Buyback yield (TTM)
10.16%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
12.59%
5Y share count change
-34.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$4.12B
Cumulative buybacks
$88.10B
Key takeaways
- American International Group (AIG) repurchased about $4.12B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 34.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +63.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 162% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for American International Group (AIG)
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 American International Group (AIG)
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 American International Group (AIG)
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 American International Group (AIG)
Latest: $5.84B
Overview
In 2025, American International Group (AIG) buyback spend totalled $5.84B – declined 18.2% year-over-year.
American International Group buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +63.5%, with mixed annual results across the window.
American International Group buyback spend plunged from $13.00B in 2012 to $5.84B in 2025, a 55.1% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $13.00B, reached in 2012; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2003.
American International Group Buyback Spend 2025: $5.84B
American International Group posted buyback spend of $5.84B in 2025, declined 18.2% below 2024.
American International Group Buyback Spend 2024: $7.14B
In 2024, American International Group reported buyback spend of $7.14B, surged 141.0% from 2023.
American International Group Buyback Spend 2023: $2.96B
American International Group buyback spend in 2023 was $2.96B, plunged 43.1% below 2022.
American International Group Buyback Spend 2022: $5.20B
2022's buyback spend for American International Group came in at $5.20B, surged 100.6% from 2021.
American International Group Buyback Spend 2021: $2.59B
American International Group buyback spend in 2021 was $2.59B.
See more financial history for American International Group (AIG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $5.84B | $0.00 | $5.84B | 12.61% | 0.57B | -13.2% | |
| 2024 | $7.14B | $0.00 | $7.14B | 15.79% | 0.66B | -9.4% | |
| 2023 | $2.96B | $0.00 | $2.96B | 6.23% | 0.73B | -8.0% | |
| 2022 | $5.20B | $0.00 | $5.20B | 10.56% | 0.79B | -8.9% | |
| 2021 | $2.59B | $0.00 | $2.59B | 5.34% | 0.86B | -0.5% | |
| 2020 | $500.00M | $0.00 | $500.00M | 1.52% | 0.87B | -2.3% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.89B | -2.3% | |
| 2018 | $1.74B | $0.00 | $1.74B | 4.91% | 0.91B | -2.2% | |
| 2017 | $6.28B | $0.00 | $6.28B | 11.32% | 0.93B | -14.7% | |
| 2016 | $11.46B | $0.00 | $11.46B | 16.08% | 1.09B | -18.2% | |
| 2015 | $10.69B | $0.00 | $10.69B | 13.27% | 1.33B | -7.8% | |
| 2014 | $4.90B | $0.00 | $4.90B | 6.13% | 1.45B | -2.3% | |
| 2013 | $597.00M | $0.00 | $597.00M | 0.79% | 1.48B | -12.2% | |
| 2012 | $13.00B | $0.00 | $13.00B | 24.94% | 1.69B | -6.2% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.80B | +1216.8% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +1.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +2.7% | |
| 2008 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 26.96% | 0.13B | +1.4% | |
| 2007 | $6.02B | $0.00 | $6.02B | 4.56% | 0.13B | -1.0% | |
| 2006 | $20.00M | $0.00 | $20.00M | 0.01% | 0.13B | -0.2% | |
| 2005 | $176.00M | $0.00 | $176.00M | 0.11% | 0.13B | -0.4% | |
| 2004 | $1.28B | $0.00 | $1.28B | 0.85% | 0.13B | 0.0% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | -2.4% | |
| 2002 | $784.00M | $0.00 | $784.00M | 0.58% | 0.14B | +2.0% | |
| 2001 | $2.29B | $0.00 | $2.29B | 1.24% | 0.13B | +0.5% | |
| 2000 | $1.40B | $0.00 | $1.40B | — | 0.13B | -0.5% | |
| 1999 | $700.00M | $0.00 | $700.00M | — | 0.13B | +13.7% | |
| 1998 | $81.00M | $0.00 | $81.00M | — | 0.12B | +0.8% | |
| 1997 | $645.00M | $0.00 | $645.00M | — | 0.12B | +15.9% | |
| 1996 | $494.00M | $0.00 | $494.00M | — | 0.10B | — | |
| 1995 | $17.65M | $0.00 | $17.65M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $178.68M | $0.00 | $178.68M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $13.10M | $0.00 | $13.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $82.10M | $0.00 | $82.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $12.70M | $0.00 | $12.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $14.30M | $0.00 | $14.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | — | — | — |
- 2025$5.84B
- 2024$7.14B
- 2023$2.96B
- 2022$5.20B
- 2021$2.59B
- 2020$500.00M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$1.74B
- 2017$6.28B
- 2016$11.46B
- 2015$10.69B
- 2014$4.90B
- 2013$597.00M
- 2012$13.00B
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$1.00B
- 2007$6.02B
- 2006$20.00M
- 2005$176.00M
- 2004$1.28B
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$784.00M
- 2001$2.29B
- 2000$1.40B
- 1999$700.00M
- 1998$81.00M
- 1997$645.00M
- 1996$494.00M
- 1995$17.65M
- 1994$178.68M
- 1993$13.10M
- 1992$82.10M
- 1991$12.70M
- 1990$14.30M
- 1989$600.00K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for American International Group (AIG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for American International Group (AIG)
How American International Group splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as American International Group, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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 $2.54B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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