Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.75%
5Y share count change
-4.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$17.98B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 4.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +0.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Cencora (COR)
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 Cencora (COR)
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 Cencora (COR)
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 Cencora (COR)
Latest: $435.47M
Overview
Cencora (COR) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $435.47M (2025) – plunged 70.8% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Cencora buyback spend delivered a +0.7% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Cencora buyback spend peaked at $2.27B in 2016; the latest annual figure is $435.47M in 2025 (80.8% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $2.27B, reached in 2016; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1994.
Cencora Buyback Spend 2025: $435.47M
Cencora buyback spend in 2025 was $435.47M, plunged 70.8% below 2024.
Cencora Buyback Spend 2024: $1.49B
2024's buyback spend for Cencora came in at $1.49B, grew 26.3% from 2023.
Cencora Buyback Spend 2023: $1.18B
Cencora posted buyback spend of $1.18B in 2023, surged 144.1% from 2022.
Cencora Buyback Spend 2022: $483.70M
In 2022, Cencora reported buyback spend of $483.70M, surged 488.8% from 2021.
Cencora Buyback Spend 2021: $82.15M
Cencora buyback spend in 2021 was $82.15M.
See more financial history for Cencora (COR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $435.47M | $147.96M | $287.51M | 0.72% | 0.20B | -2.5% | |
| 2024 | $1.49B | $148.00M | $1.34B | 3.34% | 0.20B | -2.1% | |
| 2023 | $1.18B | $124.62M | $1.06B | 3.23% | 0.20B | -3.1% | |
| 2022 | $483.70M | $93.40M | $390.30M | 1.73% | 0.21B | +1.3% | |
| 2021 | $82.15M | $99.59M | −$17.44M | 0.33% | 0.21B | +1.8% | |
| 2020 | $420.45M | $74.41M | $346.04M | 2.13% | 0.20B | -3.3% | |
| 2019 | $674.03M | $58.87M | $615.16M | 3.94% | 0.21B | -3.9% | |
| 2018 | $639.24M | $62.32M | $576.92M | 3.20% | 0.22B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $329.93M | $62.21M | $267.72M | 1.82% | 0.22B | -1.9% | |
| 2016 | $2.27B | $64.99M | $2.20B | 12.80% | 0.23B | +3.8% | |
| 2015 | $2.04B | $60.94M | $1.98B | 10.12% | 0.22B | -7.5% | |
| 2014 | $753.93M | $43.11M | $710.82M | 4.35% | 0.24B | +0.0% | |
| 2013 | $484.18M | $36.27M | $447.90M | 3.44% | 0.24B | -8.4% | |
| 2012 | $1.16B | $26.12M | $1.14B | 12.27% | 0.26B | -7.5% | |
| 2011 | $840.58M | $28.36M | $812.21M | 8.47% | 0.28B | -3.3% | |
| 2010 | $470.36M | $30.84M | $439.51M | 5.50% | 0.29B | -5.1% | |
| 2009 | $450.35M | $27.14M | $423.21M | 6.88% | 0.30B | -6.8% | |
| 2008 | $680.62M | $0.00 | $680.62M | 11.55% | 0.32B | -13.5% | |
| 2007 | $1.44B | $0.00 | $1.44B | 18.34% | 0.38B | -9.4% | |
| 2006 | $719.25M | $0.00 | $719.25M | 8.00% | 0.41B | -3.8% | |
| 2005 | $787.76M | $0.00 | $787.76M | 9.58% | 0.43B | -8.5% | |
| 2004 | $145.69M | $0.00 | $145.69M | 2.42% | 0.47B | +1.6% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$435.47M
- 2024$1.49B
- 2023$1.18B
- 2022$483.70M
- 2021$82.15M
- 2020$420.45M
- 2019$674.03M
- 2018$639.24M
- 2017$329.93M
- 2016$2.27B
- 2015$2.04B
- 2014$753.93M
- 2013$484.18M
- 2012$1.16B
- 2011$840.58M
- 2010$470.36M
- 2009$450.35M
- 2008$680.62M
- 2007$1.44B
- 2006$719.25M
- 2005$787.76M
- 2004$145.69M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$400.00K
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$5.70M
- 1994$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Cencora (COR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Cencora (COR)
How Cencora splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Cencora, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.95B | |
| $5.54B | |
| $5.08B | |
| $4.11B | |
| $980.00M | |
| $216.35M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
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- $5.54B
- $5.08B
- $4.11B
- $980.00M
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- $0.00
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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 $1.10B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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