AMETEK (AME) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.92% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.92%.
AMETEK
AME
TTM buyback yield
0.92%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.92%
5Y share count change
0.0%
TTM buyback spend
$434.05M
SBC coverage (TTM)
12.32x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 12.32x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $434.05M | $0.00 | $434.05M | 0.23B | -0.4% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | $212.03M | $47.86M | $164.16M | 0.23B | 0.3% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $7.77M | $46.20M | −$38.43M | 0.23B | -0.0% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | $332.82M | $47.38M | $285.45M | 0.23B | -0.5% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | $14.71M | $46.10M | −$31.39M | 0.23B | 0.7% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | $4.68M | $41.56M | −$36.88M | 0.23B | 0.8% | 0.02% |
| 2019 | $11.92M | $40.39M | −$28.47M | 0.23B | -1.4% | 0.05% |
| 2018 | $367.68M | $27.32M | $340.36M | 0.23B | 0.4% | 2.37% |
| 2017 | $6.87M | $25.09M | −$18.22M | 0.23B | -0.8% | 0.04% |
| 2016 | $336.14M | $22.03M | $314.11M | 0.23B | -3.3% | 3.00% |
| 2015 | $435.40M | $23.76M | $411.64M | 0.24B | -2.2% | 3.42% |
| 2014 | $245.28M | $19.87M | $225.41M | 0.25B | 0.4% | 1.91% |
| 2013 | $8.47M | $21.59M | −$13.12M | 0.25B | 0.9% | 0.07% |
| 2012 | $4.64M | $19.38M | −$14.74M | 0.24B | 0.3% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | $59.34M | $22.15M | $37.19M | 0.24B | 0.8% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | $78.61M | $16.60M | $62.01M | 0.24B | -0.6% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $13.50M | −$13.50M | 0.24B | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | $57.44M | $20.19M | $37.26M | 0.24B | -0.1% | 1.79% |
| 2007 | $5.44M | $15.53M | −$10.09M | 0.24B | 0.9% | 0.11% |
| 2006 | $21.07M | $12.44M | $8.63M | 0.24B | 1.0% | 0.63% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.24B | 2.4% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.23B | 2.7% | — |
| 2003 | $5.85M | $0.00 | $5.85M | 0.23B | -0.5% | 0.36% |
| 2002 | $7.35M | $0.00 | $7.35M | 0.23B | 0.5% | 0.58% |
| 2001 | $11.63M | $0.00 | $11.63M | 0.23B | 2.8% | 1.11% |
| 2000 | $1.61M | $0.00 | $1.61M | 0.22B | -1.3% | — |
| 1999 | $9.30M | $0.00 | $9.30M | 0.22B | -2.3% | — |
| 1998 | $28.00M | $0.00 | $28.00M | 0.23B | -0.2% | — |
| 1997 | $5.40M | $0.00 | $5.40M | 0.23B | 1.7% | — |
| 1996 | $12.50M | $0.00 | $12.50M | 0.22B | — | — |
| 1995 | $39.60M | $0.00 | $39.60M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $118.80M | $0.00 | $118.80M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $8.90M | $0.00 | $8.90M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $5.70M | $0.00 | $5.70M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)31% of headroom
Headroom $1.39B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does AMETEK buy back its own stock?
- Yes, AMETEK (AME) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does AMETEK spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $434.05M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is AMETEK's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.92% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is AMETEK's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.92% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is AMETEK diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has AMETEK's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 0.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).