Fortive (FTV) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.46% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.46%.
Fortive
FTV
TTM buyback yield
5.46%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.46%
5Y share count change
-11.0%
TTM buyback spend
$954.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
9.85x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 9.85x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.61B | $116.80M | $1.49B | 0.32B | -9.5% | 9.22% |
| 2024 | $889.60M | $109.20M | $780.40M | 0.35B | -0.8% | 4.57% |
| 2023 | $272.90M | $113.30M | $159.60M | 0.36B | -1.4% | 1.40% |
| 2022 | $442.90M | $93.80M | $349.10M | 0.36B | 2.4% | 2.59% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $77.40M | −$77.40M | 0.35B | -1.9% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $62.60M | −$62.60M | 0.36B | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $61.40M | −$61.40M | 0.34B | -3.1% | — |
| 2018 | $1.48B | $50.80M | $1.43B | 0.35B | -0.5% | 10.39% |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $48.60M | −$48.60M | 0.35B | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $45.30M | −$45.30M | 0.35B | 0.6% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $35.20M | −$35.20M | 0.35B | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $30.80M | −$30.80M | 0.35B | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $28.80M | −$28.80M | 0.35B | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $28.60M | −$28.60M | 0.35B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $885.90M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Fortive buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Fortive (FTV) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Fortive spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $954.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Fortive's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.46% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Fortive's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.46% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Fortive diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Fortive's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -11.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).