Buyback yield (TTM)
1.15%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.19%
5Y share count change
-2.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$54.6M
Cumulative buybacks
$743M
Key takeaways
- Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) repurchased about $54.6M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.24× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +53.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 32% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
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 Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
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 Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
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 Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
Latest: $166M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) reported buyback spend of $166M – surged 171.3% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Franklin Electric Co. buyback spend compounded at +53.3% per year, sustaining 6 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $166M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1993.
Franklin Electric Co. Buyback Spend 2025: $166M
2025's buyback spend for Franklin Electric Co. came in at $166M, surged 171.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Franklin Electric Co. Buyback Spend 2024: $61M
Franklin Electric Co. posted buyback spend of $61M in 2024, surged 40.9% from 2023.
Franklin Electric Co. Buyback Spend 2023: $43.3M
In 2023, Franklin Electric Co. reported buyback spend of $43.3M, grew 7.0% from 2022.
Franklin Electric Co. Buyback Spend 2022: $40.5M
Franklin Electric Co. buyback spend in 2022 was $40.5M, surged 56.0% from 2021.
Franklin Electric Co. Buyback Spend 2021: $25.9M
Franklin Electric Co. buyback spend in 2021 was $25.9M.
See more financial history for Franklin Electric Co. (FELE).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $166M | $13.2M | $152M | 3.92% | 45.5M | -2.2% | |
| 2024 | $61M | $12.1M | $49M | 1.37% | 46.5M | -0.9% | |
| 2023 | $43.3M | $10.1M | $33.2M | 0.97% | 46.9M | -0.2% | |
| 2022 | $40.5M | $11M | $29.5M | 1.10% | 47M | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | $25.9M | $11.7M | $14.2M | 0.59% | 47M | +0.6% | |
| 2020 | $19.6M | $10.1M | $9.49M | 0.61% | 46.7M | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $10.7M | $8.96M | $1.78M | 0.40% | 46.8M | -0.5% | |
| 2018 | $34.2M | $8.45M | $25.7M | 1.71% | 47.1M | +0.1% | |
| 2017 | $3.62M | $7.11M | -$3.49M | 0.17% | 47M | -0.3% | |
| 2016 | $7.42M | $6.89M | $533K | 0.41% | 47.2M | -1.7% | |
| 2015 | $48.6M | $5.63M | $43M | 3.83% | 48M | -1.7% | |
| 2014 | $10.6M | $7.47M | $3.14M | 0.55% | 48.8M | +1.3% | |
| 2013 | $12.4M | $4.88M | $7.49M | 0.56% | 48.2M | +0.9% | |
| 2012 | $21.7M | $6.25M | $15.4M | 1.46% | 47.8M | +0.4% | |
| 2011 | $13.9M | $3.97M | $9.94M | 1.37% | 47.6M | +1.2% | |
| 2010 | $7.24M | $4.27M | $2.97M | 0.80% | 47M | +1.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $4.98M | -$4.98M | — | 46.6M | +0.2% | |
| 2008 | $7.82M | $0.00 | $7.82M | 1.21% | 46.5M | -1.2% | |
| 2007 | $8.12M | $0.00 | $8.12M | 0.92% | 47M | +0.6% | |
| 2006 | $198K | $0.00 | $198K | 0.02% | 46.7M | +0.5% | |
| 2005 | $13.8M | $0.00 | $13.8M | 1.57% | 46.5M | +0.7% | |
| 2004 | $3.09M | $0.00 | $3.09M | 0.33% | 46.2M | +2.1% | |
| 2003 | $9.78M | $0.00 | $9.78M | 1.50% | 45.2M | -0.7% | |
| 2002 | $10.5M | $0.00 | $10.5M | 2.03% | 45.5M | +0.2% | |
| 2001 | $14.2M | $0.00 | $14.2M | 3.17% | 45.4M | -0.1% | |
| 2000 | $8.35M | $0.00 | $8.35M | — | 45.5M | -2.4% | |
| 1999 | $20.1M | $0.00 | $20.1M | — | 46.6M | -5.6% | |
| 1998 | $26M | $0.00 | $26M | — | 49.4M | -3.0% | |
| 1997 | $30.6M | $0.00 | $30.6M | — | 50.9M | -4.8% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 53.4M | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $9.6M | $0.00 | $9.6M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $10.9M | $0.00 | $10.9M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $5.5M | $0.00 | $5.5M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $2.3M | $0.00 | $2.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $35.7M | $0.00 | $35.7M | — | — | — |
- 2025$166M
- 2024$61M
- 2023$43.3M
- 2022$40.5M
- 2021$25.9M
- 2020$19.6M
- 2019$10.7M
- 2018$34.2M
- 2017$3.62M
- 2016$7.42M
- 2015$48.6M
- 2014$10.6M
- 2013$12.4M
- 2012$21.7M
- 2011$13.9M
- 2010$7.24M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$7.82M
- 2007$8.12M
- 2006$198K
- 2005$13.8M
- 2004$3.09M
- 2003$9.78M
- 2002$10.5M
- 2001$14.2M
- 2000$8.35M
- 1999$20.1M
- 1998$26M
- 1997$30.6M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$9.6M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$10.9M
- 1991$5.5M
- 1990$2.3M
- 1989$35.7M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.24×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Franklin Electric Co. (FELE)
How Franklin Electric Co. 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 $169M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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