Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.83%
5Y share count change
-14.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$16.2B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 14.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
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 Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
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 Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
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 Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) buyback spend totalled $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Archer-Daniels-Midland buyback spend expanded at a -100.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Archer-Daniels-Midland buyback spend plunged from $2.67B in 2023 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2023 marks the peak buyback spend at $2.67B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
2025's buyback spend for Archer-Daniels-Midland came in at $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Buyback Spend 2024: $2.33B
Archer-Daniels-Midland posted buyback spend of $2.33B in 2024, declined 12.9% below 2023.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Buyback Spend 2023: $2.67B
In 2023, Archer-Daniels-Midland reported buyback spend of $2.67B, surged 84.3% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Buyback Spend 2022: $1.45B
Archer-Daniels-Midland buyback spend in 2022 was $1.45B.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Archer-Daniels-Midland buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $83M | -$83M | — | 484M | -1.8% | |
| 2024 | $2.33B | $74M | $2.25B | 9.64% | 493M | -9.0% | |
| 2023 | $2.67B | $112M | $2.56B | 7.10% | 542M | -3.7% | |
| 2022 | $1.45B | $147M | $1.3B | 2.85% | 563M | -0.5% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $161M | -$161M | — | 566M | +0.5% | |
| 2020 | $133M | $151M | -$18M | 0.47% | 563M | -0.4% | |
| 2019 | $150M | $89M | $61M | 0.58% | 565M | -0.4% | |
| 2018 | $77M | $109M | -$32M | 0.34% | 567M | -0.9% | |
| 2017 | $750M | $66M | $684M | 3.36% | 572M | -3.2% | |
| 2016 | $1B | $74M | $926M | 3.82% | 591M | -4.8% | |
| 2015 | $2.04B | $79M | $1.96B | 9.35% | 621M | -5.3% | |
| 2014 | $1.18B | $55M | $1.13B | 3.57% | 656M | -1.1% | |
| 2013 | $101M | $43M | $58M | 0.35% | 663M | +1.4% | |
| 2012 | $527M | $38M | $489M | 2.71% | 654M | +1.6% | |
| 2011 | $527M | $48M | $479M | 2.59% | — | — | |
| 2010 | $301M | $47M | $254M | 1.82% | 644M | 0.0% | |
| 2009 | $100M | $65M | $35M | 0.58% | 644M | -0.3% | |
| 2008 | $100M | $34M | $66M | 0.46% | 646M | -1.5% | |
| 2007 | $61M | $0.00 | $61M | 0.29% | 656M | 0.0% | |
| 2006 | $533M | $0.00 | $533M | 1.97% | 656M | 0.0% | |
| 2005 | $1.59M | $0.00 | $1.59M | 0.01% | 656M | +1.0% | |
| 2004 | $139M | $0.00 | $139M | 1.27% | 650M | +0.6% | |
| 2003 | $4.11M | $0.00 | $4.11M | 0.05% | 646M | -1.7% | |
| 2002 | $101M | $0.00 | $101M | 1.23% | 657M | -5.8% | |
| 2001 | $185M | $0.00 | $185M | 2.24% | 698M | -5.4% | |
| 2000 | $62.9M | $0.00 | $62.9M | — | 738M | -11.0% | |
| 1999 | $211M | $0.00 | $211M | — | 829M | -0.3% | |
| 1998 | $314M | $0.00 | $314M | — | 832M | -6.2% | |
| 1997 | $81.2M | $0.00 | $81.2M | — | 887M | -6.2% | |
| 1996 | $313M | $0.00 | $313M | — | 946M | — | |
| 1995 | $260M | $0.00 | $260M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $180M | $0.00 | $180M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $355M | $0.00 | $355M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$2.33B
- 2023$2.67B
- 2022$1.45B
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$133M
- 2019$150M
- 2018$77M
- 2017$750M
- 2016$1B
- 2015$2.04B
- 2014$1.18B
- 2013$101M
- 2012$527M
- 2011$527M
- 2010$301M
- 2009$100M
- 2008$100M
- 2007$61M
- 2006$533M
- 2005$1.59M
- 2004$139M
- 2003$4.11M
- 2002$101M
- 2001$185M
- 2000$62.9M
- 1999$211M
- 1998$314M
- 1997$81.2M
- 1996$313M
- 1995$260M
- 1994$180M
- 1993$355M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
How Archer-Daniels-Midland splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Archer-Daniels-Midland, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
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| $0.00 |
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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 $3.8B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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