Buyback yield (TTM)
1.33%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.33%
5Y share count change
25.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$50.05M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.41M
Key takeaways
- GitLab (GTLB) repurchased about $50.05M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 25.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.24× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 19% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for GitLab (GTLB)
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 GitLab (GTLB)
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 GitLab (GTLB)
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 GitLab (GTLB)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
GitLab (GTLB) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2026).
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), GitLab buyback spend produced a CAGR of -100.0% – with a net decline across the window.
Between 2021 and 2026, GitLab buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $820.00K to $0.00.
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $820.00K, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2020.
GitLab Buyback Spend 2026: $0.00
GitLab buyback spend in 2026 was $0.00.
GitLab Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
GitLab buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
GitLab Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
GitLab buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
GitLab Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
GitLab posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2023, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
GitLab Buyback Spend 2022: $590.00K
GitLab buyback spend in 2022 was $590.00K.
See more financial history for GitLab (GTLB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $0.00 | $214.95M | −$214.95M | — | 0.17B | +3.3% | |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $185.90M | −$185.90M | — | 0.16B | +4.1% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $163.05M | −$163.05M | — | 0.15B | +4.0% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $122.57M | −$122.57M | — | 0.15B | +2.5% | |
| 2022 | $590.00K | $30.01M | −$29.42M | 0.01% | 0.14B | +9.2% | |
| 2021 | $820.00K | $111.85M | −$111.03M | 0.01% | 0.13B | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $40.87M | −$40.87M | — | 0.13B | — |
- 2026$0.00
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$590.00K
- 2021$820.00K
- 2020$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for GitLab (GTLB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.24×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for GitLab (GTLB)
How GitLab splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as GitLab, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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| $40.09B | |
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| $0.00 | |
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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 $263.44M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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