Buyback yield (TTM)
1.20%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.57%
5Y share count change
-5.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$180.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.57B
Key takeaways
- APA (APA) repurchased about $180.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 5.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM repurchases used about 16% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for APA (APA)
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 APA (APA)
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 APA (APA)
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 APA (APA)
Latest: $280.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, APA (APA) reported buyback spend of $280.00M – grew 13.8% year-over-year.
APA buyback spend plunged from $1.86B in 2014 to $280.00M in 2025, a 85.0% drawdown.
$1.86B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2014, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
APA Buyback Spend 2025: $280.00M
In 2025, APA reported buyback spend of $280.00M, grew 13.8% from 2024.
APA Buyback Spend 2024: $246.00M
APA buyback spend in 2024 was $246.00M, declined 25.2% below 2023.
APA Buyback Spend 2023: $329.00M
2023's buyback spend for APA came in at $329.00M, plunged 76.9% below 2022.
APA Buyback Spend 2022: $1.42B
APA posted buyback spend of $1.42B in 2022, surged 68.0% from 2021.
APA Buyback Spend 2021: $847.00M
APA buyback spend in 2021 was $847.00M.
See more financial history for APA (APA).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $280.00M | $0.00 | $280.00M | 3.22% | 0.36B | +1.7% | |
| 2024 | $246.00M | $0.00 | $246.00M | 2.89% | 0.35B | +14.2% | |
| 2023 | $329.00M | $0.00 | $329.00M | 3.00% | 0.31B | -7.2% | |
| 2022 | $1.42B | $0.00 | $1.42B | 9.50% | 0.33B | -11.2% | |
| 2021 | $847.00M | $0.00 | $847.00M | 8.73% | 0.38B | -0.8% | |
| 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 | 3.07% | 0.38B | +0.3% | |
| 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 | 7.89% | 0.38B | -5.4% | |
| 2013 | $997.00M | $0.00 | $997.00M | 2.91% | 0.41B | +3.8% | |
| 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 | 0.76% | 0.33B | -0.2% | |
| 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 | 0.63% | 0.31B | +10.9% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$280.00M
- 2024$246.00M
- 2023$329.00M
- 2022$1.42B
- 2021$847.00M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$305.00M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$1.86B
- 2013$997.00M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$166.91M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$42.96M
- 2000$20.34M
- 1999$15.60M
- 1998$21.40M
- 1997$400.00K
- 1996$1.70M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$4.70M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for APA (APA)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for APA (APA)
How APA splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as APA, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $20.27B | |
| $11.86B | |
| $5.02B | |
| $3.49B | |
| $2.60B | |
| $2.41B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $20.27B
- $11.86B
- $5.02B
- $3.49B
- $2.60B
- $2.41B
- $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 $1.13B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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