Buyback yield (TTM)
3.97%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.97%
5Y share count change
-4.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$651.12M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.83B
Key takeaways
- F5 (FFIV) repurchased about $651.12M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 4.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.68× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +38.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 68% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for F5 (FFIV)
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 F5 (FFIV)
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 F5 (FFIV)
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 F5 (FFIV)
Latest: $502.08M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, F5 (FFIV) reported buyback spend of $502.08M – edged up 0.3% year-over-year.
F5 buyback spend has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +38.1% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
F5 buyback spend peaked at $700.12M in 2016; the latest annual figure is $502.08M in 2025 (28.3% below peak).
$700.12M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2016, against a low of $0.00 during 1999.
F5 Buyback Spend 2025: $502.08M
F5 buyback spend in 2025 was $502.08M, edged up 0.3% from 2024.
F5 Buyback Spend 2024: $500.56M
2024's buyback spend for F5 came in at $500.56M, surged 43.0% from 2023.
F5 Buyback Spend 2023: $350.05M
F5 posted buyback spend of $350.05M in 2023, declined 30.0% below 2022.
F5 Buyback Spend 2022: $500.02M
In 2022, F5 reported buyback spend of $500.02M, edged up 0.0% from 2021.
F5 Buyback Spend 2021: $500.00M
F5 buyback spend in 2021 was $500.00M.
See more financial history for F5 (FFIV).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $502.08M | $231.49M | $270.59M | 2.69% | 0.06B | -1.1% | |
| 2024 | $500.56M | $219.11M | $281.45M | 3.89% | 0.06B | -1.5% | |
| 2023 | $350.05M | $236.65M | $113.40M | 3.67% | 0.06B | -1.4% | |
| 2022 | $500.02M | $249.22M | $250.81M | 5.78% | 0.06B | -1.5% | |
| 2021 | $500.00M | $243.28M | $256.72M | 4.16% | 0.06B | +1.1% | |
| 2020 | $100.02M | $201.95M | −$101.93M | 1.33% | 0.06B | +1.5% | |
| 2019 | $201.04M | $162.91M | $38.13M | 2.38% | 0.06B | -2.5% | |
| 2018 | $600.08M | $157.85M | $442.23M | 5.20% | 0.06B | -4.3% | |
| 2017 | $600.09M | $175.33M | $424.76M | 7.89% | 0.06B | -4.7% | |
| 2016 | $700.12M | $156.76M | $543.36M | 8.54% | 0.07B | -6.3% | |
| 2015 | $606.86M | $145.55M | $461.31M | 7.39% | 0.07B | -4.7% | |
| 2014 | $650.54M | $127.16M | $523.39M | 7.42% | 0.08B | -3.8% | |
| 2013 | $200.00M | $104.21M | $95.79M | 2.97% | 0.08B | -0.8% | |
| 2012 | $184.78M | $95.35M | $89.43M | 2.23% | 0.08B | -2.1% | |
| 2011 | $271.53M | $89.75M | $181.78M | 4.74% | 0.08B | +0.5% | |
| 2010 | $75.00M | $70.77M | $4.23M | 0.91% | 0.08B | +1.2% | |
| 2009 | $87.44M | $56.06M | $31.37M | 2.81% | 0.08B | -4.0% | |
| 2008 | $200.00M | $60.58M | $139.42M | 10.40% | 0.08B | -2.0% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.09B | +1.4% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | +8.4% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | -46.1% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $10.00K | −$10.00K | — | 0.14B | +145.4% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +15.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $443.00K | −$443.00K | — | 0.05B | +11.8% | |
| 2001 | $1.08M | $2.63M | −$1.54M | 0.66% | 0.05B | -1.8% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +6.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +71.4% | |
| 1998 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | 0.03B | — |
- 2025$502.08M
- 2024$500.56M
- 2023$350.05M
- 2022$500.02M
- 2021$500.00M
- 2020$100.02M
- 2019$201.04M
- 2018$600.08M
- 2017$600.09M
- 2016$700.12M
- 2015$606.86M
- 2014$650.54M
- 2013$200.00M
- 2012$184.78M
- 2011$271.53M
- 2010$75.00M
- 2009$87.44M
- 2008$200.00M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$1.08M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$200.00K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for F5 (FFIV)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.68×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for F5 (FFIV)
How F5 splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as F5, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $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 $962.66M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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