FirstEnergy (FE) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
6.4%
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 | 0.58B | 0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 0.5% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.57B | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.57B | 4.8% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.55B | 0.6% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.54B | 0.2% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.54B | 9.7% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.49B | 11.3% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.44B | 4.2% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | 4.5% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $10.00M | −$10.00M | 0.40B | 31.5% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $1.00M | −$1.00M | 0.30B | -0.3% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $20.00M | −$20.00M | 0.31B | -0.3% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $64.00M | −$64.00M | 0.31B | -1.0% | — |
| 2007 | $969.00M | $0.00 | $969.00M | 0.31B | -5.2% | 4.42% |
| 2006 | $793.00M | $0.00 | $793.00M | 0.33B | -0.9% | 4.14% |
| 2005 | $170.00M | $0.00 | $170.00M | 0.33B | 0.5% | 1.06% |
| 2004 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | 0.33B | 7.7% | 0.02% |
| 2003 | $127.00M | $0.00 | $127.00M | 0.30B | 3.7% | 1.10% |
| 2002 | $522.00M | $0.00 | $522.00M | 0.29B | 27.8% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | $100.77M | $0.00 | $100.77M | 0.23B | 3.3% | 1.09% |
| 2000 | $233.47M | $0.00 | $233.47M | 0.22B | -2.0% | — |
| 1999 | $182.30M | $0.00 | $182.30M | 0.23B | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | $21.40M | $0.00 | $21.40M | 0.23B | 44.3% | — |
| 1997 | $5.00M | $0.00 | $5.00M | 0.16B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $1.52B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does FirstEnergy buy back its own stock?
- Yes, FirstEnergy (FE) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is FirstEnergy 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 FirstEnergy's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 6.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).