Buyback yield (TTM)
5.84%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.15%
5Y share count change
-35.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.38B
Cumulative buybacks
$53.70B
Key takeaways
- eBay (EBAY) repurchased about $2.38B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 35.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 5.09× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -13.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 207% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for eBay (EBAY)
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 eBay (EBAY)
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 eBay (EBAY)
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 eBay (EBAY)
Latest: $2.50B
Overview
eBay (EBAY) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $2.50B (2025) – declined 20.6% year-over-year.
eBay buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -13.4% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
eBay buyback spend plunged from $7.05B in 2021 to $2.50B in 2025, a 64.6% drawdown.
$7.05B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2021, against a low of $0.00 during 1997.
eBay Buyback Spend 2025: $2.50B
eBay posted buyback spend of $2.50B in 2025, declined 20.6% below 2024.
eBay Buyback Spend 2024: $3.15B
In 2024, eBay reported buyback spend of $3.15B, surged 124.8% from 2023.
eBay Buyback Spend 2023: $1.40B
eBay buyback spend in 2023 was $1.40B, plunged 55.4% below 2022.
eBay Buyback Spend 2022: $3.14B
2022's buyback spend for eBay came in at $3.14B, plunged 55.5% below 2021.
eBay Buyback Spend 2021: $7.05B
eBay buyback spend in 2021 was $7.05B.
See more financial history for eBay (EBAY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.50B | $0.00 | $2.50B | 6.36% | 0.46B | -8.2% | |
| 2024 | $3.15B | $588.00M | $2.56B | 10.25% | 0.50B | -6.0% | |
| 2023 | $1.40B | $575.00M | $826.00M | 6.20% | 0.53B | -4.5% | |
| 2022 | $3.14B | $494.00M | $2.65B | 14.01% | 0.56B | -14.4% | |
| 2021 | $7.05B | $477.00M | $6.58B | 17.52% | 0.65B | -9.2% | |
| 2020 | $5.14B | $417.00M | $4.72B | 14.86% | 0.72B | -16.1% | |
| 2019 | $4.97B | $495.00M | $4.48B | 17.07% | 0.86B | -13.6% | |
| 2018 | $4.50B | $538.00M | $3.96B | 16.97% | 0.99B | -6.9% | |
| 2017 | $2.75B | $483.00M | $2.26B | 7.03% | 1.06B | -7.0% | |
| 2016 | $2.94B | $416.00M | $2.53B | 8.96% | 1.14B | -6.2% | |
| 2015 | $2.15B | $379.00M | $1.77B | 6.57% | 1.22B | -2.5% | |
| 2014 | $4.66B | $675.00M | $3.98B | 16.03% | 1.25B | -4.7% | |
| 2013 | $1.34B | $609.00M | $734.00M | 4.49% | 1.31B | 0.0% | |
| 2012 | $898.00M | $488.00M | $410.00M | 3.23% | 1.31B | 0.0% | |
| 2011 | $1.06B | $457.19M | $606.80M | 6.47% | 1.31B | -1.1% | |
| 2010 | $711.07M | $381.49M | $329.58M | 4.68% | 1.33B | +1.7% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $394.81M | −$394.81M | — | 1.30B | -0.6% | |
| 2008 | $2.18B | $353.32M | $1.83B | 28.98% | 1.31B | -4.6% | |
| 2007 | $1.49B | $301.81M | $1.18B | 7.97% | 1.38B | -3.5% | |
| 2006 | $1.67B | $317.41M | $1.35B | 9.63% | 1.43B | +2.3% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $31.77M | −$31.77M | — | 1.39B | +2.9% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.35B | +3.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $5.49M | −$5.49M | — | 1.31B | +9.4% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $5.95M | −$5.95M | — | 1.20B | +7.0% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $3.09M | −$3.09M | — | 1.12B | +0.1% | |
| 2000 | $38.00K | $0.00 | $38.00K | — | 1.12B | -48.7% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 2.18B | +74.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.25B | +29.2% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.97B | — |
- 2025$2.50B
- 2024$3.15B
- 2023$1.40B
- 2022$3.14B
- 2021$7.05B
- 2020$5.14B
- 2019$4.97B
- 2018$4.50B
- 2017$2.75B
- 2016$2.94B
- 2015$2.15B
- 2014$4.66B
- 2013$1.34B
- 2012$898.00M
- 2011$1.06B
- 2010$711.07M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$2.18B
- 2007$1.49B
- 2006$1.67B
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$38.00K
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for eBay (EBAY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 5.09×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for eBay (EBAY)
How eBay splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as eBay, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $0.00
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 $1.15B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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