Buyback yield (TTM)
6.89%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.94%
5Y share count change
-0.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$688M
Cumulative buybacks
$4.2B
Key takeaways
- FactSet (FDS) repurchased about $688M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.7%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 9.09× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +8.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 98% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for FactSet (FDS)
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 FactSet (FDS)
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 FactSet (FDS)
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 FactSet (FDS)
Latest: $300M
Overview
FactSet (FDS) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $300M (2025) – grew 27.7% year-over-year.
FactSet buyback spend has grown for 3 consecutive years, with a +8.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
FactSet buyback spend peaked at $357M in 2016; the latest annual figure is $300M in 2025 (15.8% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $357M was reported in 2016. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1996.
FactSet Buyback Spend 2025: $300M
In 2025, FactSet reported buyback spend of $300M, grew 27.7% from 2024.
FactSet Buyback Spend 2024: $235M
FactSet buyback spend in 2024 was $235M, surged 33.1% from 2023.
FactSet Buyback Spend 2023: $177M
2023's buyback spend for FactSet came in at $177M, surged 848.1% from 2022.
FactSet Buyback Spend 2022: $18.6M
FactSet posted buyback spend of $18.6M in 2022, plunged 93.0% below 2021.
FactSet Buyback Spend 2021: $265M
FactSet buyback spend in 2021 was $265M.
See more financial history for FactSet (FDS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $300M | $61.2M | $239M | 2.13% | 38.4M | -0.6% | |
| 2024 | $235M | $63.5M | $172M | 1.44% | 38.6M | -0.7% | |
| 2023 | $177M | $62M | $115M | 1.06% | 38.9M | +0.4% | |
| 2022 | $18.6M | $56M | -$37.4M | 0.11% | 38.7M | +0.4% | |
| 2021 | $265M | $45.1M | $220M | 1.85% | 38.6M | -0.2% | |
| 2020 | $200M | $36.6M | $163M | 1.50% | 38.6M | -0.6% | |
| 2019 | $220M | $32.4M | $188M | 2.12% | 38.9M | -1.3% | |
| 2018 | $304M | $31.5M | $272M | 3.47% | 39.4M | -0.7% | |
| 2017 | $261M | $34.2M | $227M | 4.25% | 39.6M | -4.2% | |
| 2016 | $357M | $29.8M | $327M | 5.01% | 41.4M | -2.1% | |
| 2015 | $256M | $26.4M | $230M | 3.93% | 42.2M | -1.7% | |
| 2014 | $280M | $22.9M | $257M | 5.26% | 43M | -3.7% | |
| 2013 | $332M | $40M | $292M | 7.49% | 44.6M | -2.6% | |
| 2012 | $154M | $22M | $132M | 3.76% | 45.8M | -3.3% | |
| 2011 | $217M | $25.8M | $191M | 5.46% | 47.4M | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | $193M | $14.1M | $179M | 5.68% | 48M | -1.6% | |
| 2009 | $104M | $13.6M | $90.2M | 4.00% | 48.8M | -2.6% | |
| 2008 | $77.9M | $0.00 | $77.9M | 2.62% | 50.1M | -2.2% | |
| 2007 | $80.3M | $0.00 | $80.3M | 2.77% | 51.2M | +1.2% | |
| 2006 | $16.3M | $8.39M | $7.86M | 0.75% | 50.6M | +0.9% | |
| 2005 | $13.5M | $0.00 | $13.5M | 0.80% | 50.2M | -33.9% | |
| 2004 | $111M | $1.89M | $109M | 5.21% | 75.9M | +45.4% | |
| 2003 | $22.1M | $1.47M | $20.6M | 1.35% | 52.2M | -0.1% | |
| 2002 | $4.06M | $0.00 | $4.06M | 0.48% | 52.3M | +2.4% | |
| 2001 | $459K | $0.00 | $459K | 0.05% | 51.1M | -1.0% | |
| 2000 | $1.04M | $0.00 | $1.04M | — | 51.6M | +9.3% | |
| 1999 | $900K | $0.00 | $900K | — | 47.2M | +6.2% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 44.4M | -8.9% | |
| 1997 | $100K | $0.00 | $100K | — | 48.8M | +13.8% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 42.9M | — |
- 2025$300M
- 2024$235M
- 2023$177M
- 2022$18.6M
- 2021$265M
- 2020$200M
- 2019$220M
- 2018$304M
- 2017$261M
- 2016$357M
- 2015$256M
- 2014$280M
- 2013$332M
- 2012$154M
- 2011$217M
- 2010$193M
- 2009$104M
- 2008$77.9M
- 2007$80.3M
- 2006$16.3M
- 2005$13.5M
- 2004$111M
- 2003$22.1M
- 2002$4.06M
- 2001$459K
- 2000$1.04M
- 1999$900K
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$100K
- 1996$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for FactSet (FDS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 9.09×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for FactSet (FDS)
How FactSet splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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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 $704M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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