Buyback yield (TTM)
0.31%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.05%
5Y share count change
12.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$278.70M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.16B
Key takeaways
- Blackstone (BX) repurchased about $278.70M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 12.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.21× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -9.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Blackstone (BX)
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 Blackstone (BX)
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 Blackstone (BX)
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 Blackstone (BX)
Latest: $312.48M
Overview
Blackstone (BX) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $312.48M (2025) – plunged 52.7% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Blackstone buyback spend expanded at a -9.2% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Blackstone buyback spend peaked at $1.27B in 2021; the latest annual figure is $312.48M in 2025 (75.4% below peak).
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.27B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1999.
Blackstone Buyback Spend 2025: $312.48M
In 2025, Blackstone reported buyback spend of $312.48M, plunged 52.7% below 2024.
Blackstone Buyback Spend 2024: $661.07M
Blackstone buyback spend in 2024 was $661.07M, surged 58.1% from 2023.
Blackstone Buyback Spend 2023: $418.02M
2023's buyback spend for Blackstone came in at $418.02M, declined 10.3% below 2022.
Blackstone Buyback Spend 2022: $465.96M
Blackstone posted buyback spend of $465.96M in 2022, plunged 63.4% below 2021.
Blackstone Buyback Spend 2021: $1.27B
Blackstone buyback spend in 2021 was $1.27B.
See more financial history for Blackstone (BX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $312.48M | $1.95B | −$1.64B | 0.26% | 0.78B | +1.9% | |
| 2024 | $661.07M | $0.00 | $661.07M | 0.50% | 0.77B | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | $418.02M | $0.00 | $418.02M | 0.43% | 0.76B | +2.0% | |
| 2022 | $465.96M | $0.00 | $465.96M | 0.85% | 0.74B | +2.9% | |
| 2021 | $1.27B | $0.00 | $1.27B | 1.35% | 0.72B | +3.3% | |
| 2020 | $504.91M | $0.00 | $504.91M | 1.11% | 0.70B | +3.1% | |
| 2019 | $585.34M | $0.00 | $585.34M | 1.55% | 0.68B | +12.0% | |
| 2018 | $567.16M | $0.00 | $567.16M | 2.82% | 0.60B | -9.4% | |
| 2017 | $30.19M | $0.00 | $30.19M | 0.14% | 0.67B | +11.5% | |
| 2016 | $27.62M | $0.00 | $27.62M | 0.16% | 0.60B | +0.6% | |
| 2015 | $61.03M | $0.00 | $61.03M | 0.33% | 0.59B | -3.1% | |
| 2014 | $36.25M | $0.00 | $36.25M | 0.18% | 0.61B | +3.8% | |
| 2013 | $24.14M | $0.00 | $24.14M | 0.13% | 0.59B | +9.6% | |
| 2012 | $22.36M | $0.00 | $22.36M | 0.26% | 0.54B | +13.3% | |
| 2011 | $36.71M | $1.40B | −$1.36B | 0.54% | 0.48B | +30.6% | |
| 2010 | $25.15M | $2.44B | −$2.41B | 0.46% | 0.36B | +26.0% | |
| 2009 | $56.69M | $3.05B | −$2.99B | 1.38% | 0.29B | +7.7% | |
| 2008 | $31.86M | $3.30B | −$3.27B | 1.82% | 0.27B | +3.2% | |
| 2007 | $16.05M | $1.77B | −$1.75B | 0.28% | 0.26B | +41.4% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | 0.0% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | — | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$312.48M
- 2024$661.07M
- 2023$418.02M
- 2022$465.96M
- 2021$1.27B
- 2020$504.91M
- 2019$585.34M
- 2018$567.16M
- 2017$30.19M
- 2016$27.62M
- 2015$61.03M
- 2014$36.25M
- 2013$24.14M
- 2012$22.36M
- 2011$36.71M
- 2010$25.15M
- 2009$56.69M
- 2008$31.86M
- 2007$16.05M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 1999$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Blackstone (BX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.21×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Blackstone (BX)
How Blackstone splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Blackstone, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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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