Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
111.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$2.35B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 111.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for GameStop (GME)
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 GameStop (GME)
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 GameStop (GME)
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 GameStop (GME)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for GameStop (GME) came in at $0.00.
Across 2015–2025 (10 years), GameStop buyback spend produced a CAGR of -100.0% – with a net decline across the window.
GameStop buyback spend plunged from $409.40M in 2012 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2012 marks the peak buyback spend at $409.40M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2001.
GameStop Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
GameStop buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
GameStop Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
GameStop buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
GameStop Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
GameStop buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
GameStop Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
GameStop buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
GameStop Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
GameStop buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for GameStop (GME).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $1.60M | −$1.60M | — | 0.55B | +39.1% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $16.40M | −$16.40M | — | 0.39B | +29.3% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $22.20M | −$22.20M | — | 0.31B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $40.10M | −$40.10M | — | 0.30B | +4.8% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $30.50M | −$30.50M | — | 0.29B | +11.7% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $7.90M | −$7.90M | — | 0.26B | -25.7% | |
| 2019 | $198.70M | $8.90M | $189.80M | 61.02% | 0.35B | -14.3% | |
| 2018 | $5.10M | $10.70M | −$5.60M | 0.44% | 0.41B | +0.6% | |
| 2017 | $22.00M | $25.60M | −$3.60M | 1.29% | 0.41B | -2.3% | |
| 2016 | $71.50M | $17.80M | $53.70M | 2.85% | 0.42B | -2.6% | |
| 2015 | $194.30M | $29.90M | $164.40M | 6.91% | 0.43B | -5.8% | |
| 2014 | $331.10M | $21.50M | $309.60M | 8.58% | 0.45B | -4.4% | |
| 2013 | $258.30M | $19.40M | $238.90M | 6.31% | 0.47B | -6.3% | |
| 2012 | $409.40M | $19.60M | $389.80M | 14.54% | 0.51B | -10.4% | |
| 2011 | $262.10M | $18.80M | $243.30M | 8.18% | 0.56B | -8.4% | |
| 2010 | $381.20M | $29.60M | $351.60M | 11.98% | 0.62B | -8.3% | |
| 2009 | $58.40M | $37.80M | $20.60M | 1.79% | 0.67B | +0.1% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $35.35M | −$35.35M | — | 0.67B | +1.7% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.66B | +4.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.63B | +26.7% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.50B | +8.1% | |
| 2004 | $126.78M | $0.00 | $126.78M | 12.20% | 0.46B | -3.3% | |
| 2003 | $35.01M | $0.00 | $35.01M | 3.78% | 0.48B | -1.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.48B | +53.4% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.32B | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$198.70M
- 2018$5.10M
- 2017$22.00M
- 2016$71.50M
- 2015$194.30M
- 2014$331.10M
- 2013$258.30M
- 2012$409.40M
- 2011$262.10M
- 2010$381.20M
- 2009$58.40M
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$126.78M
- 2003$35.01M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for GameStop (GME)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for GameStop (GME)
How GameStop splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as GameStop, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $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 $740.80M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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