Dow (DOW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Dow
DOW
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-4.1%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
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: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.71B | 0.9% | — |
| 2024 | $494.00M | $0.00 | $494.00M | 0.71B | -0.6% | 1.75% |
| 2023 | $625.00M | $0.00 | $625.00M | 0.71B | -2.3% | 1.62% |
| 2022 | $2.33B | $0.00 | $2.33B | 0.73B | -3.1% | 6.51% |
| 2021 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 0.75B | 0.9% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | $125.00M | $0.00 | $125.00M | 0.74B | -0.0% | 0.30% |
| 2019 | $500.00M | $0.00 | $500.00M | 0.74B | -1.0% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.75B | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.75B | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | $916.00M | $0.00 | $916.00M | 0.75B | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | $1.17B | $0.00 | $1.17B | 0.75B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Dow buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Dow (DOW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Dow 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 Dow's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -4.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).