Buyback yield (TTM)
6.75%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.59%
5Y share count change
-5.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$507.25M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.07B
Key takeaways
- AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS) repurchased about $507.25M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 5.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 10.94× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +143.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 1630% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS)
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 AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS)
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 AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS)
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 AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS)
Latest: $887.72M
Overview
The 2025 reading of AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS) buyback spend is $887.72M – surged 344.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, AXIS Capital Holdings buyback spend compounded at +143.4% per year, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $887.72M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2002.
AXIS Capital Holdings Buyback Spend 2025: $887.72M
AXIS Capital Holdings buyback spend in 2025 was $887.72M, surged 344.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
AXIS Capital Holdings Buyback Spend 2024: $199.94M
AXIS Capital Holdings buyback spend in 2024 was $199.94M.
AXIS Capital Holdings Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
AXIS Capital Holdings posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2023, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
AXIS Capital Holdings Buyback Spend 2022: $34.99M
AXIS Capital Holdings buyback spend in 2022 was $34.99M.
AXIS Capital Holdings Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
AXIS Capital Holdings buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $887.72M | $0.00 | $887.72M | 10.95% | 0.08B | -6.9% | |
| 2024 | $199.94M | $42.73M | $157.21M | 2.68% | 0.09B | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $54.12M | −$54.12M | — | 0.09B | +0.4% | |
| 2022 | $34.99M | $48.49M | −$13.51M | 0.76% | 0.09B | +0.4% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $37.74M | −$37.74M | — | 0.09B | +1.2% | |
| 2020 | $10.38M | $29.00M | −$18.62M | 0.24% | 0.08B | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $10.16M | $32.49M | −$22.33M | 0.20% | 0.08B | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $10.08M | $34.35M | −$24.27M | 0.23% | 0.08B | -0.1% | |
| 2017 | $285.86M | $12.67M | $273.19M | 6.84% | 0.08B | -8.1% | |
| 2016 | $561.52M | $52.21M | $509.31M | 9.83% | 0.09B | -8.1% | |
| 2015 | $332.25M | $43.05M | $289.20M | 6.28% | 0.10B | -5.8% | |
| 2014 | $543.20M | $63.24M | $479.96M | 10.58% | 0.11B | -8.3% | |
| 2013 | $572.26M | $57.17M | $515.10M | 10.86% | 0.12B | -6.7% | |
| 2012 | $721.76M | $67.91M | $653.85M | 17.67% | 0.12B | -3.5% | |
| 2011 | $65.89M | $39.13M | $26.75M | 1.64% | 0.13B | -5.9% | |
| 2010 | $709.58M | $36.70M | $672.89M | 17.45% | 0.14B | -9.4% | |
| 2009 | $175.91M | $48.22M | $127.69M | 4.83% | 0.15B | -3.2% | |
| 2008 | $291.00M | $0.00 | $291.00M | 7.28% | 0.16B | -5.6% | |
| 2007 | $308.11M | $0.00 | $308.11M | 5.52% | 0.16B | +0.1% | |
| 2006 | $335.00K | $0.00 | $335.00K | 0.01% | 0.16B | +4.4% | |
| 2005 | $350.00M | $25.55M | $324.45M | 7.49% | 0.16B | -5.0% | |
| 2004 | $986.00K | $17.40M | −$16.42M | 0.02% | 0.17B | +6.5% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $8.21M | −$8.21M | — | 0.16B | +12.4% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | — |
- 2025$887.72M
- 2024$199.94M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$34.99M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$10.38M
- 2019$10.16M
- 2018$10.08M
- 2017$285.86M
- 2016$561.52M
- 2015$332.25M
- 2014$543.20M
- 2013$572.26M
- 2012$721.76M
- 2011$65.89M
- 2010$709.58M
- 2009$175.91M
- 2008$291.00M
- 2007$308.11M
- 2006$335.00K
- 2005$350.00M
- 2004$986.00K
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 10.94×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS)
How AXIS Capital Holdings splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as AXIS Capital Holdings, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
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- $34.59B
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- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
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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 $31.11M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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