Dover (DOV) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.32% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.32%.
Dover
DOV
TTM buyback yield
2.32%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.32%
5Y share count change
-5.1%
TTM buyback spend
$622.10M
SBC coverage (TTM)
14.14x
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: 14.14x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $540.70M | $43.98M | $496.72M | 0.14B | -0.5% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | $500.00M | $40.36M | $459.64M | 0.14B | -1.4% | 1.94% |
| 2023 | $12.14M | $31.46M | −$19.33M | 0.14B | -2.1% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | $585.00M | $30.82M | $554.18M | 0.14B | -1.2% | 3.08% |
| 2021 | $21.64M | $31.11M | −$9.47M | 0.15B | -0.1% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | $106.28M | $25.03M | $81.25M | 0.15B | -1.1% | 0.58% |
| 2019 | $143.28M | $29.70M | $113.58M | 0.15B | -3.4% | 0.86% |
| 2018 | $894.98M | $23.70M | $871.28M | 0.15B | -3.6% | 8.64% |
| 2017 | $105.02M | $26.53M | $78.50M | 0.16B | 0.7% | 0.83% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $18.65M | −$18.65M | 0.16B | -1.6% | — |
| 2015 | $600.16M | $30.70M | $569.47M | 0.16B | -5.7% | 7.83% |
| 2014 | $601.08M | $31.63M | $569.45M | 0.17B | -2.7% | 6.35% |
| 2013 | $457.87M | $30.48M | $427.39M | 0.17B | -5.7% | 4.12% |
| 2012 | $748.96M | $30.88M | $718.07M | 0.18B | -2.6% | 9.50% |
| 2011 | $242.49M | $25.13M | $217.36M | 0.19B | -0.1% | 3.36% |
| 2010 | $123.56M | $20.41M | $103.15M | 0.19B | 1.3% | 1.69% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $17.91M | −$17.91M | 0.19B | -1.3% | — |
| 2008 | $466.74M | $25.25M | $441.49M | 0.19B | -6.7% | 11.38% |
| 2007 | $596.01M | $25.71M | $570.30M | 0.20B | -1.3% | 10.03% |
| 2006 | $48.33M | $26.40M | $21.93M | 0.21B | 0.6% | 0.72% |
| 2005 | $51.93M | $25.73M | $26.20M | 0.20B | -0.3% | 0.94% |
| 2004 | $5.17M | $0.00 | $5.17M | 0.20B | 0.6% | 0.09% |
| 2003 | $3.75M | $0.00 | $3.75M | 0.20B | 0.1% | 0.07% |
| 2002 | $15.51M | $0.00 | $15.51M | 0.20B | -0.2% | 0.40% |
| 2001 | $32.16M | $0.00 | $32.16M | 0.20B | -0.5% | 0.64% |
| 2000 | $5.87M | $0.00 | $5.87M | 0.20B | -2.8% | — |
| 1999 | $671.67M | $0.00 | $671.67M | 0.21B | -6.1% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.22B | -0.9% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.23B | -1.9% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.23B | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)75% of headroom
Headroom $831.86M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Dover buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Dover (DOV) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Dover spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $622.10M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Dover's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.32% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Dover's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.32% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Dover 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 Dover's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -5.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).