Amazon (AMZN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Amazon
AMZN
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
6.1%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
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: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $19.47B | −$19.47B | 10.83B | 1.0% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $22.01B | −$22.01B | 10.72B | 2.2% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $24.02B | −$24.02B | 10.49B | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | $6.00B | $19.62B | −$13.62B | 10.19B | -1.1% | 0.70% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $12.76B | −$12.76B | 10.30B | 1.0% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $9.21B | −$9.21B | 10.20B | 1.2% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $6.86B | −$6.86B | 10.08B | 0.8% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $5.42B | −$5.42B | 10.00B | 1.4% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $4.21B | −$4.21B | 9.86B | 1.9% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $2.98B | −$2.98B | 9.68B | 1.5% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $2.12B | −$2.12B | 9.54B | 3.2% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $1.50B | −$1.50B | 9.24B | -0.6% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $1.13B | −$1.13B | 9.30B | 2.6% | — |
| 2012 | $960.00M | $833.00M | $127.00M | 9.06B | -1.7% | 0.84% |
| 2011 | $277.00M | $557.00M | −$280.00M | 9.22B | 1.1% | 0.35% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $424.00M | −$424.00M | 9.12B | 3.2% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $341.00M | −$341.00M | 8.84B | 2.3% | — |
| 2008 | $100.00M | $275.00M | −$175.00M | 8.64B | 1.9% | 0.46% |
| 2007 | $248.00M | $185.00M | $63.00M | 8.48B | 0.0% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | $252.00M | $101.00M | $151.00M | 8.48B | -0.5% | 1.55% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $87.00M | −$87.00M | 8.52B | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $58.00M | −$58.00M | 8.50B | 1.4% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $88.00M | −$88.00M | 8.38B | 10.7% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $68.93M | −$68.93M | 7.57B | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $4.64M | −$4.64M | 7.28B | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $24.80M | −$24.80M | 7.02B | 7.4% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $30.62M | −$30.62M | 6.54B | 10.3% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $2.39M | −$2.39M | 5.93B | 13.7% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $1.35M | −$1.35M | 5.21B | 49.0% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.50B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $7.70B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Amazon buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Amazon (AMZN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Amazon 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 Amazon's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 6.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).