Buyback yield (TTM)
7.14%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.16%
5Y share count change
-8.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.46B
Cumulative buybacks
$8.49B
Key takeaways
- Arch Capital Group (ACGL) repurchased about $2.46B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 15.80× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +86.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 42% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
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 Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
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 Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
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 Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
Latest: $1.89B
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Arch Capital Group (ACGL) reported buyback spend of $1.89B – surged 7770.8% year-over-year.
Arch Capital Group buyback spend has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +86.6% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.89B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1995.
Arch Capital Group Buyback Spend 2025: $1.89B
Arch Capital Group posted buyback spend of $1.89B in 2025, surged 7770.8% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Arch Capital Group Buyback Spend 2024: $24.00M
In 2024, Arch Capital Group reported buyback spend of $24.00M, surged 1100.0% from 2023.
Arch Capital Group Buyback Spend 2023: $2.00M
Arch Capital Group buyback spend in 2023 was $2.00M, plunged 99.7% below 2022.
Arch Capital Group Buyback Spend 2022: $586.00M
2022's buyback spend for Arch Capital Group came in at $586.00M, plunged 52.5% below 2021.
Arch Capital Group Buyback Spend 2021: $1.23B
Arch Capital Group buyback spend in 2021 was $1.23B.
See more financial history for Arch Capital Group (ACGL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.89B | $148.00M | $1.74B | 5.34% | 0.38B | -1.5% | |
| 2024 | $24.00M | $133.00M | −$109.00M | 0.07% | 0.38B | +0.8% | |
| 2023 | $2.00M | $93.00M | −$91.00M | 0.01% | 0.38B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $586.00M | $88.00M | $498.00M | 2.55% | 0.38B | -5.7% | |
| 2021 | $1.23B | $88.00M | $1.15B | 7.32% | 0.40B | -2.4% | |
| 2020 | $83.47M | $71.26M | $12.21M | 0.57% | 0.41B | -0.3% | |
| 2019 | $2.87M | $66.42M | −$63.55M | 0.02% | 0.41B | -0.3% | |
| 2018 | $382.93M | $55.78M | $327.15M | 3.56% | 0.41B | -1.2% | |
| 2017 | $251.05M | $67.80M | $183.25M | 2.04% | 0.42B | +11.7% | |
| 2016 | $77.67M | $56.58M | $21.09M | 0.74% | 0.37B | -1.0% | |
| 2015 | $365.38M | $56.10M | $309.29M | 4.34% | 0.38B | -6.6% | |
| 2014 | $454.14M | $54.79M | $399.35M | 6.06% | 0.40B | -0.6% | |
| 2013 | $57.80M | $49.24M | $8.56M | 0.74% | 0.41B | -1.8% | |
| 2012 | $497.06M | $42.30M | $454.75M | 8.41% | 0.41B | -0.0% | |
| 2011 | $287.56M | $30.99M | $256.57M | 5.77% | 0.41B | -12.2% | |
| 2010 | $761.87M | $31.07M | $730.81M | 19.45% | 0.47B | -15.2% | |
| 2009 | $458.40M | $27.04M | $431.36M | 12.08% | 0.56B | -4.4% | |
| 2008 | $513.13M | $30.28M | $482.85M | 12.13% | 0.58B | -12.2% | |
| 2007 | $537.07M | $24.61M | $512.46M | 11.69% | 0.66B | -3.3% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $17.26M | −$17.26M | — | 0.69B | +2.1% | |
| 2005 | $1.45M | $8.22M | −$6.77M | 0.08% | 0.67B | +3.0% | |
| 2004 | $1.68M | $14.57M | −$12.89M | 0.13% | 0.65B | +7.0% | |
| 2003 | $906.00K | $14.73M | −$13.83M | 0.08% | 0.61B | +13.6% | |
| 2002 | $13.10M | $49.48M | −$36.38M | 1.62% | 0.54B | +250.9% | |
| 2001 | $48.00K | $0.00 | $48.00K | 0.01% | 0.15B | +28.8% | |
| 2000 | $5.74M | $0.00 | $5.74M | — | 0.12B | -22.8% | |
| 1999 | $103.00K | $0.00 | $103.00K | — | 0.15B | -3.6% | |
| 1998 | $86.00K | $0.00 | $86.00K | — | 0.16B | +3.7% | |
| 1997 | $198.00K | $0.00 | $198.00K | — | 0.15B | +0.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.89B
- 2024$24.00M
- 2023$2.00M
- 2022$586.00M
- 2021$1.23B
- 2020$83.47M
- 2019$2.87M
- 2018$382.93M
- 2017$251.05M
- 2016$77.67M
- 2015$365.38M
- 2014$454.14M
- 2013$57.80M
- 2012$497.06M
- 2011$287.56M
- 2010$761.87M
- 2009$458.40M
- 2008$513.13M
- 2007$537.07M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$1.45M
- 2004$1.68M
- 2003$906.00K
- 2002$13.10M
- 2001$48.00K
- 2000$5.74M
- 1999$103.00K
- 1998$86.00K
- 1997$198.00K
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 15.80×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Arch Capital Group (ACGL)
How Arch Capital Group splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Arch Capital Group, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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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 $5.85B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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