Buyback yield (TTM)
0.56%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.78%
5Y share count change
33.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$310M
Cumulative buybacks
$884M
Key takeaways
- Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG) repurchased about $310M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 33.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 7.67× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 26% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG)
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 Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG)
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 Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG)
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 Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG) buyback spend totalled $0.00.
Arthur J. Gallagher & buyback spend plunged from $262M in 2007 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $262M, reached in 2007; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2013.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Arthur J. Gallagher & buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Arthur J. Gallagher & buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Arthur J. Gallagher & buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Arthur J. Gallagher & buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Arthur J. Gallagher & buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $197M | -$197M | — | 260M | +16.3% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $118M | -$118M | — | 224M | +2.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $31.4M | -$31.4M | — | 219M | +2.1% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $24.4M | -$24.4M | — | 215M | +3.6% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $13.4M | -$13.4M | — | 207M | +6.3% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $13.6M | -$13.6M | — | 195M | +2.6% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $14M | -$14M | — | 190M | +2.1% | |
| 2018 | $11.3M | $13.7M | -$2.4M | 0.08% | 186M | +2.2% | |
| 2017 | $17.7M | $17.3M | $400K | 0.15% | 182M | +2.1% | |
| 2016 | $101M | $14.7M | $86.3M | 1.09% | 178M | +3.0% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $11.2M | -$11.2M | — | 173M | +12.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $10.6M | -$10.6M | — | 154M | +18.2% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $7.7M | -$7.7M | — | 130M | +6.5% | |
| 2012 | $1.5M | $7.5M | -$6M | 0.03% | 122M | +8.9% | |
| 2011 | $1.2M | $14.3M | -$13.1M | 0.03% | 112M | +3.8% | |
| 2010 | $800K | $9M | -$8.2M | 0.03% | 108M | +7.7% | |
| 2009 | $1M | $9.9M | -$8.9M | 0.04% | 101M | +6.7% | |
| 2008 | $1.3M | $6.9M | -$5.6M | 0.05% | 94.3M | -2.9% | |
| 2007 | $262M | $0.00 | $262M | 12.63% | 97.1M | -1.0% | |
| 2006 | $33.3M | $0.00 | $33.3M | 1.15% | 98.1M | +2.1% | |
| 2005 | $2.2M | $0.00 | $2.2M | 0.07% | 96.1M | +1.7% | |
| 2004 | $56.2M | $0.00 | $56.2M | 1.90% | 94.5M | +1.5% | |
| 2003 | $80.8M | $0.00 | $80.8M | 2.75% | 93.1M | +1.1% | |
| 2002 | $12M | $0.00 | $12M | 0.44% | 92.1M | +2.2% | |
| 2001 | $104M | $0.00 | $104M | 3.50% | 90.1M | +0.9% | |
| 2000 | $31.3M | $0.00 | $31.3M | — | 89.4M | -6.6% | |
| 1999 | $18.4M | $0.00 | $18.4M | — | 95.7M | +25.5% | |
| 1998 | $8.65M | $0.00 | $8.65M | — | 76.2M | +5.8% | |
| 1997 | $17.1M | $0.00 | $17.1M | — | 72M | +4.3% | |
| 1996 | $21.3M | $0.00 | $21.3M | — | 69.1M | — | |
| 1995 | $15.1M | $0.00 | $15.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $43.8M | $0.00 | $43.8M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $7M | $0.00 | $7M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $15.9M | $0.00 | $15.9M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $6.8M | $0.00 | $6.8M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $3.7M | $0.00 | $3.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $8.6M | $0.00 | $8.6M | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$11.3M
- 2017$17.7M
- 2016$101M
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$1.5M
- 2011$1.2M
- 2010$800K
- 2009$1M
- 2008$1.3M
- 2007$262M
- 2006$33.3M
- 2005$2.2M
- 2004$56.2M
- 2003$80.8M
- 2002$12M
- 2001$104M
- 2000$31.3M
- 1999$18.4M
- 1998$8.65M
- 1997$17.1M
- 1996$21.3M
- 1995$15.1M
- 1994$43.8M
- 1993$7M
- 1992$15.9M
- 1991$6.8M
- 1990$3.7M
- 1989$8.6M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 7.67×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG)
How Arthur J. Gallagher & splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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| $34.6B | |
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| $11.7B | |
| $5.84B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.6B
- $24.1B
- $19.5B
- $13.4B
- $12.4B
- $11.7B
- $5.84B
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 $1.18B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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