Buyback yield (TTM)
8.45%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.78%
5Y share count change
-21.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.15B
Cumulative buybacks
$6.44B
Key takeaways
- Carlisle Companies (CSL) repurchased about $1.15B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 21.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 35.38× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +27.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 155% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Carlisle Companies (CSL)
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 Carlisle Companies (CSL)
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 Carlisle Companies (CSL)
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 Carlisle Companies (CSL)
Latest: $1.30B
Overview
The 2025 reading of Carlisle Companies (CSL) buyback spend is $1.30B – declined 18.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Carlisle Companies buyback spend compounded at +27.7% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Carlisle Companies buyback spend declined from $1.59B in 2024 to $1.30B in 2025, a 18.0% drawdown.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.59B in 2024 and its low of $0.00 in 2002.
Carlisle Companies Buyback Spend 2025: $1.30B
In 2025, Carlisle Companies reported buyback spend of $1.30B, declined 18.0% below 2024.
Carlisle Companies Buyback Spend 2024: $1.59B
Carlisle Companies buyback spend in 2024 was $1.59B, surged 76.2% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Carlisle Companies Buyback Spend 2023: $900.00M
2023's buyback spend for Carlisle Companies came in at $900.00M, surged 125.0% from 2022.
Carlisle Companies Buyback Spend 2022: $400.00M
Carlisle Companies posted buyback spend of $400.00M in 2022, grew 26.7% from 2021.
Carlisle Companies Buyback Spend 2021: $315.60M
Carlisle Companies buyback spend in 2021 was $315.60M.
See more financial history for Carlisle Companies (CSL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.30B | $0.00 | $1.30B | 9.79% | 0.04B | -8.3% | |
| 2024 | $1.59B | $30.10M | $1.56B | 9.25% | 0.05B | -6.5% | |
| 2023 | $900.00M | $41.50M | $858.50M | 5.98% | 0.05B | -4.0% | |
| 2022 | $400.00M | $31.20M | $368.80M | 3.30% | 0.05B | -1.3% | |
| 2021 | $315.60M | $19.40M | $296.20M | 2.43% | 0.05B | -3.3% | |
| 2020 | $382.40M | $29.90M | $352.50M | 4.60% | 0.06B | -4.4% | |
| 2019 | $382.10M | $26.10M | $356.00M | 4.18% | 0.06B | -5.3% | |
| 2018 | $459.80M | $23.90M | $435.90M | 7.73% | 0.06B | -4.4% | |
| 2017 | $268.40M | $13.20M | $255.20M | 3.82% | 0.06B | -2.1% | |
| 2016 | $75.00M | $2.60M | $72.40M | 1.06% | 0.06B | -1.4% | |
| 2015 | $137.20M | $2.70M | $134.50M | 2.40% | 0.07B | +0.8% | |
| 2014 | $19.50M | $3.30M | $16.20M | 0.33% | 0.07B | +0.8% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $17.00M | −$17.00M | — | 0.06B | +1.9% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $16.90M | −$16.90M | — | 0.06B | +0.9% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $15.70M | −$15.70M | — | 0.06B | +2.4% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $13.30M | −$13.30M | — | 0.06B | +0.6% | |
| 2009 | $1.30M | $13.90M | −$12.60M | 0.06% | 0.06B | +0.6% | |
| 2008 | $6.70M | $12.00M | −$5.30M | 0.53% | 0.06B | -2.8% | |
| 2007 | $59.96M | $0.00 | $59.96M | 2.67% | 0.06B | +0.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +0.1% | |
| 2005 | $41.28M | $0.00 | $41.28M | 1.96% | 0.06B | -1.1% | |
| 2004 | $13.14M | $0.00 | $13.14M | 0.65% | 0.06B | +1.8% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +0.9% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +0.4% | |
| 2001 | $2.31M | $0.00 | $2.31M | 0.21% | 0.06B | -0.5% | |
| 2000 | $479.00K | $0.00 | $479.00K | — | 0.06B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $2.40M | $0.00 | $2.40M | — | 0.06B | -0.1% | |
| 1998 | $14.40M | $0.00 | $14.40M | — | 0.06B | -1.1% | |
| 1997 | $18.10M | $0.00 | $18.10M | — | 0.06B | +0.2% | |
| 1996 | $14.20M | $0.00 | $14.20M | — | 0.06B | — | |
| 1995 | $9.40M | $0.00 | $9.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $10.90M | $0.00 | $10.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $800.00K | $0.00 | $800.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $14.30M | $0.00 | $14.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $1.20M | $0.00 | $1.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.30B
- 2024$1.59B
- 2023$900.00M
- 2022$400.00M
- 2021$315.60M
- 2020$382.40M
- 2019$382.10M
- 2018$459.80M
- 2017$268.40M
- 2016$75.00M
- 2015$137.20M
- 2014$19.50M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$1.30M
- 2008$6.70M
- 2007$59.96M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$41.28M
- 2004$13.14M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$2.31M
- 2000$479.00K
- 1999$2.40M
- 1998$14.40M
- 1997$18.10M
- 1996$14.20M
- 1995$9.40M
- 1994$10.90M
- 1993$2.00M
- 1992$1.00M
- 1991$800.00K
- 1990$14.30M
- 1989$1.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Carlisle Companies (CSL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 35.38×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Carlisle Companies (CSL)
How Carlisle Companies splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Carlisle Companies, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
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| $50.00M | |
| $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 $743.20M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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