Buyback yield (TTM)
0.90%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.50%
5Y share count change
0.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$443.97M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.90B
Key takeaways
- AMETEK (AME) repurchased about $443.97M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.0%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 9.25× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +147.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 31% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for AMETEK (AME)
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 AMETEK (AME)
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 AMETEK (AME)
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 AMETEK (AME)
Latest: $434.05M
Overview
In 2025, AMETEK (AME) buyback spend totalled $434.05M – surged 104.7% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), AMETEK buyback spend produced a CAGR of +147.4% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2015 marks the peak buyback spend at $435.40M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
AMETEK Buyback Spend 2025: $434.05M
AMETEK posted buyback spend of $434.05M in 2025, surged 104.7% from 2024.
AMETEK Buyback Spend 2024: $212.03M
In 2024, AMETEK reported buyback spend of $212.03M, surged 2628.1% from 2023.
AMETEK Buyback Spend 2023: $7.77M
AMETEK buyback spend in 2023 was $7.77M, plunged 97.7% below 2022.
AMETEK Buyback Spend 2022: $332.82M
2022's buyback spend for AMETEK came in at $332.82M, surged 2162.4% from 2021.
AMETEK Buyback Spend 2021: $14.71M
AMETEK buyback spend in 2021 was $14.71M.
See more financial history for AMETEK (AME).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $434.05M | $47.77M | $386.28M | 0.92% | 0.23B | -0.4% | |
| 2024 | $212.03M | $47.86M | $164.16M | 0.51% | 0.23B | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | $7.77M | $46.20M | −$38.43M | 0.02% | 0.23B | -0.0% | |
| 2022 | $332.82M | $47.38M | $285.45M | 1.03% | 0.23B | -0.5% | |
| 2021 | $14.71M | $46.10M | −$31.39M | 0.04% | 0.23B | +0.7% | |
| 2020 | $4.68M | $41.56M | −$36.88M | 0.02% | 0.23B | +0.8% | |
| 2019 | $11.92M | $40.39M | −$28.47M | 0.05% | 0.23B | -1.4% | |
| 2018 | $367.68M | $27.32M | $340.36M | 2.37% | 0.23B | +0.4% | |
| 2017 | $6.87M | $25.09M | −$18.22M | 0.04% | 0.23B | -0.8% | |
| 2016 | $336.14M | $22.03M | $314.11M | 3.00% | 0.23B | -3.3% | |
| 2015 | $435.40M | $23.76M | $411.64M | 3.42% | 0.24B | -2.2% | |
| 2014 | $245.28M | $19.87M | $225.41M | 1.91% | 0.25B | +0.4% | |
| 2013 | $8.47M | $21.59M | −$13.12M | 0.07% | 0.25B | +0.9% | |
| 2012 | $4.64M | $19.38M | −$14.74M | 0.05% | 0.24B | +0.3% | |
| 2011 | $59.34M | $22.15M | $37.19M | 0.88% | 0.24B | +0.8% | |
| 2010 | $78.61M | $16.60M | $62.01M | 1.25% | 0.24B | -0.6% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $13.50M | −$13.50M | — | 0.24B | +0.4% | |
| 2008 | $57.44M | $20.19M | $37.26M | 1.79% | 0.24B | -0.1% | |
| 2007 | $5.44M | $15.53M | −$10.09M | 0.11% | 0.24B | +0.9% | |
| 2006 | $21.07M | $12.44M | $8.63M | 0.63% | 0.24B | +1.0% | |
| 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 | 0.36% | 0.23B | -0.5% | |
| 2002 | $7.35M | $0.00 | $7.35M | 0.58% | 0.23B | +0.5% | |
| 2001 | $11.63M | $0.00 | $11.63M | 1.11% | 0.23B | +2.8% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$434.05M
- 2024$212.03M
- 2023$7.77M
- 2022$332.82M
- 2021$14.71M
- 2020$4.68M
- 2019$11.92M
- 2018$367.68M
- 2017$6.87M
- 2016$336.14M
- 2015$435.40M
- 2014$245.28M
- 2013$8.47M
- 2012$4.64M
- 2011$59.34M
- 2010$78.61M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$57.44M
- 2007$5.44M
- 2006$21.07M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$5.85M
- 2002$7.35M
- 2001$11.63M
- 2000$1.61M
- 1999$9.30M
- 1998$28.00M
- 1997$5.40M
- 1996$12.50M
- 1995$39.60M
- 1994$118.80M
- 1993$8.90M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$5.70M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for AMETEK (AME)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 9.25×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for AMETEK (AME)
How AMETEK splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as AMETEK, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
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 $1.41B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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