Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 7.03% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 7.03%.
CMCSA
TTM buyback yield
7.03%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.03%
5Y share count change
-21.4%
TTM buyback spend
$7.16B
SBC coverage (TTM)
7.06x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 7.06x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.16B | $0.00 | $7.16B | 3.64B | -7.0% | 7.03% |
| 2024 | $9.10B | $1.29B | $7.82B | 3.91B | -5.8% | 6.31% |
| 2023 | $11.29B | $1.24B | $10.05B | 4.15B | -6.4% | 6.46% |
| 2022 | $13.33B | $1.34B | $11.99B | 4.43B | -4.8% | 9.03% |
| 2021 | $4.67B | $1.31B | $3.36B | 4.65B | 0.6% | 2.05% |
| 2020 | $534.00M | $1.19B | −$659.00M | 4.62B | 0.3% | 0.22% |
| 2019 | $504.00M | $1.02B | −$517.00M | 4.61B | -0.6% | 0.25% |
| 2018 | $5.32B | $826.00M | $4.49B | 4.64B | -3.1% | 3.45% |
| 2017 | $5.43B | $751.00M | $4.68B | 4.79B | -5.9% | 2.92% |
| 2016 | $5.00B | $640.00M | $4.36B | 5.09B | 1.0% | 2.97% |
| 2015 | $6.75B | $567.00M | $6.18B | 5.04B | -3.9% | 4.91% |
| 2014 | $4.25B | $513.00M | $3.74B | 5.24B | -1.7% | 3.14% |
| 2013 | $2.00B | $419.00M | $1.58B | 5.33B | -1.9% | 1.62% |
| 2012 | $3.00B | $371.00M | $2.63B | 5.43B | -2.2% | 3.37% |
| 2011 | $2.14B | $344.00M | $1.80B | 5.56B | -1.5% | 3.15% |
| 2010 | $1.20B | $300.00M | $900.00M | 5.64B | -2.3% | 1.96% |
| 2009 | $765.00M | $257.00M | $508.00M | 5.77B | -2.5% | 1.59% |
| 2008 | $2.80B | $258.00M | $2.54B | 5.92B | -7.3% | 5.76% |
| 2007 | $3.10B | $0.00 | $3.10B | 6.38B | 0.4% | 5.54% |
| 2006 | $2.35B | $0.00 | $2.35B | 6.36B | -36.0% | 2.66% |
| 2005 | $2.31B | $0.00 | $2.31B | 9.94B | 9.1% | 2.95% |
| 2004 | $1.36B | $0.00 | $1.36B | 9.11B | 0.0% | 1.35% |
| 2003 | $14.00M | $0.00 | $14.00M | 9.11B | 82.5% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.99B | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | $27.10M | $0.00 | $27.10M | 4.34B | 54.4% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | $324.90M | $0.00 | $324.90M | 2.81B | 19.4% | — |
| 1999 | $13.60M | $0.00 | $13.60M | 2.35B | -0.1% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.36B | 17.8% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.00B | 35.4% | — |
| 1996 | $175.90M | $0.00 | $175.90M | 1.48B | — | — |
| 1995 | $7.10M | $0.00 | $7.10M | — | — | — |
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Headroom $17.00B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Comcast buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Comcast (CMCSA) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Comcast spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $7.16B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Comcast's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 7.03% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Comcast's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 7.03% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Comcast diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Comcast's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -21.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).
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