Cencora (COR) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.08% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.08%.
Cencora
COR
TTM buyback yield
0.08%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.08%
5Y share count change
-4.7%
TTM buyback spend
$50.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.42x
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: 0.42x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $435.47M | $0.00 | $435.47M | 0.20B | -2.5% | 0.72% |
| 2024 | $1.49B | $148.00M | $1.34B | 0.20B | -2.1% | 3.34% |
| 2023 | $1.18B | $124.62M | $1.06B | 0.20B | -3.1% | 3.23% |
| 2022 | $483.70M | $93.40M | $390.30M | 0.21B | 1.3% | 1.73% |
| 2021 | $82.15M | $99.59M | −$17.44M | 0.21B | 1.8% | 0.33% |
| 2020 | $420.45M | $74.41M | $346.04M | 0.20B | -3.3% | 2.13% |
| 2019 | $674.03M | $58.87M | $615.16M | 0.21B | -3.9% | 3.94% |
| 2018 | $639.24M | $62.32M | $576.92M | 0.22B | -0.6% | 3.20% |
| 2017 | $329.93M | $62.21M | $267.72M | 0.22B | -1.9% | 1.82% |
| 2016 | $2.27B | $64.99M | $2.20B | 0.23B | 3.8% | 12.80% |
| 2015 | $2.04B | $60.94M | $1.98B | 0.22B | -7.5% | 10.12% |
| 2014 | $753.93M | $43.11M | $710.82M | 0.24B | 0.0% | 4.35% |
| 2013 | $484.18M | $36.27M | $447.90M | 0.24B | -8.4% | 3.44% |
| 2012 | $1.16B | $26.12M | $1.14B | 0.26B | -7.5% | 12.27% |
| 2011 | $840.58M | $28.36M | $812.21M | 0.28B | -3.3% | 8.47% |
| 2010 | $470.36M | $30.84M | $439.51M | 0.29B | -5.1% | 5.50% |
| 2009 | $450.35M | $27.14M | $423.21M | 0.30B | -6.8% | 6.88% |
| 2008 | $680.62M | $0.00 | $680.62M | 0.32B | -13.5% | 11.55% |
| 2007 | $1.44B | $0.00 | $1.44B | 0.38B | -9.4% | 18.34% |
| 2006 | $719.25M | $0.00 | $719.25M | 0.41B | -3.8% | 8.00% |
| 2005 | $787.76M | $0.00 | $787.76M | 0.43B | -8.5% | 9.58% |
| 2004 | $145.69M | $0.00 | $145.69M | 0.47B | 1.6% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.46B | 3.3% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.45B | 78.7% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.25B | 20.7% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.21B | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | $400.00K | $0.00 | $400.00K | 0.21B | 1.9% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.20B | 1.2% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.20B | 8.7% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.18B | — | — |
| 1995 | $5.70M | $0.00 | $5.70M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)2% of headroom
Headroom $3.15B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Cencora buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Cencora (COR) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Cencora spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $50.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Cencora's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.08% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Cencora's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.08% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Cencora 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 Cencora's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -4.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).