BlackRock (BLK) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.18% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.18%.
BlackRock
BLK
TTM buyback yield
1.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.18%
5Y share count change
6.8%
TTM buyback spend
$1.95B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.10x
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: 1.10x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.95B | $0.00 | $1.95B | 0.17B | 9.1% | 1.18% |
| 2024 | $1.93B | $753.00M | $1.18B | 0.15B | 0.6% | 1.21% |
| 2023 | $1.88B | $630.00M | $1.25B | 0.15B | -1.1% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | $2.33B | $708.00M | $1.62B | 0.15B | -1.3% | 2.19% |
| 2021 | $1.49B | $734.00M | $751.00M | 0.15B | -0.3% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | $1.81B | $622.00M | $1.19B | 0.15B | -1.7% | 1.64% |
| 2019 | $1.91B | $567.00M | $1.34B | 0.16B | -3.2% | 2.44% |
| 2018 | $2.09B | $564.00M | $1.52B | 0.16B | -1.5% | 3.33% |
| 2017 | $1.42B | $542.00M | $879.00M | 0.17B | -1.3% | 1.71% |
| 2016 | $1.40B | $521.00M | $878.00M | 0.17B | -1.5% | 2.24% |
| 2015 | $1.33B | $514.00M | $817.00M | 0.17B | -1.2% | 2.35% |
| 2014 | $1.34B | $453.00M | $891.00M | 0.17B | -1.6% | 2.24% |
| 2013 | $1.24B | $448.00M | $795.00M | 0.17B | -2.4% | 2.31% |
| 2012 | $1.65B | $451.00M | $1.19B | 0.18B | -4.9% | 4.62% |
| 2011 | $2.88B | $497.00M | $2.39B | 0.19B | -2.9% | 9.04% |
| 2010 | $264.00M | $445.00M | −$181.00M | 0.19B | 38.1% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | $46.00M | $317.00M | −$271.00M | 0.14B | 6.2% | 0.10% |
| 2008 | $46.00M | $278.00M | −$232.00M | 0.13B | -0.0% | 0.26% |
| 2007 | $383.31M | $188.26M | $195.05M | 0.13B | 57.6% | 1.37% |
| 2006 | $31.00M | $0.00 | $31.00M | 0.08B | 24.6% | 0.16% |
| 2005 | $77.47M | $0.00 | $77.47M | 0.07B | 1.4% | 1.11% |
| 2004 | $57.61M | $0.00 | $57.61M | 0.07B | 0.2% | 1.16% |
| 2003 | $83.42M | $0.00 | $83.42M | 0.07B | 0.8% | 2.46% |
| 2002 | $12.44M | $0.00 | $12.44M | 0.07B | 0.6% | 0.49% |
| 2001 | $7.41M | $0.00 | $7.41M | 0.07B | 0.5% | 0.27% |
| 2000 | $16.00K | $0.00 | $16.00K | 0.06B | 12.8% | — |
| 1999 | $550.00K | $0.00 | $550.00K | 0.06B | 6.7% | — |
| 1998 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | 0.05B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $244.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does BlackRock buy back its own stock?
- Yes, BlackRock (BLK) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does BlackRock spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.95B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is BlackRock's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.18% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is BlackRock's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.18% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is BlackRock 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 BlackRock's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 6.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).