Buyback yield (TTM)
0.56%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.78%
5Y share count change
33.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$310.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$883.95M
Key takeaways
- Arthur J. Gallagher & (AJG) repurchased about $310.00M 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 $261.80M in 2007 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $261.80M, 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.26B | +16.3% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $117.50M | −$117.50M | — | 0.22B | +2.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $31.40M | −$31.40M | — | 0.22B | +2.1% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $24.40M | −$24.40M | — | 0.21B | +3.6% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $13.40M | −$13.40M | — | 0.21B | +6.3% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $13.60M | −$13.60M | — | 0.20B | +2.6% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $14.00M | −$14.00M | — | 0.19B | +2.1% | |
| 2018 | $11.30M | $13.70M | −$2.40M | 0.08% | 0.19B | +2.2% | |
| 2017 | $17.70M | $17.30M | $400.00K | 0.15% | 0.18B | +2.1% | |
| 2016 | $101.00M | $14.70M | $86.30M | 1.09% | 0.18B | +3.0% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $11.20M | −$11.20M | — | 0.17B | +12.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $10.60M | −$10.60M | — | 0.15B | +18.2% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $7.70M | −$7.70M | — | 0.13B | +6.5% | |
| 2012 | $1.50M | $7.50M | −$6.00M | 0.03% | 0.12B | +8.9% | |
| 2011 | $1.20M | $14.30M | −$13.10M | 0.03% | 0.11B | +3.8% | |
| 2010 | $800.00K | $9.00M | −$8.20M | 0.03% | 0.11B | +7.7% | |
| 2009 | $1.00M | $9.90M | −$8.90M | 0.04% | 0.10B | +6.7% | |
| 2008 | $1.30M | $6.90M | −$5.60M | 0.05% | 0.09B | -2.9% | |
| 2007 | $261.80M | $0.00 | $261.80M | 12.63% | 0.10B | -1.0% | |
| 2006 | $33.30M | $0.00 | $33.30M | 1.15% | 0.10B | +2.1% | |
| 2005 | $2.20M | $0.00 | $2.20M | 0.07% | 0.10B | +1.7% | |
| 2004 | $56.20M | $0.00 | $56.20M | 1.90% | 0.09B | +1.5% | |
| 2003 | $80.80M | $0.00 | $80.80M | 2.75% | 0.09B | +1.1% | |
| 2002 | $12.00M | $0.00 | $12.00M | 0.44% | 0.09B | +2.2% | |
| 2001 | $104.12M | $0.00 | $104.12M | 3.50% | 0.09B | +0.9% | |
| 2000 | $31.34M | $0.00 | $31.34M | — | 0.09B | -6.6% | |
| 1999 | $18.43M | $0.00 | $18.43M | — | 0.10B | +25.5% | |
| 1998 | $8.65M | $0.00 | $8.65M | — | 0.08B | +5.8% | |
| 1997 | $17.10M | $0.00 | $17.10M | — | 0.07B | +4.3% | |
| 1996 | $21.30M | $0.00 | $21.30M | — | 0.07B | — | |
| 1995 | $15.10M | $0.00 | $15.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $43.80M | $0.00 | $43.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $7.00M | $0.00 | $7.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $15.90M | $0.00 | $15.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $6.80M | $0.00 | $6.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $3.70M | $0.00 | $3.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $8.60M | $0.00 | $8.60M | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$11.30M
- 2017$17.70M
- 2016$101.00M
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$1.50M
- 2011$1.20M
- 2010$800.00K
- 2009$1.00M
- 2008$1.30M
- 2007$261.80M
- 2006$33.30M
- 2005$2.20M
- 2004$56.20M
- 2003$80.80M
- 2002$12.00M
- 2001$104.12M
- 2000$31.34M
- 1999$18.43M
- 1998$8.65M
- 1997$17.10M
- 1996$21.30M
- 1995$15.10M
- 1994$43.80M
- 1993$7.00M
- 1992$15.90M
- 1991$6.80M
- 1990$3.70M
- 1989$8.60M
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
Companies in the same sector as Arthur J. Gallagher &, 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 $1.18B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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