Buyback yield (TTM)
0.33%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.49%
5Y share count change
-3.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$159.35M
Cumulative buybacks
$560.67M
Key takeaways
- Comfort Systems USA (FIX) repurchased about $159.35M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.80× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +48.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 12% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
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 Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
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 Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
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 Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
Latest: $216.00M
Overview
In 2025, Comfort Systems USA (FIX) buyback spend totalled $216.00M – surged 273.0% year-over-year.
Comfort Systems USA buyback spend has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +48.3% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $216.00M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1997.
Comfort Systems USA Buyback Spend 2025: $216.00M
Comfort Systems USA buyback spend in 2025 was $216.00M, surged 273.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Comfort Systems USA Buyback Spend 2024: $57.91M
2024's buyback spend for Comfort Systems USA came in at $57.91M, surged 173.4% from 2023.
Comfort Systems USA Buyback Spend 2023: $21.18M
Comfort Systems USA posted buyback spend of $21.18M in 2023, plunged 44.6% below 2022.
Comfort Systems USA Buyback Spend 2022: $38.22M
In 2022, Comfort Systems USA reported buyback spend of $38.22M, surged 41.3% from 2021.
Comfort Systems USA Buyback Spend 2021: $27.05M
Comfort Systems USA buyback spend in 2021 was $27.05M.
See more financial history for Comfort Systems USA (FIX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $216.00M | $21.81M | $194.19M | 0.66% | 0.04B | -1.0% | |
| 2024 | $57.91M | $16.65M | $41.27M | 0.38% | 0.04B | -0.3% | |
| 2023 | $21.18M | $12.94M | $8.24M | 0.29% | 0.04B | -0.4% | |
| 2022 | $38.22M | $10.53M | $27.68M | 0.93% | 0.04B | -1.1% | |
| 2021 | $27.05M | $10.59M | $16.46M | 0.75% | 0.04B | -0.8% | |
| 2020 | $30.12M | $6.93M | $23.19M | 1.57% | 0.04B | -1.1% | |
| 2019 | $19.55M | $5.88M | $13.67M | 1.07% | 0.04B | -1.2% | |
| 2018 | $28.53M | $7.16M | $21.37M | 1.76% | 0.04B | -0.2% | |
| 2017 | $9.01M | $6.38M | $2.63M | 0.55% | 0.04B | -0.4% | |
| 2016 | $14.39M | $5.04M | $9.35M | 1.16% | 0.04B | -0.2% | |
| 2015 | $8.33M | $5.61M | $2.72M | 0.78% | 0.04B | +0.2% | |
| 2014 | $7.97M | $4.81M | $3.17M | 1.25% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2013 | $1.83M | $3.97M | −$2.14M | 0.25% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2012 | $2.86M | $2.80M | $63.00K | 0.63% | 0.04B | -0.3% | |
| 2011 | $7.26M | $3.60M | $3.65M | 1.83% | 0.04B | -1.1% | |
| 2010 | $5.69M | $3.69M | $2.00M | 1.15% | 0.04B | -1.7% | |
| 2009 | $13.04M | $3.45M | $9.59M | 2.82% | 0.04B | -3.9% | |
| 2008 | $26.05M | $3.85M | $22.20M | 6.38% | 0.04B | -3.2% | |
| 2007 | $11.54M | $2.52M | $9.02M | 2.27% | 0.04B | +0.5% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $1.76M | −$1.76M | — | 0.04B | +4.7% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $519.00K | −$519.00K | — | 0.04B | -0.5% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $372.00K | −$372.00K | — | 0.04B | +6.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $176.00K | −$176.00K | — | 0.04B | -2.5% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +1.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +0.1% | |
| 2000 | $1.22M | $0.00 | $1.22M | 1.54% | 0.04B | -5.7% | |
| 1999 | $12.90M | $0.00 | $12.90M | — | 0.04B | +15.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +79.8% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | — |
- 2025$216.00M
- 2024$57.91M
- 2023$21.18M
- 2022$38.22M
- 2021$27.05M
- 2020$30.12M
- 2019$19.55M
- 2018$28.53M
- 2017$9.01M
- 2016$14.39M
- 2015$8.33M
- 2014$7.97M
- 2013$1.83M
- 2012$2.86M
- 2011$7.26M
- 2010$5.69M
- 2009$13.04M
- 2008$26.05M
- 2007$11.54M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$1.22M
- 1999$12.90M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.80×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
How Comfort Systems USA splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Comfort Systems USA, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $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 $1.30B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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