Buyback yield (TTM)
7.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.18%
5Y share count change
-17.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.81B
Cumulative buybacks
$8.44B
Key takeaways
- Fair Isaac (FICO) repurchased about $1.81B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 17.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.05× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +43.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 203% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Fair Isaac (FICO)
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 Fair Isaac (FICO)
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 Fair Isaac (FICO)
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 Fair Isaac (FICO)
Latest: $1.41B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Fair Isaac (FICO) came in at $1.41B – surged 72.1% year-over-year.
Fair Isaac buyback spend has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +43.2% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.41B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
Fair Isaac Buyback Spend 2025: $1.41B
Fair Isaac posted buyback spend of $1.41B in 2025, surged 72.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Fair Isaac Buyback Spend 2024: $821.70M
In 2024, Fair Isaac reported buyback spend of $821.70M, surged 102.6% from 2023.
Fair Isaac Buyback Spend 2023: $405.53M
Fair Isaac buyback spend in 2023 was $405.53M, plunged 63.3% below 2022.
Fair Isaac Buyback Spend 2022: $1.10B
2022's buyback spend for Fair Isaac came in at $1.10B, grew 26.3% from 2021.
Fair Isaac Buyback Spend 2021: $874.18M
Fair Isaac buyback spend in 2021 was $874.18M.
See more financial history for Fair Isaac (FICO).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.41B | $156.67M | $1.26B | 3.95% | 0.02B | -2.1% | |
| 2024 | $821.70M | $149.44M | $672.26M | 1.71% | 0.03B | -1.1% | |
| 2023 | $405.53M | $123.85M | $281.68M | 1.88% | 0.03B | -3.7% | |
| 2022 | $1.10B | $115.36M | $988.83M | 10.63% | 0.03B | -10.0% | |
| 2021 | $874.18M | $112.46M | $761.72M | 7.83% | 0.03B | -2.2% | |
| 2020 | $235.22M | $93.68M | $141.54M | 1.90% | 0.03B | -1.2% | |
| 2019 | $228.89M | $82.97M | $145.92M | 2.61% | 0.03B | -2.8% | |
| 2018 | $342.60M | $74.81M | $267.78M | 5.18% | 0.03B | -3.3% | |
| 2017 | $187.63M | $61.22M | $126.41M | 4.37% | 0.03B | -0.2% | |
| 2016 | $138.40M | $55.51M | $82.89M | 3.59% | 0.03B | -0.9% | |
| 2015 | $130.72M | $45.31M | $85.41M | 4.96% | 0.03B | -6.5% | |
| 2014 | $217.04M | $36.36M | $180.68M | 12.26% | 0.03B | -3.9% | |
| 2013 | $82.75M | $25.85M | $56.90M | 4.26% | 0.04B | +0.6% | |
| 2012 | $191.06M | $21.23M | $169.83M | 12.84% | 0.04B | -9.8% | |
| 2011 | $91.42M | $15.50M | $75.92M | 11.62% | 0.04B | -11.7% | |
| 2010 | $196.12M | $17.30M | $178.81M | 19.92% | 0.05B | -7.1% | |
| 2009 | $18.50M | $19.93M | −$1.44M | 1.81% | 0.05B | -1.2% | |
| 2008 | $116.64M | $27.98M | $88.66M | 10.45% | 0.05B | -14.2% | |
| 2007 | $451.09M | $36.26M | $414.83M | 24.85% | 0.06B | -11.6% | |
| 2006 | $256.49M | $2.93M | $253.56M | 12.08% | 0.07B | -11.5% | |
| 2005 | $328.54M | $1.57M | $326.97M | 11.42% | 0.07B | -6.2% | |
| 2004 | $101.13M | $1.57M | $99.56M | 5.05% | 0.08B | +2.5% | |
| 2003 | $331.64M | $2.99M | $328.65M | 12.08% | 0.08B | +35.9% | |
| 2002 | $144.35M | $1.42M | $142.93M | 8.80% | 0.06B | +8.6% | |
| 2001 | $19.86M | $0.00 | $19.86M | 1.91% | 0.05B | +5.0% | |
| 2000 | $41.00K | $0.00 | $41.00K | — | 0.05B | +1.9% | |
| 1999 | $12.23M | $0.00 | $12.23M | — | 0.05B | -0.7% | |
| 1998 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | 0.05B | +1.8% | |
| 1997 | $500.00K | $0.00 | $500.00K | — | 0.05B | +2.2% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | — | |
| 1995 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.41B
- 2024$821.70M
- 2023$405.53M
- 2022$1.10B
- 2021$874.18M
- 2020$235.22M
- 2019$228.89M
- 2018$342.60M
- 2017$187.63M
- 2016$138.40M
- 2015$130.72M
- 2014$217.04M
- 2013$82.75M
- 2012$191.06M
- 2011$91.42M
- 2010$196.12M
- 2009$18.50M
- 2008$116.64M
- 2007$451.09M
- 2006$256.49M
- 2005$328.54M
- 2004$101.13M
- 2003$331.64M
- 2002$144.35M
- 2001$19.86M
- 2000$41.00K
- 1999$12.23M
- 1998$100.00K
- 1997$500.00K
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$100.00K
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Fair Isaac (FICO)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.05×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Fair Isaac (FICO)
How Fair Isaac splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Fair Isaac, 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 $892.68M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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