Buyback yield (TTM)
1.06%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.83%
5Y share count change
107.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.08B
Cumulative buybacks
$1.18B
Key takeaways
- Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) repurchased about $1.08B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 107.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 23.56× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 29% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
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 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
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 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
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 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
Latest: $683M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) reported buyback spend of $683M – surged 303.2% year-over-year.
Agnico Eagle Mines buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is +49.9%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual buyback spend of $683M was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1993.
Agnico Eagle Mines Buyback Spend 2025: $683M
Agnico Eagle Mines posted buyback spend of $683M in 2025, surged 303.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Agnico Eagle Mines Buyback Spend 2024: $169M
In 2024, Agnico Eagle Mines reported buyback spend of $169M, surged 260.3% from 2023.
Agnico Eagle Mines Buyback Spend 2023: $47M
Agnico Eagle Mines buyback spend in 2023 was $47M, plunged 57.3% below 2022.
Agnico Eagle Mines Buyback Spend 2022: $110M
2022's buyback spend for Agnico Eagle Mines came in at $110M, surged 217.7% from 2021.
Agnico Eagle Mines Buyback Spend 2021: $34.6M
Agnico Eagle Mines buyback spend in 2021 was $34.6M.
See more financial history for Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $683M | $97.5M | $585M | 0.80% | 503M | +0.5% | |
| 2024 | $169M | $77.4M | $92M | 0.43% | 501M | +2.2% | |
| 2023 | $47M | $80.6M | -$33.6M | 0.17% | 490M | +11.7% | |
| 2022 | $110M | $48.6M | $61.4M | 0.57% | 439M | +79.2% | |
| 2021 | $34.6M | $57.8M | -$23.2M | 0.27% | 245M | +0.7% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $54.5M | -$54.5M | — | 243M | +2.0% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $54.3M | -$54.3M | — | 238M | +2.1% | |
| 2018 | $30.1M | $50.7M | -$20.6M | 0.32% | 233M | +0.3% | |
| 2017 | $24.7M | $43.7M | -$19M | 0.23% | 232M | +3.0% | |
| 2016 | $15.6M | $33.8M | -$18.2M | 0.16% | 226M | +4.0% | |
| 2015 | $11.9M | $35.8M | -$23.9M | 0.21% | 217M | +10.7% | |
| 2014 | $7.52M | $38M | -$30.5M | 0.14% | 196M | +13.5% | |
| 2013 | $19M | $41.2M | -$22.2M | 0.41% | 173M | +0.8% | |
| 2012 | $12M | $47.6M | -$35.6M | 0.13% | 171M | +1.2% | |
| 2011 | $3.72M | $48.2M | -$44.4M | 0.06% | 169M | +2.2% | |
| 2010 | $4.04M | $41.6M | -$37.6M | 0.03% | 166M | +4.6% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $28.8M | -$28.8M | — | 159M | +8.7% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $16.1M | -$16.1M | — | 146M | +8.9% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 134M | +12.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 120M | +35.7% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 88.1M | +3.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 85.5M | +0.8% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 84.8M | +5.7% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 80.2M | +3.1% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 77.8M | +42.9% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 54.4M | +2.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 53.3M | +5.7% | |
| 1998 | $388K | $0.00 | $388K | — | 50.4M | +17.4% | |
| 1997 | $5.11M | $0.00 | $5.11M | — | 43M | +43.1% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 30M | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $1.78M | $0.00 | $1.78M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$683M
- 2024$169M
- 2023$47M
- 2022$110M
- 2021$34.6M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$30.1M
- 2017$24.7M
- 2016$15.6M
- 2015$11.9M
- 2014$7.52M
- 2013$19M
- 2012$12M
- 2011$3.72M
- 2010$4.04M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$388K
- 1997$5.11M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$1.78M
- 1993$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 23.56×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
How Agnico Eagle Mines splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Agnico Eagle Mines, 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 $3.73B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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