Hilton (HLT) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 4.69% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 4.69%.
Hilton
HLT
TTM buyback yield
4.69%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.69%
5Y share count change
-14.7%
TTM buyback spend
$3.18B
SBC coverage (TTM)
18.72x
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: 18.72x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.25B | $170.00M | $3.08B | 0.24B | -3.8% | 4.80% |
| 2024 | $2.89B | $176.00M | $2.72B | 0.25B | -6.3% | 4.82% |
| 2023 | $2.34B | $169.00M | $2.17B | 0.26B | -4.7% | 5.02% |
| 2022 | $1.59B | $162.00M | $1.43B | 0.28B | -1.4% | 4.66% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $193.00M | −$193.00M | 0.28B | 0.7% | — |
| 2020 | $296.00M | $97.00M | $199.00M | 0.28B | -3.8% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | $1.54B | $154.00M | $1.38B | 0.29B | -4.9% | 4.93% |
| 2018 | $1.72B | $127.00M | $1.59B | 0.30B | -6.7% | 8.10% |
| 2017 | $891.00M | $74.00M | $817.00M | 0.33B | -0.9% | 3.53% |
| 2016 | $15.00M | $65.00M | −$50.00M | 0.33B | 0.1% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $31.00M | $124.00M | −$93.00M | 0.33B | 0.3% | 0.21% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $78.00M | −$78.00M | 0.33B | 6.9% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $262.00M | −$262.00M | 0.31B | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $50.00M | −$50.00M | 0.31B | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $19.00M | −$19.00M | 0.31B | -6.5% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $56.00M | −$56.00M | 0.33B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $1.84B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Hilton buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Hilton (HLT) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Hilton spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $3.18B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Hilton's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 4.69% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Hilton's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 4.69% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Hilton 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 Hilton's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -14.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).