Buyback yield (TTM)
12.36%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
12.36%
5Y share count change
-5.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.12B
Cumulative buybacks
$8.15B
Key takeaways
- Builders FirstSource (BLDR) repurchased about $1.12B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 5.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 21.13× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +151.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 130% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
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 Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
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 Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
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 Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
Latest: $413.96M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Builders FirstSource (BLDR) buyback spend is $413.96M – plunged 72.7% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Builders FirstSource buyback spend compounded at +151.0% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Builders FirstSource buyback spend plunged from $2.63B in 2022 to $413.96M in 2025, a 84.3% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $2.63B, reached in 2022; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2001.
Builders FirstSource Buyback Spend 2025: $413.96M
Builders FirstSource buyback spend in 2025 was $413.96M, plunged 72.7% below 2024.
Builders FirstSource Buyback Spend 2024: $1.52B
2024's buyback spend for Builders FirstSource came in at $1.52B, declined 17.9% below 2023.
Builders FirstSource Buyback Spend 2023: $1.85B
Builders FirstSource posted buyback spend of $1.85B in 2023, declined 29.7% below 2022.
Builders FirstSource Buyback Spend 2022: $2.63B
In 2022, Builders FirstSource reported buyback spend of $2.63B, surged 53.3% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Builders FirstSource Buyback Spend 2021: $1.71B
Builders FirstSource buyback spend in 2021 was $1.71B.
See more financial history for Builders FirstSource (BLDR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $413.96M | $53.51M | $360.45M | 3.64% | 0.11B | -6.0% | |
| 2024 | $1.52B | $63.11M | $1.45B | 9.24% | 0.12B | -7.8% | |
| 2023 | $1.85B | $48.52M | $1.80B | 9.03% | 0.13B | -21.1% | |
| 2022 | $2.63B | $31.34M | $2.60B | 27.84% | 0.16B | -19.7% | |
| 2021 | $1.71B | $31.49M | $1.68B | 10.55% | 0.20B | +72.6% | |
| 2020 | $4.15M | $17.02M | −$12.87M | 0.09% | 0.12B | +0.8% | |
| 2019 | $10.39M | $12.24M | −$1.85M | 0.35% | 0.12B | +0.4% | |
| 2018 | $4.89M | $14.42M | −$9.53M | 0.39% | 0.12B | +0.8% | |
| 2017 | $2.64M | $13.51M | −$10.86M | 0.11% | 0.12B | +1.8% | |
| 2016 | $1.09M | $10.55M | −$9.46M | 0.09% | 0.11B | +10.1% | |
| 2015 | $986.00K | $6.85M | −$5.86M | 0.08% | 0.10B | +2.7% | |
| 2014 | $1.31M | $6.16M | −$4.85M | 0.19% | 0.10B | +4.2% | |
| 2013 | $1.04M | $4.25M | −$3.21M | 0.15% | 0.10B | +1.0% | |
| 2012 | $496.00K | $3.63M | −$3.13M | 0.09% | 0.10B | +0.5% | |
| 2011 | $2.00K | $4.56M | −$4.56M | 0.00% | 0.09B | +3.6% | |
| 2010 | $31.00K | $4.31M | −$4.28M | 0.02% | 0.09B | +134.1% | |
| 2009 | $126.00K | $2.86M | −$2.73M | 0.04% | 0.04B | +0.8% | |
| 2008 | $416.00K | $8.48M | −$8.06M | 0.70% | 0.04B | +2.0% | |
| 2007 | $722.00K | $7.07M | −$6.35M | 0.26% | 0.04B | -3.1% | |
| 2006 | $116.00K | $0.00 | $116.00K | 0.02% | 0.04B | +14.7% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +17.6% | |
| 2004 | $351.00K | $0.00 | $351.00K | — | 0.03B | +5.8% | |
| 2003 | $1.45M | $0.00 | $1.45M | — | 0.03B | -1.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | — |
- 2025$413.96M
- 2024$1.52B
- 2023$1.85B
- 2022$2.63B
- 2021$1.71B
- 2020$4.15M
- 2019$10.39M
- 2018$4.89M
- 2017$2.64M
- 2016$1.09M
- 2015$986.00K
- 2014$1.31M
- 2013$1.04M
- 2012$496.00K
- 2011$2.00K
- 2010$31.00K
- 2009$126.00K
- 2008$416.00K
- 2007$722.00K
- 2006$116.00K
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$351.00K
- 2003$1.45M
- 2001$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 21.13×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Builders FirstSource (BLDR)
How Builders FirstSource splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Builders FirstSource, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $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 $861.64M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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