Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-7.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$1.33B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is down 7.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Generac (GNRC)
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 Generac (GNRC)
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 Generac (GNRC)
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 Generac (GNRC)
Latest: $148M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Generac (GNRC) buyback spend is $148M – edged down 3.2% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2015–2025 (10 years) stretch, Generac buyback spend compounded at +4.0% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2022 and 2025, Generac buyback spend plunged 57.2%, falling from $346M to $148M.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $346M, reached in 2022; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2009.
Generac Buyback Spend 2025: $148M
Generac buyback spend in 2025 was $148M, edged down 3.2% below 2024.
Generac Buyback Spend 2024: $153M
2024's buyback spend for Generac came in at $153M, plunged 39.3% below 2023.
Generac Buyback Spend 2023: $252M
Generac posted buyback spend of $252M in 2023, declined 27.3% below 2022.
Generac Buyback Spend 2022: $346M
In 2022, Generac reported buyback spend of $346M, surged 174.5% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Generac Buyback Spend 2021: $126M
Generac buyback spend in 2021 was $126M.
See more financial history for Generac (GNRC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $148M | $49.9M | $98M | 1.86% | 59.3M | -1.8% | |
| 2024 | $153M | $51.2M | $102M | 1.65% | 60.4M | -2.8% | |
| 2023 | $252M | $37.3M | $214M | 3.22% | 62.1M | -4.1% | |
| 2022 | $346M | $31.4M | $314M | 5.51% | 64.7M | +0.7% | |
| 2021 | $126M | $24M | $102M | 0.57% | 64.3M | +0.8% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $20.9M | -$20.9M | — | 63.7M | +1.4% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $16.7M | -$16.7M | — | 62.9M | +1.0% | |
| 2018 | $25.7M | $14.6M | $11.1M | 0.84% | 62.2M | -0.7% | |
| 2017 | $30M | $10.2M | $19.8M | 0.98% | 62.6M | -4.2% | |
| 2016 | $150M | $9.49M | $140M | 5.84% | 65.4M | -5.5% | |
| 2015 | $99.9M | $8.24M | $91.7M | 5.05% | 69.2M | -1.4% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $12.6M | -$12.6M | — | 70.2M | +0.7% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $12.4M | -$12.4M | — | 69.7M | +0.7% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $10.8M | -$10.8M | — | 69.2M | +2.1% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $8.65M | -$8.65M | — | 67.8M | +14.2% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $6.36M | -$6.36M | — | 59.4M | +17.2% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $38K | -$38K | — | 50.7M | -22.7% | |
| 2008 | $413K | $40K | $373K | 0.25% | 65.6M | 0.0% | |
| 2007 | $904K | $357K | $547K | — | 65.6M | — |
- 2025$148M
- 2024$153M
- 2023$252M
- 2022$346M
- 2021$126M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$25.7M
- 2017$30M
- 2016$150M
- 2015$99.9M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$413K
- 2007$904K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Generac (GNRC)
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 Generac (GNRC)
How Generac splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Generac, ranked by their latest 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 $379M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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