Buyback yield (TTM)
4.16%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.16%
5Y share count change
-3.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.08B
Cumulative buybacks
$13.56B
Key takeaways
- Autodesk (ADSK) repurchased about $2.08B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.92× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +20.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 76% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Autodesk (ADSK)
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 Autodesk (ADSK)
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 Autodesk (ADSK)
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 Autodesk (ADSK)
Latest: $1.40B
Overview
In 2026, Autodesk (ADSK) buyback spend totalled $1.40B – surged 64.6% year-over-year.
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), Autodesk buyback spend produced a CAGR of +20.5% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2026 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.40B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1990.
Autodesk Buyback Spend 2026: $1.40B
Autodesk buyback spend in 2026 was $1.40B, surged 64.6% from 2025. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Autodesk Buyback Spend 2025: $852.00M
2025's buyback spend for Autodesk came in at $852.00M, grew 7.2% from 2024.
Autodesk Buyback Spend 2024: $795.00M
Autodesk posted buyback spend of $795.00M in 2024, declined 27.8% below 2023.
Autodesk Buyback Spend 2023: $1.10B
In 2023, Autodesk reported buyback spend of $1.10B, edged up 2.1% from 2022.
Autodesk Buyback Spend 2022: $1.08B
Autodesk buyback spend in 2022 was $1.08B.
See more financial history for Autodesk (ADSK).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $1.40B | $788.00M | $614.00M | 2.62% | 0.21B | -0.9% | |
| 2025 | $852.00M | $683.00M | $169.00M | 1.27% | 0.22B | +0.5% | |
| 2024 | $795.00M | $703.00M | $92.00M | 1.45% | 0.22B | -0.9% | |
| 2023 | $1.10B | $657.00M | $444.00M | 2.37% | 0.22B | -1.8% | |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $555.00M | $523.50M | 1.97% | 0.22B | -0.0% | |
| 2021 | $551.70M | $398.00M | $153.70M | 0.88% | 0.22B | -0.2% | |
| 2020 | $442.50M | $362.40M | $80.10M | 1.02% | 0.22B | +1.6% | |
| 2019 | $293.50M | $249.50M | $44.00M | 0.91% | 0.22B | -0.3% | |
| 2018 | $699.00M | $261.40M | $437.60M | 2.76% | 0.22B | -1.4% | |
| 2017 | $621.70M | $221.80M | $399.90M | 3.46% | 0.22B | -1.5% | |
| 2016 | $458.00M | $197.20M | $260.80M | 4.28% | 0.23B | -2.8% | |
| 2015 | $372.40M | $165.60M | $206.80M | 3.04% | 0.23B | +1.2% | |
| 2014 | $423.80M | $132.20M | $291.60M | 3.67% | 0.23B | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $431.20M | $156.30M | $274.90M | 4.95% | 0.23B | -0.7% | |
| 2012 | $327.40M | $108.80M | $218.60M | 3.99% | 0.23B | -0.4% | |
| 2011 | $280.30M | $80.70M | $199.60M | 3.02% | 0.23B | +0.9% | |
| 2010 | $63.20M | $93.60M | −$30.40M | 1.16% | 0.23B | +0.9% | |
| 2009 | $256.60M | $89.50M | $167.10M | 6.84% | 0.23B | -4.9% | |
| 2008 | $563.00M | $0.00 | $563.00M | 6.05% | 0.24B | -0.5% | |
| 2007 | $154.40M | $94.30M | $60.10M | 1.53% | 0.24B | -1.7% | |
| 2006 | $446.80M | $400.00K | $446.40M | 4.78% | 0.25B | +0.7% | |
| 2005 | $546.41M | $3.91M | $542.50M | 8.17% | 0.25B | +6.2% | |
| 2004 | $178.46M | $0.00 | $178.46M | 6.20% | 0.23B | +0.8% | |
| 2003 | $64.82M | $0.00 | $64.82M | 3.88% | 0.23B | -3.1% | |
| 2002 | $97.29M | $0.00 | $97.29M | 4.19% | 0.24B | +1.2% | |
| 2001 | $359.29M | $555.40M | −$196.11M | 18.03% | 0.23B | -4.7% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2026$1.40B
- 2025$852.00M
- 2024$795.00M
- 2023$1.10B
- 2022$1.08B
- 2021$551.70M
- 2020$442.50M
- 2019$293.50M
- 2018$699.00M
- 2017$621.70M
- 2016$458.00M
- 2015$372.40M
- 2014$423.80M
- 2013$431.20M
- 2012$327.40M
- 2011$280.30M
- 2010$63.20M
- 2009$256.60M
- 2008$563.00M
- 2007$154.40M
- 2006$446.80M
- 2005$546.41M
- 2004$178.46M
- 2003$64.82M
- 2002$97.29M
- 2001$359.29M
- 2000$90.07M
- 1999$48.87M
- 1998$174.90M
- 1997$67.30M
- 1996$108.00M
- 1995$89.90M
- 1994$71.60M
- 1993$43.10M
- 1992$6.60M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Autodesk (ADSK)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.92×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Autodesk (ADSK)
How Autodesk splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Autodesk, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
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 $2.73B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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