Buyback yield (TTM)
5.58%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.32%
5Y share count change
3.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$634.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$20.57B
Key takeaways
- Gen Digital (GEN) repurchased about $634.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 3.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.68× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +15.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 52% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Gen Digital (GEN)
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 Gen Digital (GEN)
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 Gen Digital (GEN)
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 Gen Digital (GEN)
Latest: $634.00M
Overview
Gen Digital (GEN) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $634.00M (2026) – surged 133.1% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2021–2026 (5 years) stretch, Gen Digital buyback spend compounded at +15.8% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2006 and 2026, Gen Digital buyback spend plunged 82.5%, falling from $3.63B to $634.00M.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $3.63B, reached in 2006; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1991.
Gen Digital Buyback Spend 2026: $634.00M
Gen Digital buyback spend in 2026 was $634.00M, surged 133.1% from 2025.
Gen Digital Buyback Spend 2025: $272.00M
2025's buyback spend for Gen Digital came in at $272.00M, plunged 38.3% below 2024.
Gen Digital Buyback Spend 2024: $441.00M
Gen Digital posted buyback spend of $441.00M in 2024, plunged 51.2% below 2023.
Gen Digital Buyback Spend 2023: $904.00M
Gen Digital buyback spend in 2023 was $904.00M.
Gen Digital Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Gen Digital buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Gen Digital (GEN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $634.00M | $237.00M | $397.00M | 5.58% | 0.62B | -0.8% | |
| 2025 | $272.00M | $134.00M | $138.00M | 1.67% | 0.62B | -2.8% | |
| 2024 | $441.00M | $138.00M | $303.00M | 3.13% | 0.64B | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | $904.00M | $134.00M | $770.00M | 8.24% | 0.62B | +5.6% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $70.00M | −$70.00M | — | 0.59B | -1.5% | |
| 2021 | $304.00M | $81.00M | $223.00M | 2.46% | 0.60B | -6.7% | |
| 2020 | $1.58B | $312.00M | $1.27B | 14.11% | 0.64B | +1.7% | |
| 2019 | $234.00M | $352.00M | −$118.00M | 1.58% | 0.63B | -5.4% | |
| 2018 | $107.00M | $619.00M | −$512.00M | 0.68% | 0.67B | +8.1% | |
| 2017 | $500.00M | $440.00M | $60.00M | 2.64% | 0.62B | -7.8% | |
| 2016 | $1.87B | $161.00M | $1.71B | 15.66% | 0.67B | -3.7% | |
| 2015 | $500.00M | $195.00M | $305.00M | 3.13% | 0.70B | -1.1% | |
| 2014 | $500.00M | $156.00M | $344.00M | 3.61% | 0.70B | -1.0% | |
| 2013 | $826.00M | $164.00M | $662.00M | 4.87% | 0.71B | -4.9% | |
| 2012 | $934.00M | $164.00M | $770.00M | 6.98% | 0.75B | -4.8% | |
| 2011 | $900.00M | $145.00M | $755.00M | 6.43% | 0.79B | -4.0% | |
| 2010 | $573.00M | $155.00M | $418.00M | 4.25% | 0.82B | -1.4% | |
| 2009 | $716.00M | $157.46M | $558.54M | 5.87% | 0.83B | -6.0% | |
| 2008 | $1.50B | $0.00 | $1.50B | 10.79% | 0.88B | -10.1% | |
| 2007 | $2.85B | $0.00 | $2.85B | 18.45% | 0.98B | -4.2% | |
| 2006 | $3.63B | $0.00 | $3.63B | 20.95% | 1.03B | +39.0% | |
| 2005 | $191.92M | $0.00 | $191.92M | 1.26% | 0.74B | +2.7% | |
| 2004 | $60.00M | $0.00 | $60.00M | 0.42% | 0.72B | +5.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.68B | +18.9% | |
| 2002 | $204.42M | $0.00 | $204.42M | 3.42% | 0.57B | +5.2% | |
| 2001 | $244.41M | $0.00 | $244.41M | 7.97% | 0.55B | +9.7% | |
| 2000 | $18.73M | $0.00 | $18.73M | — | 0.50B | +4.9% | |
| 1999 | $56.34M | $0.00 | $56.34M | — | 0.47B | -1.6% | |
| 1998 | $21.35M | $0.00 | $21.35M | — | 0.48B | +9.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.44B | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | $4.00M | $0.00 | $4.00M | — | — | — |
- 2026$634.00M
- 2025$272.00M
- 2024$441.00M
- 2023$904.00M
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$304.00M
- 2020$1.58B
- 2019$234.00M
- 2018$107.00M
- 2017$500.00M
- 2016$1.87B
- 2015$500.00M
- 2014$500.00M
- 2013$826.00M
- 2012$934.00M
- 2011$900.00M
- 2010$573.00M
- 2009$716.00M
- 2008$1.50B
- 2007$2.85B
- 2006$3.63B
- 2005$191.92M
- 2004$60.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$204.42M
- 2001$244.41M
- 2000$18.73M
- 1999$56.34M
- 1998$21.35M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$4.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Gen Digital (GEN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.68×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Gen Digital (GEN)
How Gen Digital 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 $1.21B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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