HP (HPQ) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.97% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.97%.

HP
HPQ
TTM buyback yield
5.97%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.97%
5Y share count change
-32.9%
TTM buyback spend
$1.07B
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.10x
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: 2.10x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $850.00M | $522.00M | $328.00M | 0.95B | -3.6% | 3.27% |
| 2024 | $2.10B | $452.00M | $1.65B | 0.99B | -1.1% | 6.04% |
| 2023 | $100.00M | $438.00M | −$338.00M | 1.00B | -4.8% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | $4.30B | $343.00M | $3.95B | 1.05B | -13.9% | 15.88% |
| 2021 | $6.25B | $330.00M | $5.92B | 1.22B | -14.1% | 17.73% |
| 2020 | $3.11B | $278.00M | $2.83B | 1.42B | -6.8% | 12.84% |
| 2019 | $2.40B | $297.00M | $2.11B | 1.52B | -6.7% | 9.38% |
| 2018 | $2.56B | $268.00M | $2.29B | 1.63B | -4.0% | 6.71% |
| 2017 | $1.41B | $224.00M | $1.19B | 1.70B | -2.4% | 3.92% |
| 2016 | $1.16B | $182.00M | $979.00M | 1.74B | -5.1% | 4.68% |
| 2015 | $2.88B | $709.00M | $2.17B | 1.84B | -4.0% | 13.07% |
| 2014 | $2.73B | $560.00M | $2.17B | 1.91B | -1.9% | 8.99% |
| 2013 | $1.53B | $500.00M | $1.03B | 1.95B | -1.2% | 7.22% |
| 2012 | $1.62B | $635.00M | $984.00M | 1.97B | -7.2% | 13.18% |
| 2011 | $10.12B | $685.00M | $9.43B | 2.13B | -10.3% | 42.28% |
| 2010 | $11.04B | $668.00M | $10.37B | 2.37B | -2.7% | 26.23% |
| 2009 | $5.14B | $635.00M | $4.50B | 2.44B | -5.1% | 10.12% |
| 2008 | $9.62B | $606.00M | $9.01B | 2.57B | -5.5% | 22.97% |
| 2007 | $10.89B | $629.00M | $10.26B | 2.72B | -4.8% | 18.13% |
| 2006 | $7.78B | $536.00M | $7.24B | 2.85B | -2.0% | 16.35% |
| 2005 | $3.51B | $0.00 | $3.51B | 2.91B | -4.8% | 9.78% |
| 2004 | $3.31B | $0.00 | $3.31B | 3.06B | -0.3% | 13.36% |
| 2003 | $751.00M | $0.00 | $751.00M | 3.06B | 22.6% | 2.44% |
| 2002 | $671.00M | $0.00 | $671.00M | 2.50B | 26.6% | 3.12% |
| 2001 | $1.24B | $0.00 | $1.24B | 1.97B | -5.0% | 8.38% |
| 2000 | $5.57B | $0.00 | $5.57B | 2.08B | -1.3% | — |
| 1999 | $2.64B | $0.00 | $2.64B | 2.10B | -1.8% | — |
| 1998 | $2.42B | $0.00 | $2.42B | 2.14B | 1.4% | — |
| 1997 | $724.00M | $0.00 | $724.00M | 2.11B | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | $1.09B | $0.00 | $1.09B | 2.10B | — | — |
| 1995 | $686.00M | $0.00 | $686.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $325.00M | $0.00 | $325.00M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $314.00M | $0.00 | $314.00M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $530.00M | $0.00 | $530.00M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $79.00M | $0.00 | $79.00M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $140.00M | $0.00 | $140.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)60% of headroom
Headroom $1.79B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does HP buy back its own stock?
- Yes, HP (HPQ) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does HP spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.07B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is HP's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.97% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is HP's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.97% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is HP 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 HP's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -32.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).