Buyback yield (TTM)
0.75%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.11%
5Y share count change
2.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$760.92M
Cumulative buybacks
$7.12B
Key takeaways
- Brookfield (BN) repurchased about $760.92M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 2.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 13.83× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Brookfield (BN)
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 Brookfield (BN)
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 Brookfield (BN)
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 Brookfield (BN)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
Brookfield (BN) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025) – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Brookfield buyback spend expanded at a -100.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2024 and 2025, Brookfield buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $952.94M to $0.00.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $952.94M, reached in 2024; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1997.
Brookfield Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Brookfield buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Brookfield Buyback Spend 2024: $952.94M
2024's buyback spend for Brookfield came in at $952.94M, surged 44.9% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Brookfield Buyback Spend 2023: $657.85M
Brookfield posted buyback spend of $657.85M in 2023, edged down 0.1% below 2022.
Brookfield Buyback Spend 2022: $658.82M
In 2022, Brookfield reported buyback spend of $658.82M, surged 80.6% from 2021.
Brookfield Buyback Spend 2021: $364.76M
Brookfield buyback spend in 2021 was $364.76M.
See more financial history for Brookfield (BN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.37B | -0.4% | |
| 2024 | $952.94M | $0.00 | $952.94M | 1.10% | 2.38B | -0.2% | |
| 2023 | $657.85M | $0.00 | $657.85M | 1.06% | 2.38B | -1.2% | |
| 2022 | $658.82M | $0.00 | $658.82M | 1.33% | 2.41B | +1.3% | |
| 2021 | $364.76M | $0.00 | $364.76M | 0.48% | 2.38B | +3.0% | |
| 2020 | $441.13M | $0.00 | $441.13M | 0.88% | 2.31B | +3.5% | |
| 2019 | $289.58M | $0.00 | $289.58M | 0.62% | 2.23B | +1.5% | |
| 2018 | $385.30M | $0.00 | $385.30M | 1.31% | 2.20B | -0.3% | |
| 2017 | $135.71M | $0.00 | $135.71M | 0.40% | 2.21B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $152.15M | $0.00 | $152.15M | 0.50% | 2.20B | -5.7% | |
| 2015 | $390.51M | $0.00 | $390.51M | 1.55% | 2.33B | +9.0% | |
| 2014 | $60.07M | $0.00 | $60.07M | 0.24% | 2.14B | -6.8% | |
| 2013 | $376.27M | $0.00 | $376.27M | 1.90% | 2.29B | -3.0% | |
| 2012 | $106.42M | $0.00 | $106.42M | 0.57% | 2.36B | +3.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.29B | +11.5% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.05B | +4.7% | |
| 2009 | $4.35M | $0.00 | $4.35M | 0.05% | 1.96B | -2.0% | |
| 2008 | $229.94M | $0.00 | $229.94M | 3.83% | 2.00B | -1.3% | |
| 2007 | $485.06M | $0.00 | $485.06M | 3.43% | 2.02B | -2.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.08B | +0.8% | |
| 2005 | $440.85M | $0.00 | $440.85M | 4.93% | 2.06B | -1.2% | |
| 2004 | $45.00M | $0.00 | $45.00M | 0.70% | 2.09B | +0.8% | |
| 2003 | $224.00M | $0.00 | $224.00M | 6.27% | 2.07B | 0.0% | |
| 2002 | $452.00M | $0.00 | $452.00M | 18.83% | 2.07B | +3.3% | |
| 2001 | $172.99M | $0.00 | $172.99M | 8.13% | 2.00B | +3.7% | |
| 2000 | $92.00M | $0.00 | $92.00M | — | 1.93B | -4.6% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.02B | -0.5% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.03B | +1.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.01B | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$952.94M
- 2023$657.85M
- 2022$658.82M
- 2021$364.76M
- 2020$441.13M
- 2019$289.58M
- 2018$385.30M
- 2017$135.71M
- 2016$152.15M
- 2015$390.51M
- 2014$60.07M
- 2013$376.27M
- 2012$106.42M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$4.35M
- 2008$229.94M
- 2007$485.06M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$440.85M
- 2004$45.00M
- 2003$224.00M
- 2002$452.00M
- 2001$172.99M
- 2000$92.00M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Brookfield (BN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 13.83×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Brookfield (BN)
How Brookfield splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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| $0.00 |
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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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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