Buyback yield (TTM)
12.68%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
12.68%
5Y share count change
-19.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$3.79B
Cumulative buybacks
$36.13B
Key takeaways
- Fiserv (FISV) repurchased about $3.79B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 21.28× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +26.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 91% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Fiserv (FISV)
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 Fiserv (FISV)
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 Fiserv (FISV)
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 Fiserv (FISV)
Latest: $5.90B
Overview
Fiserv (FISV) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $5.90B (2025) – edged up 1.1% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Fiserv buyback spend delivered a +26.4% annualised rate; sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2025 marks the peak buyback spend at $5.90B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Fiserv Buyback Spend 2025: $5.90B
Fiserv posted buyback spend of $5.90B in 2025, edged up 1.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Fiserv Buyback Spend 2024: $5.84B
In 2024, Fiserv reported buyback spend of $5.84B, grew 20.9% from 2023.
Fiserv Buyback Spend 2023: $4.83B
Fiserv buyback spend in 2023 was $4.83B, surged 80.3% from 2022.
Fiserv Buyback Spend 2022: $2.68B
2022's buyback spend for Fiserv came in at $2.68B, edged down 3.9% below 2021.
Fiserv Buyback Spend 2021: $2.79B
Fiserv buyback spend in 2021 was $2.79B.
See more financial history for Fiserv (FISV).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $5.90B | $0.00 | $5.90B | 16.35% | 0.55B | -5.7% | |
| 2024 | $5.84B | $367.00M | $5.47B | 4.91% | 0.58B | -5.5% | |
| 2023 | $4.83B | $342.00M | $4.49B | 6.05% | 0.62B | -4.9% | |
| 2022 | $2.68B | $323.00M | $2.35B | 4.17% | 0.65B | -3.5% | |
| 2021 | $2.79B | $239.00M | $2.55B | 4.13% | 0.67B | -1.7% | |
| 2020 | $1.83B | $369.00M | $1.46B | 2.40% | 0.68B | +30.8% | |
| 2019 | $561.00M | $229.00M | $332.00M | 0.71% | 0.52B | +26.3% | |
| 2018 | $1.95B | $73.00M | $1.87B | 6.75% | 0.41B | -4.1% | |
| 2017 | $1.22B | $63.00M | $1.16B | 4.52% | 0.43B | -3.7% | |
| 2016 | $1.25B | $68.00M | $1.18B | 5.44% | 0.45B | -5.9% | |
| 2015 | $1.52B | $65.00M | $1.46B | 7.39% | 0.48B | -5.8% | |
| 2014 | $1.15B | $49.00M | $1.10B | 6.73% | 0.51B | -1.6% | |
| 2013 | $578.00M | $46.00M | $532.00M | 3.81% | 0.51B | -6.7% | |
| 2012 | $634.00M | $44.00M | $590.00M | 6.01% | 0.55B | -4.6% | |
| 2011 | $533.00M | $39.00M | $494.00M | 6.47% | 0.58B | -4.9% | |
| 2010 | $413.00M | $39.00M | $374.00M | 4.77% | 0.61B | -2.4% | |
| 2009 | $175.00M | $36.00M | $139.00M | 2.35% | 0.62B | -4.7% | |
| 2008 | $441.00M | $34.00M | $407.00M | 7.67% | 0.65B | -3.4% | |
| 2007 | $469.00M | $23.00M | $446.00M | 5.15% | 0.68B | -4.9% | |
| 2006 | $560.11M | $0.00 | $560.11M | 6.21% | 0.71B | -7.1% | |
| 2005 | $653.00M | $0.00 | $653.00M | 8.22% | 0.76B | -3.2% | |
| 2004 | $64.34M | $0.00 | $64.34M | 0.82% | 0.79B | +0.8% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.78B | +0.7% | |
| 2002 | $33.58M | $0.00 | $33.58M | 0.52% | 0.78B | +1.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.76B | +0.6% | |
| 2000 | $9.88M | $0.00 | $9.88M | — | 0.76B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $28.71M | $0.00 | $28.71M | — | 0.76B | -0.4% | |
| 1998 | $42.40M | $0.00 | $42.40M | — | 0.76B | +5.6% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.72B | +2.8% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.70B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$5.90B
- 2024$5.84B
- 2023$4.83B
- 2022$2.68B
- 2021$2.79B
- 2020$1.83B
- 2019$561.00M
- 2018$1.95B
- 2017$1.22B
- 2016$1.25B
- 2015$1.52B
- 2014$1.15B
- 2013$578.00M
- 2012$634.00M
- 2011$533.00M
- 2010$413.00M
- 2009$175.00M
- 2008$441.00M
- 2007$469.00M
- 2006$560.11M
- 2005$653.00M
- 2004$64.34M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$33.58M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$9.88M
- 1999$28.71M
- 1998$42.40M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Fiserv (FISV)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 21.28×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Fiserv (FISV)
How Fiserv splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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| $18.42B | |
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| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
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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 $4.16B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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