Buyback yield (TTM)
3.86%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.86%
5Y share count change
-26.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$944.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$8.51B
Key takeaways
- Flex (FLEX) repurchased about $944.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 26.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 8.74× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +38.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 90% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Flex (FLEX)
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 Flex (FLEX)
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 Flex (FLEX)
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 Flex (FLEX)
Latest: $944.00M
Overview
The 2026 reading of Flex (FLEX) buyback spend is $944.00M – declined 24.9% year-over-year.
Flex buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +38.8% compound annual growth rate over 2021–2026 (5 years).
Between 2024 and 2026, Flex buyback spend declined 27.3%, falling from $1.30B to $944.00M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.30B in 2024 and its low of $0.00 in 1993.
Flex Buyback Spend 2026: $944.00M
2026's buyback spend for Flex came in at $944.00M, declined 24.9% below 2025.
Flex Buyback Spend 2025: $1.26B
Flex posted buyback spend of $1.26B in 2025, edged down 3.2% below 2024.
Flex Buyback Spend 2024: $1.30B
In 2024, Flex reported buyback spend of $1.30B, surged 285.2% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Flex Buyback Spend 2023: $337.00M
Flex buyback spend in 2023 was $337.00M, plunged 50.9% below 2022.
Flex Buyback Spend 2022: $686.00M
Flex buyback spend in 2022 was $686.00M.
See more financial history for Flex (FLEX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $944.00M | $142.00M | $802.00M | 3.86% | 0.37B | -6.0% | |
| 2025 | $1.26B | $125.00M | $1.13B | 9.77% | 0.40B | -9.8% | |
| 2024 | $1.30B | $152.00M | $1.15B | 10.84% | 0.44B | -4.5% | |
| 2023 | $337.00M | $133.00M | $204.00M | 3.25% | 0.46B | -4.3% | |
| 2022 | $686.00M | $91.00M | $595.00M | 8.02% | 0.48B | -4.5% | |
| 2021 | $183.00M | $79.00M | $104.00M | 1.96% | 0.51B | -1.3% | |
| 2020 | $260.00M | $71.00M | $189.00M | 6.19% | 0.51B | -3.3% | |
| 2019 | $189.00M | $76.03M | $112.97M | 3.51% | 0.53B | -1.2% | |
| 2018 | $180.05M | $81.35M | $98.70M | 2.09% | 0.54B | -1.8% | |
| 2017 | $349.53M | $77.33M | $272.20M | 3.83% | 0.55B | -3.3% | |
| 2016 | $420.32M | $77.58M | $342.74M | 6.25% | 0.56B | -4.5% | |
| 2015 | $415.94M | $50.27M | $365.68M | 5.58% | 0.59B | -5.1% | |
| 2014 | $475.31M | $40.44M | $434.88M | 8.60% | 0.62B | -7.6% | |
| 2013 | $322.04M | $34.53M | $287.51M | 7.45% | 0.68B | -7.3% | |
| 2012 | $509.80M | $48.45M | $461.35M | 10.30% | 0.73B | -7.9% | |
| 2011 | $400.40M | $55.24M | $345.16M | 7.05% | 0.79B | -3.8% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $56.47M | −$56.47M | — | 0.82B | +0.0% | |
| 2009 | $260.07M | $56.91M | $203.16M | 11.12% | 0.82B | +13.9% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $47.64M | −$47.64M | — | 0.72B | +20.7% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $32.33M | −$32.33M | — | 0.60B | -0.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $2.66M | −$2.66M | — | 0.60B | +2.6% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $2.15M | −$2.15M | — | 0.59B | +11.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $1.77M | −$1.77M | — | 0.53B | +1.7% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.52B | +5.6% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $5.08M | −$5.08M | — | 0.49B | +10.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.44B | +15.4% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.38B | +97.4% | |
| 1999 | $24.34M | $0.00 | $24.34M | — | 0.19B | +27.1% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +18.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | — | |
| 1996 | $1.20M | $0.00 | $1.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2026$944.00M
- 2025$1.26B
- 2024$1.30B
- 2023$337.00M
- 2022$686.00M
- 2021$183.00M
- 2020$260.00M
- 2019$189.00M
- 2018$180.05M
- 2017$349.53M
- 2016$420.32M
- 2015$415.94M
- 2014$475.31M
- 2013$322.04M
- 2012$509.80M
- 2011$400.40M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$260.07M
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$24.34M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$1.20M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Flex (FLEX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.74×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Flex (FLEX)
How Flex 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 $1.05B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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