Buyback yield (TTM)
1.20%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.21%
5Y share count change
1.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$53.22M
Cumulative buybacks
$98.53M
Key takeaways
- Badger Meter (BMI) repurchased about $53.22M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 1.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 7.84× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +36.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 43% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Badger Meter (BMI)
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 Badger Meter (BMI)
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 Badger Meter (BMI)
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 Badger Meter (BMI)
Latest: $15.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Badger Meter (BMI) came in at $15.00M.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Badger Meter buyback spend expanded at a +36.9% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Badger Meter buyback spend peaked at $30.00M in 2012; the latest annual figure is $15.00M in 2025 (50.0% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $30.00M was reported in 2012. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
Badger Meter Buyback Spend 2025: $15.00M
Badger Meter buyback spend in 2025 was $15.00M.
Badger Meter Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Badger Meter buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Badger Meter Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
In 2023, Badger Meter reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Badger Meter Buyback Spend 2022: $427.00K
Badger Meter buyback spend in 2022 was $427.00K, declined 7.2% below 2021.
Badger Meter Buyback Spend 2021: $460.00K
Badger Meter buyback spend in 2021 was $460.00K.
See more financial history for Badger Meter (BMI).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $15.00M | $9.19M | $5.81M | 0.29% | 0.03B | +0.1% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $6.18M | −$6.18M | — | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $5.19M | −$5.19M | — | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $427.00K | $3.15M | −$2.72M | 0.01% | 0.03B | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $460.00K | $2.33M | −$1.87M | 0.01% | 0.03B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $3.12M | $1.42M | $1.70M | 0.11% | 0.03B | +0.0% | |
| 2019 | $5.21M | $1.21M | $3.99M | 0.28% | 0.03B | +0.1% | |
| 2018 | $4.79M | $4.17M | $621.00K | 0.34% | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2017 | $4.40M | $1.73M | $2.68M | 0.32% | 0.03B | +0.2% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $1.54M | −$1.54M | — | 0.03B | +0.5% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $1.54M | −$1.54M | — | 0.03B | +0.5% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $1.45M | −$1.45M | — | 0.03B | -0.4% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $1.39M | −$1.39M | — | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2012 | $30.00M | $1.27M | $28.73M | 4.47% | 0.03B | -4.3% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $1.47M | −$1.47M | — | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2010 | $1.00M | $1.36M | −$365.00K | 0.15% | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $1.17M | −$1.17M | — | 0.03B | +0.8% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $1.27M | −$1.27M | — | 0.03B | +1.5% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $1.20M | −$1.20M | — | 0.03B | +1.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +2.6% | |
| 2005 | $3.32M | $0.00 | $3.32M | 1.24% | 0.03B | +3.3% | |
| 2004 | $1.71M | $0.00 | $1.71M | 0.85% | 0.03B | +3.9% | |
| 2003 | $1.07M | $0.00 | $1.07M | 0.85% | 0.03B | -1.2% | |
| 2002 | $1.59M | $0.00 | $1.59M | 1.55% | 0.03B | +0.9% | |
| 2001 | $2.44M | $0.00 | $2.44M | 3.45% | 0.03B | -5.6% | |
| 2000 | $5.49M | $0.00 | $5.49M | — | 0.03B | -7.0% | |
| 1999 | $13.80M | $0.00 | $13.80M | — | 0.03B | -3.5% | |
| 1998 | $2.70M | $0.00 | $2.70M | — | 0.03B | -1.8% | |
| 1997 | $1.80M | $0.00 | $1.80M | — | 0.03B | +7.4% | |
| 1996 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | 0.03B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$15.00M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$427.00K
- 2021$460.00K
- 2020$3.12M
- 2019$5.21M
- 2018$4.79M
- 2017$4.40M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$30.00M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$1.00M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$3.32M
- 2004$1.71M
- 2003$1.07M
- 2002$1.59M
- 2001$2.44M
- 2000$5.49M
- 1999$13.80M
- 1998$2.70M
- 1997$1.80M
- 1996$200.00K
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Badger Meter (BMI)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 7.84×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Badger Meter (BMI)
How Badger Meter splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Badger Meter, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $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 $123.86M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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