Autodesk (ADSK) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.71% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.71%.
Autodesk
ADSK
TTM buyback yield
3.71%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.71%
5Y share count change
-3.2%
TTM buyback spend
$1.99B
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.52x
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: 2.52x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.40B | $788.00M | $614.00M | 0.21B | -0.9% | 2.62% |
| 2025 | $852.00M | $683.00M | $169.00M | 0.22B | 0.5% | 1.27% |
| 2024 | $795.00M | $703.00M | $92.00M | 0.22B | -0.9% | 1.46% |
| 2023 | $1.10B | $657.00M | $444.00M | 0.22B | -1.8% | 2.37% |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $555.00M | $523.50M | 0.22B | -0.0% | 1.97% |
| 2021 | $551.70M | $398.00M | $153.70M | 0.22B | -0.2% | 0.88% |
| 2020 | $442.50M | $362.40M | $80.10M | 0.22B | 1.6% | 1.02% |
| 2019 | $293.50M | $249.50M | $44.00M | 0.22B | -0.3% | 0.91% |
| 2018 | $699.00M | $261.40M | $437.60M | 0.22B | -1.4% | 2.76% |
| 2017 | $621.70M | $221.80M | $399.90M | 0.22B | -1.5% | 3.46% |
| 2016 | $458.00M | $197.20M | $260.80M | 0.23B | -2.8% | 4.28% |
| 2015 | $372.40M | $165.60M | $206.80M | 0.23B | 1.2% | 3.04% |
| 2014 | $423.80M | $132.20M | $291.60M | 0.23B | -0.9% | 3.67% |
| 2013 | $431.20M | $156.30M | $274.90M | 0.23B | -0.7% | 4.95% |
| 2012 | $327.40M | $108.80M | $218.60M | 0.23B | -0.4% | 3.99% |
| 2011 | $280.30M | $80.70M | $199.60M | 0.23B | 0.9% | 3.02% |
| 2010 | $63.20M | $93.60M | −$30.40M | 0.23B | 0.9% | 1.16% |
| 2009 | $256.60M | $89.50M | $167.10M | 0.23B | -4.9% | 6.84% |
| 2008 | $563.00M | $0.00 | $563.00M | 0.24B | -0.5% | 6.05% |
| 2007 | $154.40M | $94.30M | $60.10M | 0.24B | -1.7% | 1.53% |
| 2006 | $446.80M | $400.00K | $446.40M | 0.25B | 0.7% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | $546.41M | $3.91M | $542.50M | 0.25B | 6.2% | 8.17% |
| 2004 | $178.46M | $0.00 | $178.46M | 0.23B | 0.8% | 6.20% |
| 2003 | $64.82M | $0.00 | $64.82M | 0.23B | -3.1% | 3.88% |
| 2002 | $97.29M | $0.00 | $97.29M | 0.24B | 1.2% | 4.19% |
| 2001 | $359.29M | $555.40M | −$196.11M | 0.23B | -4.7% | 18.03% |
| 2000 | $90.07M | $0.00 | $90.07M | 0.25B | 3.8% | — |
| 1999 | $48.87M | $0.00 | $48.87M | 0.24B | 18.6% | — |
| 1998 | $174.90M | $0.00 | $174.90M | 0.20B | 4.6% | — |
| 1997 | $67.30M | $0.00 | $67.30M | 0.19B | — | — |
| 1996 | $108.00M | $0.00 | $108.00M | — | — | — |
| 1995 | $89.90M | $0.00 | $89.90M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $71.60M | $0.00 | $71.60M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $43.10M | $0.00 | $43.10M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $6.60M | $0.00 | $6.60M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)83% of headroom
Headroom $2.40B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Autodesk buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Autodesk (ADSK) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Autodesk spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.99B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Autodesk's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.71% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Autodesk's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.71% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Autodesk 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 Autodesk's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -3.2% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).