Buyback yield (TTM)
4.60%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.48%
5Y share count change
-21.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$3.77B
Cumulative buybacks
$37.37B
Key takeaways
- Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) repurchased about $3.77B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 21.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +35.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
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 Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
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 Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
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 Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
Latest: $4.54B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) came in at $4.54B – surged 48.0% year-over-year.
Bank of New York Mellon buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +35.6% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
The highest annual buyback spend of $4.57B was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
Bank of New York Mellon Buyback Spend 2025: $4.54B
Bank of New York Mellon buyback spend in 2025 was $4.54B, surged 48.0% from 2024.
Bank of New York Mellon Buyback Spend 2024: $3.06B
2024's buyback spend for Bank of New York Mellon came in at $3.06B, edged down 1.3% below 2023.
Bank of New York Mellon Buyback Spend 2023: $3.10B
Bank of New York Mellon posted buyback spend of $3.10B in 2023, surged 2403.2% from 2022.
Bank of New York Mellon Buyback Spend 2022: $124.00M
In 2022, Bank of New York Mellon reported buyback spend of $124.00M, plunged 97.3% below 2021.
Bank of New York Mellon Buyback Spend 2021: $4.57B
Bank of New York Mellon buyback spend in 2021 was $4.57B.
See more financial history for Bank of New York Mellon (BNY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $4.54B | $0.00 | $4.54B | 5.54% | 0.70B | -5.8% | |
| 2024 | $3.06B | $0.00 | $3.06B | 5.49% | 0.75B | -5.0% | |
| 2023 | $3.10B | $0.00 | $3.10B | 7.72% | 0.79B | -3.3% | |
| 2022 | $124.00M | $365.00M | −$241.00M | 0.34% | 0.81B | -4.9% | |
| 2021 | $4.57B | $324.00M | $4.24B | 9.66% | 0.86B | -4.1% | |
| 2020 | $989.00M | $231.00M | $758.00M | 2.62% | 0.89B | -5.4% | |
| 2019 | $3.33B | $306.00M | $3.02B | 7.25% | 0.94B | -9.3% | |
| 2018 | $3.27B | $0.00 | $3.27B | 6.78% | 1.04B | 0.0% | |
| 2017 | $2.69B | $0.00 | $2.69B | 4.87% | 1.04B | -3.0% | |
| 2016 | $2.40B | $364.00M | $2.03B | 4.82% | 1.07B | -3.6% | |
| 2015 | $2.35B | $0.00 | $2.35B | 5.25% | 1.11B | -2.2% | |
| 2014 | $1.67B | $0.00 | $1.67B | 3.67% | 1.14B | -1.5% | |
| 2013 | $1.03B | $0.00 | $1.03B | 2.57% | 1.15B | -0.8% | |
| 2012 | $1.15B | $0.00 | $1.15B | 3.84% | 1.16B | -4.9% | |
| 2011 | $873.00M | $0.00 | $873.00M | 3.64% | 1.22B | +0.6% | |
| 2010 | $41.00M | $0.00 | $41.00M | 0.11% | 1.22B | +3.2% | |
| 2009 | $28.00M | $0.00 | $28.00M | 0.08% | 1.18B | +2.3% | |
| 2008 | $308.00M | $0.00 | $308.00M | 0.95% | 1.15B | +23.8% | |
| 2007 | $113.00M | $0.00 | $113.00M | 0.20% | 0.93B | +28.8% | |
| 2006 | $883.00M | $0.00 | $883.00M | 2.82% | 0.72B | -6.7% | |
| 2005 | $417.00M | $0.00 | $417.00M | 1.62% | 0.77B | -0.5% | |
| 2004 | $119.00M | $0.00 | $119.00M | 0.44% | 0.78B | +2.5% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.76B | +4.3% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.73B | -1.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.74B | -0.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.74B | -2.6% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.77B | -2.0% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.78B | -3.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.81B | -3.8% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.84B | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | $176.00M | $0.00 | $176.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | $117.80M | $0.00 | $117.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | $29.10M | $0.00 | $29.10M | — | — | — |
- 2025$4.54B
- 2024$3.06B
- 2023$3.10B
- 2022$124.00M
- 2021$4.57B
- 2020$989.00M
- 2019$3.33B
- 2018$3.27B
- 2017$2.69B
- 2016$2.40B
- 2015$2.35B
- 2014$1.67B
- 2013$1.03B
- 2012$1.15B
- 2011$873.00M
- 2010$41.00M
- 2009$28.00M
- 2008$308.00M
- 2007$113.00M
- 2006$883.00M
- 2005$417.00M
- 2004$119.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
- 1988$176.00M
- 1987$117.80M
- 1986$29.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
How Bank of New York Mellon splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Bank of New York Mellon, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
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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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