Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.98%
5Y share count change
11.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$446.84M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 11.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Equinix (EQIX)
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 Equinix (EQIX)
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 Equinix (EQIX)
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 Equinix (EQIX)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
The 2025 reading of Equinix (EQIX) buyback spend is $0.00.
Equinix buyback spend plunged from $297.96M in 2014 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2014 marks the peak buyback spend at $297.96M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2002.
Equinix Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Equinix buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Equinix Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Equinix buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Equinix Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Equinix buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Equinix Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Equinix buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
Equinix Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Equinix buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Equinix (EQIX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $498.00M | −$498.00M | — | 0.10B | +2.4% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $462.00M | −$462.00M | — | 0.10B | +1.9% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $407.54M | −$407.54M | — | 0.09B | +2.4% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $403.98M | −$403.98M | — | 0.09B | +1.6% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $363.77M | −$363.77M | — | 0.09B | +2.3% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $294.95M | −$294.95M | — | 0.09B | +4.4% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $236.54M | −$236.54M | — | 0.08B | +5.6% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $180.72M | −$180.72M | — | 0.08B | +3.4% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $175.50M | −$175.50M | — | 0.08B | +9.5% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $155.57M | −$155.57M | — | 0.07B | +21.1% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $132.44M | −$132.44M | — | 0.06B | +11.7% | |
| 2014 | $297.96M | $117.99M | $179.97M | 2.41% | 0.05B | +4.5% | |
| 2013 | $48.80M | $102.94M | −$54.14M | 0.55% | 0.05B | -3.3% | |
| 2012 | $13.36M | $84.16M | −$70.79M | 0.13% | 0.05B | +8.2% | |
| 2011 | $86.67M | $71.53M | $15.13M | 1.81% | 0.05B | +6.9% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $67.49M | −$67.49M | — | 0.04B | +12.9% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $53.06M | −$53.06M | — | 0.04B | -4.6% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $55.09M | −$55.09M | — | 0.04B | +29.4% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $42.73M | −$42.73M | — | 0.03B | +12.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $30.77M | −$30.77M | — | 0.03B | +19.2% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $8.28M | −$8.28M | — | 0.02B | +35.2% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $1.47M | −$1.47M | — | 0.02B | +84.5% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.01B | +221.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $6.88M | −$6.88M | — | 0.00B | +21.6% | |
| 2001 | $18.00K | $0.00 | $18.00K | 0.01% | 0.00B | +87.5% | |
| 2000 | $28.00K | $0.00 | $28.00K | — | 0.00B | +903.9% | |
| 1999 | $10.00K | $0.00 | $10.00K | — | 0.00B | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$297.96M
- 2013$48.80M
- 2012$13.36M
- 2011$86.67M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$18.00K
- 2000$28.00K
- 1999$10.00K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Equinix (EQIX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Equinix (EQIX)
How Equinix splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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