Buyback yield (TTM)
6.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
10.92%
5Y share count change
-21.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$6.42B
Cumulative buybacks
$94.93B
Key takeaways
- Comcast (CMCSA) repurchased about $6.42B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 21.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.06× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +68.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 41% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Comcast (CMCSA)
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 Comcast (CMCSA)
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 Comcast (CMCSA)
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 Comcast (CMCSA)
Latest: $7.16B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Comcast (CMCSA) came in at $7.16B – declined 21.4% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Comcast buyback spend produced a CAGR of +68.0% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Comcast buyback spend peaked at $13.33B in 2022; the latest annual figure is $7.16B in 2025 (46.3% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $13.33B, reached in 2022; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1988.
Comcast Buyback Spend 2025: $7.16B
2025's buyback spend for Comcast came in at $7.16B, declined 21.4% below 2024.
Comcast Buyback Spend 2024: $9.10B
Comcast posted buyback spend of $9.10B in 2024, declined 19.4% below 2023.
Comcast Buyback Spend 2023: $11.29B
In 2023, Comcast reported buyback spend of $11.29B, declined 15.3% below 2022.
Comcast Buyback Spend 2022: $13.33B
Comcast buyback spend in 2022 was $13.33B, surged 185.3% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Comcast Buyback Spend 2021: $4.67B
Comcast buyback spend in 2021 was $4.67B.
See more financial history for Comcast (CMCSA).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $7.16B | $0.00 | $7.16B | 7.03% | 3.64B | -7.0% | |
| 2024 | $9.10B | $1.29B | $7.82B | 6.31% | 3.91B | -5.8% | |
| 2023 | $11.29B | $1.24B | $10.05B | 6.46% | 4.15B | -6.4% | |
| 2022 | $13.33B | $1.34B | $11.99B | 9.03% | 4.43B | -4.8% | |
| 2021 | $4.67B | $1.31B | $3.36B | 2.05% | 4.65B | +0.6% | |
| 2020 | $534.00M | $1.19B | −$659.00M | 0.22% | 4.62B | +0.3% | |
| 2019 | $504.00M | $1.02B | −$517.00M | 0.25% | 4.61B | -0.6% | |
| 2018 | $5.32B | $826.00M | $4.49B | 3.45% | 4.64B | -3.1% | |
| 2017 | $5.43B | $751.00M | $4.68B | 2.92% | 4.79B | -5.9% | |
| 2016 | $5.00B | $640.00M | $4.36B | 2.97% | 5.09B | +1.0% | |
| 2015 | $6.75B | $567.00M | $6.18B | 4.91% | 5.04B | -3.9% | |
| 2014 | $4.25B | $513.00M | $3.74B | 3.14% | 5.24B | -1.7% | |
| 2013 | $2.00B | $419.00M | $1.58B | 1.62% | 5.33B | -1.9% | |
| 2012 | $3.00B | $371.00M | $2.63B | 3.37% | 5.43B | -2.2% | |
| 2011 | $2.14B | $344.00M | $1.80B | 3.15% | 5.56B | -1.5% | |
| 2010 | $1.20B | $300.00M | $900.00M | 1.96% | 5.64B | -2.3% | |
| 2009 | $765.00M | $257.00M | $508.00M | 1.59% | 5.77B | -2.5% | |
| 2008 | $2.80B | $258.00M | $2.54B | 5.76% | 5.92B | -7.3% | |
| 2007 | $3.10B | $0.00 | $3.10B | 5.54% | 6.38B | +0.4% | |
| 2006 | $2.35B | $0.00 | $2.35B | 2.66% | 6.36B | -36.0% | |
| 2005 | $2.31B | $0.00 | $2.31B | 2.95% | 9.94B | +9.1% | |
| 2004 | $1.36B | $0.00 | $1.36B | 1.35% | 9.11B | 0.0% | |
| 2003 | $14.00M | $0.00 | $14.00M | 0.01% | 9.11B | +82.5% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 4.99B | +15.1% | |
| 2001 | $27.10M | $0.00 | $27.10M | 0.08% | 4.34B | +54.4% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$7.16B
- 2024$9.10B
- 2023$11.29B
- 2022$13.33B
- 2021$4.67B
- 2020$534.00M
- 2019$504.00M
- 2018$5.32B
- 2017$5.43B
- 2016$5.00B
- 2015$6.75B
- 2014$4.25B
- 2013$2.00B
- 2012$3.00B
- 2011$2.14B
- 2010$1.20B
- 2009$765.00M
- 2008$2.80B
- 2007$3.10B
- 2006$2.35B
- 2005$2.31B
- 2004$1.36B
- 2003$14.00M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$27.10M
- 2000$324.90M
- 1999$13.60M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$175.90M
- 1995$7.10M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
- 1988$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Comcast (CMCSA)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.06×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Comcast (CMCSA)
How Comcast splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Comcast, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $45.71B | |
| $26.25B | |
| $9.97B | |
| $9.13B | |
| $4.50B | |
| $3.50B | |
| $510.99M | |
| $0.00 |
- $45.71B
- $26.25B
- $9.97B
- $9.13B
- $4.50B
- $3.50B
- $510.99M
- $0.00
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 $15.47B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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