Buyback yield (TTM)
0.51%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.64%
5Y share count change
-14.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$800M
Cumulative buybacks
$39.6B
Key takeaways
- Deere & Company (DE) repurchased about $800M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 14.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.82× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +8.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 40% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Deere & Company (DE)
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 Deere & Company (DE)
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 Deere & Company (DE)
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 Deere & Company (DE)
Latest: $1.14B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Deere & Company (DE) came in at $1.14B – plunged 71.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Deere & Company buyback spend produced a CAGR of +8.7% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2023 and 2025, Deere & Company buyback spend plunged 84.2%, falling from $7.22B to $1.14B.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $7.22B in 2023 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Deere & Company Buyback Spend 2025: $1.14B
In 2025, Deere & Company reported buyback spend of $1.14B, plunged 71.6% below 2024.
Deere & Company Buyback Spend 2024: $4.01B
Deere & Company buyback spend in 2024 was $4.01B, plunged 44.5% below 2023.
Deere & Company Buyback Spend 2023: $7.22B
2023's buyback spend for Deere & Company came in at $7.22B, surged 100.6% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Deere & Company Buyback Spend 2022: $3.6B
Deere & Company posted buyback spend of $3.6B in 2022, surged 41.7% from 2021.
Deere & Company Buyback Spend 2021: $2.54B
Deere & Company buyback spend in 2021 was $2.54B.
See more financial history for Deere & Company (DE).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.14B | $151M | $987M | 0.91% | 272M | -1.9% | |
| 2024 | $4.01B | $208M | $3.8B | 3.56% | 277M | -5.6% | |
| 2023 | $7.22B | $130M | $7.09B | 5.78% | 294M | -4.1% | |
| 2022 | $3.6B | $85M | $3.51B | 3.50% | 306M | -2.5% | |
| 2021 | $2.54B | $82M | $2.46B | 2.29% | 314M | -0.8% | |
| 2020 | $750M | $81M | $669M | 1.06% | 317M | -1.2% | |
| 2019 | $1.25B | $82M | $1.17B | 2.29% | 321M | -2.0% | |
| 2018 | $958M | $83.8M | $874M | 2.21% | 327M | +1.2% | |
| 2017 | $6M | $68.1M | -$62.1M | 0.01% | 323M | +2.1% | |
| 2016 | $205M | $56.1M | $149M | 0.74% | 317M | -5.8% | |
| 2015 | $2.77B | $66.1M | $2.7B | 11.00% | 336M | -8.2% | |
| 2014 | $2.73B | $78.5M | $2.65B | 9.06% | 366M | -5.9% | |
| 2013 | $1.53B | $80.7M | $1.45B | 4.94% | 389M | -3.1% | |
| 2012 | $1.59B | $74.5M | $1.51B | 4.77% | 402M | -4.9% | |
| 2011 | $1.67B | $69M | $1.6B | 5.35% | 422M | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | $359M | $71.2M | $288M | 1.11% | 429M | +1.0% | |
| 2009 | $3.2M | $70.5M | -$67.3M | 0.02% | 424M | -2.7% | |
| 2008 | $1.68B | $70.6M | $1.61B | 10.30% | 436M | -4.1% | |
| 2007 | $1.52B | $0.00 | $1.52B | 4.48% | 455M | -3.5% | |
| 2006 | $1.3B | $0.00 | $1.3B | 6.72% | 472M | -4.3% | |
| 2005 | $919M | $0.00 | $919M | 6.42% | 493M | -2.6% | |
| 2004 | $193M | $0.00 | $193M | 1.26% | 506M | +3.9% | |
| 2003 | $400K | $0.00 | $400K | 0.00% | 487M | +1.5% | |
| 2002 | $1.2M | $0.00 | $1.2M | 0.01% | 480M | +1.3% | |
| 2001 | $1.3M | $0.00 | $1.3M | 0.01% | 474M | +0.6% | |
| 2000 | $600K | $0.00 | $600K | — | 471M | +0.5% | |
| 1999 | $49M | $0.00 | $49M | — | 469M | -4.5% | |
| 1998 | $886M | $0.00 | $886M | — | 491M | -4.4% | |
| 1997 | $419M | $0.00 | $419M | — | 513M | -2.3% | |
| 1996 | $275M | $0.00 | $275M | — | 526M | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.14B
- 2024$4.01B
- 2023$7.22B
- 2022$3.6B
- 2021$2.54B
- 2020$750M
- 2019$1.25B
- 2018$958M
- 2017$6M
- 2016$205M
- 2015$2.77B
- 2014$2.73B
- 2013$1.53B
- 2012$1.59B
- 2011$1.67B
- 2010$359M
- 2009$3.2M
- 2008$1.68B
- 2007$1.52B
- 2006$1.3B
- 2005$919M
- 2004$193M
- 2003$400K
- 2002$1.2M
- 2001$1.3M
- 2000$600K
- 1999$49M
- 1998$886M
- 1997$419M
- 1996$275M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Deere & Company (DE)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.82×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Deere & Company (DE)
How Deere & Company splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Deere & Company, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $3B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50M | |
| $34M |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.13B
- $50M
- $34M
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 $2.01B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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