Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.51%
5Y share count change
6.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$3.13B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 6.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for FirstEnergy (FE)
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 FirstEnergy (FE)
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 FirstEnergy (FE)
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 FirstEnergy (FE)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
FirstEnergy (FE) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025).
FirstEnergy buyback spend plunged from $969.00M in 2007 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $969.00M was reported in 2007. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2008.
FirstEnergy Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
FirstEnergy buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
FirstEnergy Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
FirstEnergy buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
FirstEnergy Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
FirstEnergy buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
FirstEnergy Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
FirstEnergy buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
FirstEnergy Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
FirstEnergy buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for FirstEnergy (FE).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 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 | 4.42% | 0.31B | -5.2% | |
| 2006 | $793.00M | $0.00 | $793.00M | 4.14% | 0.33B | -0.9% | |
| 2005 | $170.00M | $0.00 | $170.00M | 1.06% | 0.33B | +0.5% | |
| 2004 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | 0.02% | 0.33B | +7.7% | |
| 2003 | $127.00M | $0.00 | $127.00M | 1.10% | 0.30B | +3.7% | |
| 2002 | $522.00M | $0.00 | $522.00M | 5.41% | 0.29B | +27.8% | |
| 2001 | $100.77M | $0.00 | $100.77M | 1.09% | 0.23B | +3.3% | |
| 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 | — |
- 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$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$969.00M
- 2006$793.00M
- 2005$170.00M
- 2004$2.00M
- 2003$127.00M
- 2002$522.00M
- 2001$100.77M
- 2000$233.47M
- 1999$182.30M
- 1998$21.40M
- 1997$5.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for FirstEnergy (FE)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for FirstEnergy (FE)
How FirstEnergy splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as FirstEnergy, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $3.32B | |
| $958.00M | |
| $400.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $3.32B
- $958.00M
- $400.00M
- $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 $767.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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