Buyback yield (TTM)
3.25%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.43%
5Y share count change
-12.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$4.18B
Cumulative buybacks
$23.68B
Key takeaways
- Chubb (CB) repurchased about $4.18B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 12.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +47.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 29% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Chubb (CB)
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 Chubb (CB)
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 Chubb (CB)
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 Chubb (CB)
Latest: $3.69B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Chubb (CB) came in at $3.69B – surged 105.1% year-over-year.
Chubb buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +47.8% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Between 2021 and 2025, Chubb buyback spend declined 24.0%, falling from $4.86B to $3.69B.
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $4.86B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1992.
Chubb Buyback Spend 2025: $3.69B
2025's buyback spend for Chubb came in at $3.69B, surged 105.1% from 2024.
Chubb Buyback Spend 2024: $1.80B
Chubb posted buyback spend of $1.80B in 2024, declined 25.3% below 2023.
Chubb Buyback Spend 2023: $2.41B
In 2023, Chubb reported buyback spend of $2.41B, declined 16.7% below 2022.
Chubb Buyback Spend 2022: $2.89B
Chubb buyback spend in 2022 was $2.89B, plunged 40.5% below 2021.
Chubb Buyback Spend 2021: $4.86B
Chubb buyback spend in 2021 was $4.86B.
See more financial history for Chubb (CB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $3.69B | $0.00 | $3.69B | 2.98% | 0.40B | -3.7% | |
| 2024 | $1.80B | $0.00 | $1.80B | 1.60% | 0.41B | -0.6% | |
| 2023 | $2.41B | $0.00 | $2.41B | 2.62% | 0.41B | -2.2% | |
| 2022 | $2.89B | $0.00 | $2.89B | 3.16% | 0.42B | -4.4% | |
| 2021 | $4.86B | $0.00 | $4.86B | 5.89% | 0.44B | -2.3% | |
| 2020 | $523.00M | $0.00 | $523.00M | 0.75% | 0.45B | -1.2% | |
| 2019 | $1.53B | $0.00 | $1.53B | 2.17% | 0.46B | -1.7% | |
| 2018 | $1.04B | $0.00 | $1.04B | 1.75% | 0.47B | -0.9% | |
| 2017 | $801.00M | $0.00 | $801.00M | 1.18% | 0.47B | +1.1% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.47B | +41.7% | |
| 2015 | $758.00M | $0.00 | $758.00M | 1.45% | 0.33B | -3.0% | |
| 2014 | $1.43B | $0.00 | $1.43B | 3.79% | 0.34B | -1.5% | |
| 2013 | $287.00M | $0.00 | $287.00M | 0.82% | 0.34B | +0.4% | |
| 2012 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 0.04% | 0.34B | +0.6% | |
| 2011 | $195.00M | $0.00 | $195.00M | 0.82% | 0.34B | -0.1% | |
| 2010 | $235.00M | $0.00 | $235.00M | 1.12% | 0.34B | +1.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.34B | +1.5% | |
| 2008 | $575.00M | $0.00 | $575.00M | 3.25% | 0.33B | -1.2% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.34B | +0.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +7.4% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.31B | +4.5% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.30B | +5.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | -0.4% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | +22.2% | |
| 2001 | $179.45M | $0.00 | $179.45M | 1.67% | 0.23B | -1.3% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.24B | +19.2% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | +4.2% | |
| 1998 | $107.60M | $0.00 | $107.60M | — | 0.19B | +1.3% | |
| 1997 | $182.60M | $0.00 | $182.60M | — | 0.19B | +33.9% | |
| 1996 | $58.00M | $0.00 | $58.00M | — | 0.14B | — | |
| 1995 | $33.50M | $0.00 | $33.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $65.30M | $0.00 | $65.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$3.69B
- 2024$1.80B
- 2023$2.41B
- 2022$2.89B
- 2021$4.86B
- 2020$523.00M
- 2019$1.53B
- 2018$1.04B
- 2017$801.00M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$758.00M
- 2014$1.43B
- 2013$287.00M
- 2012$11.00M
- 2011$195.00M
- 2010$235.00M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$575.00M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$179.45M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$107.60M
- 1997$182.60M
- 1996$58.00M
- 1995$33.50M
- 1994$65.30M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Chubb (CB)
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 Chubb (CB)
How Chubb splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Chubb, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
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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 $14.38B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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