Hologic (HOLX) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.41% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.41%.

Hologic
HOLX
TTM buyback yield
1.41%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.41%
5Y share count change
-14.0%
TTM buyback spend
$235.80M
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.91x
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: 2.91x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $752.90M | $84.30M | $668.60M | 0.23B | -4.2% | 4.96% |
| 2024 | $835.10M | $82.30M | $752.80M | 0.24B | -4.5% | 4.39% |
| 2023 | $498.80M | $79.60M | $419.20M | 0.25B | -2.0% | 2.93% |
| 2022 | $542.10M | $66.70M | $475.40M | 0.25B | -2.3% | 3.36% |
| 2021 | $457.30M | $65.00M | $392.30M | 0.26B | -1.9% | 2.43% |
| 2020 | $653.60M | $83.30M | $570.30M | 0.26B | -1.8% | 3.78% |
| 2019 | $200.10M | $62.00M | $138.10M | 0.27B | -2.1% | 1.47% |
| 2018 | $275.80M | $65.00M | $210.80M | 0.28B | -3.7% | 2.46% |
| 2017 | $200.10M | $68.20M | $131.90M | 0.29B | -0.2% | 1.95% |
| 2016 | $250.00M | $65.40M | $184.60M | 0.29B | -1.2% | 2.32% |
| 2015 | $12.90M | $59.30M | −$46.40M | 0.29B | 4.0% | 0.12% |
| 2014 | $9.80M | $50.00M | −$40.20M | 0.28B | 3.6% | 0.14% |
| 2013 | $12.30M | $52.31M | −$40.01M | 0.27B | 1.8% | 0.22% |
| 2012 | $5.70M | $40.57M | −$34.87M | 0.26B | -0.1% | 0.11% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $35.47M | −$35.47M | 0.26B | 2.1% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $34.16M | −$34.16M | 0.26B | 0.9% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $32.94M | −$32.94M | 0.26B | 4.3% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.25B | 124.3% | — |
| 2007 | $969.00K | $0.00 | $969.00K | 0.11B | 12.8% | 0.03% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $3.95M | −$3.95M | 0.10B | 7.7% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.09B | 5.9% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.09B | 5.8% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 4.9% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 7.7% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 2.6% | — |
| 1998 | $500.00K | $0.00 | $500.00K | 0.06B | 1.8% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | 8.7% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)24% of headroom
Headroom $999.60M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Hologic buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Hologic (HOLX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Hologic spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $235.80M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Hologic's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.41% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Hologic's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.41% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Hologic 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 Hologic's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -14.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).