Buyback yield (TTM)
2.76%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.12%
5Y share count change
-6.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$281.70M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.23B
Key takeaways
- Donaldson Company (DCI) repurchased about $281.70M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 6.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.59× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +28.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 113% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Donaldson Company (DCI)
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 Donaldson Company (DCI)
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 Donaldson Company (DCI)
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 Donaldson Company (DCI)
Latest: $331.50M
Overview
Donaldson Company (DCI) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $331.50M (2025) – surged 94.2% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Donaldson Company buyback spend expanded at a +28.6% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $331.50M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
Donaldson Company Buyback Spend 2025: $331.50M
Donaldson Company posted buyback spend of $331.50M in 2025, surged 94.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Donaldson Company Buyback Spend 2024: $170.70M
In 2024, Donaldson Company reported buyback spend of $170.70M, grew 20.4% from 2023.
Donaldson Company Buyback Spend 2023: $141.80M
Donaldson Company buyback spend in 2023 was $141.80M, declined 16.9% below 2022.
Donaldson Company Buyback Spend 2022: $170.60M
2022's buyback spend for Donaldson Company came in at $170.60M, grew 20.0% from 2021.
Donaldson Company Buyback Spend 2021: $142.20M
Donaldson Company buyback spend in 2021 was $142.20M.
See more financial history for Donaldson Company (DCI).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $331.50M | $24.00M | $307.50M | 3.96% | 0.12B | -1.8% | |
| 2024 | $170.70M | $22.00M | $148.70M | 1.89% | 0.12B | -0.8% | |
| 2023 | $141.80M | $20.40M | $121.40M | 1.86% | 0.12B | -1.3% | |
| 2022 | $170.60M | $20.40M | $150.20M | 2.52% | 0.13B | -2.3% | |
| 2021 | $142.20M | $14.20M | $128.00M | 1.71% | 0.13B | -0.1% | |
| 2020 | $94.30M | $15.20M | $79.10M | 1.54% | 0.13B | -1.5% | |
| 2019 | $129.20M | $15.00M | $114.20M | 2.02% | 0.13B | -1.4% | |
| 2018 | $122.00M | $16.70M | $105.30M | 1.98% | 0.13B | -1.4% | |
| 2017 | $140.40M | $9.10M | $131.30M | 2.25% | 0.13B | -0.5% | |
| 2016 | $84.30M | $7.30M | $77.00M | 1.75% | 0.13B | -3.3% | |
| 2015 | $256.30M | $10.69M | $245.61M | 5.60% | 0.14B | -5.6% | |
| 2014 | $279.40M | $11.64M | $267.76M | 5.05% | 0.15B | -1.9% | |
| 2013 | $102.57M | $9.15M | $93.42M | 1.91% | 0.15B | -1.6% | |
| 2012 | $130.23M | $10.55M | $119.68M | 2.54% | 0.15B | -2.7% | |
| 2011 | $108.93M | $9.23M | $99.69M | 2.55% | 0.16B | -0.7% | |
| 2010 | $66.70M | $8.25M | $58.44M | 1.80% | 0.16B | +0.0% | |
| 2009 | $32.77M | $1.90M | $30.87M | 1.11% | 0.16B | -2.5% | |
| 2008 | $92.20M | $9.31B | −$9.22B | 2.58% | 0.16B | -1.5% | |
| 2007 | $76.90M | $0.00 | $76.90M | 2.63% | 0.16B | -3.2% | |
| 2006 | $118.91M | $0.00 | $118.91M | 4.35% | 0.17B | -2.0% | |
| 2005 | $116.27M | $0.00 | $116.27M | 4.23% | 0.17B | -3.9% | |
| 2004 | $29.77M | $0.00 | $29.77M | 1.27% | 0.18B | -0.0% | |
| 2003 | $24.87M | $0.00 | $24.87M | 1.17% | 0.18B | -1.0% | |
| 2002 | $22.61M | $0.00 | $22.61M | 1.53% | 0.18B | +0.2% | |
| 2001 | $10.30M | $0.00 | $10.30M | 0.75% | 0.18B | -2.3% | |
| 2000 | $35.92M | $0.00 | $35.92M | — | 0.19B | -2.4% | |
| 1999 | $44.50M | $0.00 | $44.50M | — | 0.19B | -4.8% | |
| 1998 | $33.30M | $0.00 | $33.30M | — | 0.20B | -1.7% | |
| 1997 | $24.90M | $0.00 | $24.90M | — | 0.20B | -1.7% | |
| 1996 | $23.10M | $0.00 | $23.10M | — | 0.21B | — | |
| 1995 | $14.70M | $0.00 | $14.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $17.60M | $0.00 | $17.60M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $13.10M | $0.00 | $13.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $9.70M | $0.00 | $9.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $13.50M | $0.00 | $13.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$331.50M
- 2024$170.70M
- 2023$141.80M
- 2022$170.60M
- 2021$142.20M
- 2020$94.30M
- 2019$129.20M
- 2018$122.00M
- 2017$140.40M
- 2016$84.30M
- 2015$256.30M
- 2014$279.40M
- 2013$102.57M
- 2012$130.23M
- 2011$108.93M
- 2010$66.70M
- 2009$32.77M
- 2008$92.20M
- 2007$76.90M
- 2006$118.91M
- 2005$116.27M
- 2004$29.77M
- 2003$24.87M
- 2002$22.61M
- 2001$10.30M
- 2000$35.92M
- 1999$44.50M
- 1998$33.30M
- 1997$24.90M
- 1996$23.10M
- 1995$14.70M
- 1994$17.60M
- 1993$13.10M
- 1992$9.70M
- 1991$13.50M
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Donaldson Company (DCI)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.59×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Donaldson Company (DCI)
How Donaldson Company splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $249.80M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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