Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.21% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.21%.
GOOGL
TTM buyback yield
1.21%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.21%
5Y share count change
-11.0%
TTM buyback spend
$45.71B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.83x
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: 1.83x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45.71B | $24.95B | $20.76B | 12.23B | -1.7% | 1.21% |
| 2024 | $62.22B | $22.79B | $39.44B | 12.45B | -2.2% | 2.69% |
| 2023 | $61.50B | $22.46B | $39.04B | 12.72B | -3.3% | 3.53% |
| 2022 | $59.30B | $19.36B | $39.93B | 13.16B | -2.9% | 5.21% |
| 2021 | $50.27B | $15.38B | $34.90B | 13.55B | -1.4% | 2.62% |
| 2020 | $31.15B | $12.99B | $18.16B | 13.74B | -1.7% | 2.63% |
| 2019 | $18.40B | $10.79B | $7.60B | 13.97B | -0.7% | 1.99% |
| 2018 | $9.07B | $9.35B | −$278.00M | 14.07B | -0.0% | 1.25% |
| 2017 | $4.85B | $7.68B | −$2.83B | 14.07B | 0.6% | 0.66% |
| 2016 | $3.69B | $6.70B | −$3.01B | 13.99B | 0.9% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | $1.78B | $5.20B | −$3.42B | 13.86B | 0.8% | 0.33% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $4.28B | −$4.28B | 13.74B | 1.4% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $3.34B | −$3.34B | 13.55B | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $2.69B | −$2.69B | 13.29B | 1.6% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $1.97B | −$1.97B | 13.09B | 1.2% | — |
| 2010 | $801.00M | $1.38B | −$575.00M | 12.93B | 1.2% | 0.42% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $1.16B | −$1.16B | 12.78B | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | $71.52M | $1.12B | −$1.05B | 12.70B | 0.4% | 0.07% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $868.65M | −$868.65M | 12.65B | 2.2% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $458.10M | −$458.10M | 12.38B | 6.1% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $200.71M | −$200.71M | 11.67B | 6.9% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $278.75M | −$278.75M | 10.93B | -21.9% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $229.36M | −$229.36M | 13.99B | 44.3% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $21.64M | −$21.64M | 9.69B | -30.7% | — |
| 2001 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | 13.99B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Headroom $63.22B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Alphabet buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Alphabet (GOOGL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Alphabet spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $45.71B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Alphabet's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.21% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Alphabet's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.21% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Alphabet 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 Alphabet's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -11.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).
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