AppLovin (APP) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.96% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.96%.
AppLovin
APP
TTM buyback yield
0.96%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.96%
5Y share count change
59.1%
TTM buyback spend
$2.19B
SBC coverage (TTM)
10.42x
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: 10.42x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.19B | $210.42M | $1.98B | 0.34B | -1.7% | 0.96% |
| 2024 | $981.30M | $369.37M | $611.93M | 0.35B | -4.1% | 0.89% |
| 2023 | $1.15B | $363.11M | $790.49M | 0.36B | -2.4% | 8.59% |
| 2022 | $338.88M | $191.61M | $147.27M | 0.37B | 8.4% | 8.69% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $133.18M | −$133.18M | 0.34B | 59.5% | — |
| 2020 | $1.77M | $62.39M | −$60.62M | 0.21B | 1.2% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | $11.00K | $10.22M | −$10.21M | 0.21B | 12.0% | 0.00% |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $5.46M | −$5.46M | 0.19B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)56% of headroom
Headroom $3.94B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does AppLovin buy back its own stock?
- Yes, AppLovin (APP) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does AppLovin spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.19B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is AppLovin's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.96% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is AppLovin's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.96% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is AppLovin 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 AppLovin's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 59.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).