Buyback yield (TTM)
10.74%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
13.48%
5Y share count change
-11.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$21.15B
Cumulative buybacks
$138.44B
Key takeaways
- Citigroup (C) repurchased about $21.15B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 11.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +32.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Citigroup (C)
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 Citigroup (C)
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 Citigroup (C)
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 Citigroup (C)
Latest: $18.25B
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Citigroup (C) reported buyback spend of $18.25B – surged 142.6% year-over-year.
Citigroup buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +32.8%, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Citigroup buyback spend peaked at $19.55B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $18.25B in 2025 (6.7% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $19.55B in 2019 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Citigroup Buyback Spend 2025: $18.25B
2025's buyback spend for Citigroup came in at $18.25B, surged 142.6% from 2024.
Citigroup Buyback Spend 2024: $7.52B
Citigroup posted buyback spend of $7.52B in 2024, grew 22.9% from 2023.
Citigroup Buyback Spend 2023: $6.12B
In 2023, Citigroup reported buyback spend of $6.12B, surged 88.4% from 2022.
Citigroup Buyback Spend 2022: $3.25B
Citigroup buyback spend in 2022 was $3.25B, plunged 71.5% below 2021.
Citigroup Buyback Spend 2021: $11.39B
Citigroup buyback spend in 2021 was $11.39B.
See more financial history for Citigroup (C).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $18.25B | $0.00 | $18.25B | 8.59% | 1.86B | -2.0% | |
| 2024 | $7.52B | $0.00 | $7.52B | 5.66% | 1.90B | -2.8% | |
| 2023 | $6.12B | $0.00 | $6.12B | 6.23% | 1.96B | -0.4% | |
| 2022 | $3.25B | $0.00 | $3.25B | 3.71% | 1.96B | -4.2% | |
| 2021 | $11.39B | $0.00 | $11.39B | 9.50% | 2.05B | -2.4% | |
| 2020 | $4.42B | $0.00 | $4.42B | 3.45% | 2.10B | -7.3% | |
| 2019 | $19.55B | $0.00 | $19.55B | 11.39% | 2.27B | -9.2% | |
| 2018 | $15.23B | $0.00 | $15.23B | 12.18% | 2.49B | -7.5% | |
| 2017 | $14.54B | $0.00 | $14.54B | 7.50% | 2.70B | -6.6% | |
| 2016 | $9.29B | $0.00 | $9.29B | 5.56% | 2.89B | -4.0% | |
| 2015 | $5.45B | $0.00 | $5.45B | 3.55% | 3.01B | -1.0% | |
| 2014 | $1.23B | $0.00 | $1.23B | 0.75% | 3.04B | -0.2% | |
| 2013 | $931.00M | $0.00 | $931.00M | 0.59% | 3.04B | +0.9% | |
| 2012 | $5.00M | $0.00 | $5.00M | 0.00% | 3.02B | +0.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | 0.00% | 3.00B | +1.0% | |
| 2010 | $6.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | 0.00% | 2.97B | +145.3% | |
| 2009 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.00% | 1.21B | +109.7% | |
| 2008 | $7.00M | $0.00 | $7.00M | 0.02% | 0.58B | +17.2% | |
| 2007 | $663.00M | $0.00 | $663.00M | 0.46% | 0.49B | -1.2% | |
| 2006 | $7.00B | $0.00 | $7.00B | 2.59% | 0.50B | -3.4% | |
| 2005 | $12.79B | $0.00 | $12.79B | 5.36% | 0.52B | -0.9% | |
| 2004 | $779.00M | $0.00 | $779.00M | 0.32% | 0.52B | +0.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.52B | +0.5% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.52B | +0.4% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.51B | +0.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.51B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.51B | -0.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.51B | +122.5% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | -1.2% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | — | |
| 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$18.25B
- 2024$7.52B
- 2023$6.12B
- 2022$3.25B
- 2021$11.39B
- 2020$4.42B
- 2019$19.55B
- 2018$15.23B
- 2017$14.54B
- 2016$9.29B
- 2015$5.45B
- 2014$1.23B
- 2013$931.00M
- 2012$5.00M
- 2011$1.00M
- 2010$6.00M
- 2009$3.00M
- 2008$7.00M
- 2007$663.00M
- 2006$7.00B
- 2005$12.79B
- 2004$779.00M
- 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
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Citigroup (C)
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 Citigroup (C)
How Citigroup splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Citigroup, 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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