- 2020$21.53M
- 2019$11.57M
- 2018$10.07M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$684.76K
- 2011$5.75M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$73.65B
- 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: 2.38×.
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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