Buyback yield (TTM)
1.83%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.69%
5Y share count change
167.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.21B
Cumulative buybacks
$3.73B
Key takeaways
- Apollo Global Management (APO) repurchased about $1.21B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 167.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.42× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +53.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 25% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Apollo Global Management (APO)
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 Apollo Global Management (APO)
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 Apollo Global Management (APO)
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 Apollo Global Management (APO)
Latest: $773.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Apollo Global Management (APO) reported buyback spend of $773.00M – declined 13.1% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Apollo Global Management buyback spend expanded at a +53.1% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2024 and 2025, Apollo Global Management buyback spend declined 13.1%, falling from $890.00M to $773.00M.
2024 marks the peak buyback spend at $890.00M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2006.
Apollo Global Management Buyback Spend 2025: $773.00M
Apollo Global Management buyback spend in 2025 was $773.00M, declined 13.1% below 2024.
Apollo Global Management Buyback Spend 2024: $890.00M
2024's buyback spend for Apollo Global Management came in at $890.00M, surged 58.6% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Apollo Global Management Buyback Spend 2023: $561.00M
Apollo Global Management posted buyback spend of $561.00M in 2023, declined 11.7% below 2022.
Apollo Global Management Buyback Spend 2022: $635.00M
In 2022, Apollo Global Management reported buyback spend of $635.00M, surged 112.4% from 2021.
Apollo Global Management Buyback Spend 2021: $299.00M
Apollo Global Management buyback spend in 2021 was $299.00M.
See more financial history for Apollo Global Management (APO).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $773.00M | $699.00M | $74.00M | 0.88% | 0.61B | +0.6% | |
| 2024 | $890.00M | $721.00M | $169.00M | 0.92% | 0.60B | +2.6% | |
| 2023 | $561.00M | $1.03B | −$465.00M | 1.03% | 0.59B | +0.7% | |
| 2022 | $635.00M | $540.00M | $95.00M | 1.71% | 0.58B | +147.2% | |
| 2021 | $299.00M | $1.18B | −$882.00M | 1.68% | 0.24B | +4.0% | |
| 2020 | $92.00M | $213.00M | −$121.00M | 0.82% | 0.23B | +9.0% | |
| 2019 | $110.73M | $189.65M | −$78.92M | 1.04% | 0.21B | +4.4% | |
| 2018 | $90.91M | $173.23M | −$82.32M | 1.85% | 0.20B | +3.8% | |
| 2017 | $18.46M | $91.45M | −$72.99M | 0.28% | 0.19B | +4.7% | |
| 2016 | $13.38M | $102.98M | −$89.61M | 0.37% | 0.18B | +6.2% | |
| 2015 | $3.12M | $97.68M | −$94.56M | — | 0.17B | +11.5% | |
| 2014 | $312.00K | $126.65M | −$126.34M | 0.01% | 0.16B | +9.2% | |
| 2013 | $62.33M | $126.61M | −$64.28M | 1.36% | 0.14B | +9.8% | |
| 2012 | $128.06M | $598.65M | −$470.59M | 5.67% | 0.13B | +11.3% | |
| 2011 | $2.47M | $1.15B | −$1.15B | — | 0.12B | -3.8% | |
| 2010 | $51.69M | $1.12B | −$1.07B | — | 0.12B | 0.0% | |
| 2009 | $3.48M | $1.10B | −$1.10B | — | 0.12B | 0.0% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $1.13B | −$1.13B | — | 0.12B | +24.8% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $989.85M | −$989.85M | — | 0.10B | 0.0% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | — |
- 2025$773.00M
- 2024$890.00M
- 2023$561.00M
- 2022$635.00M
- 2021$299.00M
- 2020$92.00M
- 2019$110.73M
- 2018$90.91M
- 2017$18.46M
- 2016$13.38M
- 2015$3.12M
- 2014$312.00K
- 2013$62.33M
- 2012$128.06M
- 2011$2.47M
- 2010$51.69M
- 2009$3.48M
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Apollo Global Management (APO)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.42×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Apollo Global Management (APO)
How Apollo Global Management splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Apollo Global Management, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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 $4.77B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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