APA (APA) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.22% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.22%.
APA
APA
TTM buyback yield
3.22%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.22%
5Y share count change
-5.0%
TTM buyback spend
$280.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
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: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $280.00M | $0.00 | $280.00M | 0.36B | 1.7% | 3.22% |
| 2024 | $246.00M | $0.00 | $246.00M | 0.35B | 14.2% | 2.89% |
| 2023 | $329.00M | $0.00 | $329.00M | 0.31B | -7.2% | 3.00% |
| 2022 | $1.42B | $0.00 | $1.42B | 0.33B | -11.2% | 9.50% |
| 2021 | $847.00M | $0.00 | $847.00M | 0.38B | -0.8% | 8.73% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.38B | 0.3% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.38B | -1.8% | — |
| 2018 | $305.00M | $0.00 | $305.00M | 0.38B | 0.3% | 3.07% |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.38B | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.38B | 0.3% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.38B | -1.6% | — |
| 2014 | $1.86B | $0.00 | $1.86B | 0.38B | -5.4% | 7.89% |
| 2013 | $997.00M | $0.00 | $997.00M | 0.41B | 3.8% | 2.91% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.39B | -2.3% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | 11.4% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.36B | 6.8% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.34B | -0.4% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.34B | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.33B | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | $166.91M | $0.00 | $166.91M | 0.33B | -0.2% | 0.76% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.33B | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.33B | 1.6% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.33B | 7.8% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.30B | -3.4% | — |
| 2001 | $42.96M | $0.00 | $42.96M | 0.31B | 10.9% | 0.63% |
| 2000 | $20.34M | $0.00 | $20.34M | 0.28B | 12.5% | — |
| 1999 | $15.60M | $0.00 | $15.60M | 0.25B | 10.5% | — |
| 1998 | $21.40M | $0.00 | $21.40M | 0.23B | 4.5% | — |
| 1997 | $400.00K | $0.00 | $400.00K | 0.22B | 6.7% | — |
| 1996 | $1.70M | $0.00 | $1.70M | 0.20B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $4.70M | $0.00 | $4.70M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)20% of headroom
Headroom $1.42B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does APA buy back its own stock?
- Yes, APA (APA) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does APA spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $280.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is APA's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.22% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is APA's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.22% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is APA 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 APA's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -5.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).