Equinix (EQIX) Stock Buyback History

TTM buyback yield N/A.

TTM buyback yield

N/A

Shareholder yield (TTM)

N/A

5Y share count change

11.0%

TTM buyback spend

N/A

SBC coverage (TTM)

0.00x

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: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.

Buyback spending history

YearBuybacksSBCNetShares (dil.)YoY sharesBuyback yield
2025$0.00$498.00M−$498.00M0.10B2.4%
2024$0.00$462.00M−$462.00M0.10B1.9%
2023$0.00$407.54M−$407.54M0.09B2.4%
2022$0.00$403.98M−$403.98M0.09B1.6%
2021$0.00$363.77M−$363.77M0.09B2.3%
2020$0.00$294.95M−$294.95M0.09B4.4%
2019$0.00$236.54M−$236.54M0.08B5.6%
2018$0.00$180.72M−$180.72M0.08B3.4%
2017$0.00$175.50M−$175.50M0.08B9.5%
2016$0.00$155.57M−$155.57M0.07B21.1%
2015$0.00$132.44M−$132.44M0.06B11.7%
2014$297.96M$117.99M$179.97M0.05B4.5%2.41%
2013$48.80M$102.94M−$54.14M0.05B-3.3%0.55%
2012$13.36M$84.16M−$70.79M0.05B8.2%0.13%
2011$86.67M$71.53M$15.13M0.05B6.9%1.81%
2010$0.00$67.49M−$67.49M0.04B12.9%
2009$0.00$53.06M−$53.06M0.04B-4.6%
2008$0.00$55.09M−$55.09M0.04B29.4%
2007$0.00$42.73M−$42.73M0.03B12.6%
2006$0.00$30.77M−$30.77M0.03B19.2%
2005$0.00$8.28M−$8.28M0.02B35.2%
2004$0.00$1.47M−$1.47M0.02B84.5%
2003$0.00$0.00$0.000.01B221.2%
2002$0.00$6.88M−$6.88M0.00B21.6%
2001$18.00K$0.00$18.00K0.00B87.5%0.01%
2000$28.00K$0.00$28.00K0.00B903.9%
1999$10.00K$0.00$10.00K0.00B

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 Equinix buy back its own stock?

Yes, Equinix (EQIX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.

Is Equinix 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 Equinix's share count changed?

Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 11.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).