Buyback yield (TTM)
9.82%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.82%
5Y share count change
-15.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$814.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.03B
Key takeaways
- Henry Schein (HSIC) repurchased about $814.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 15.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 30.15× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +57.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 189% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Henry Schein (HSIC)
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 Henry Schein (HSIC)
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 Henry Schein (HSIC)
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 Henry Schein (HSIC)
Latest: $850.00M
Overview
Henry Schein (HSIC) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $850.00M (2025) – surged 120.8% year-over-year.
Henry Schein buyback spend has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +57.4% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
$850.00M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2025, against a low of $0.00 during 1994.
Henry Schein Buyback Spend 2025: $850.00M
In 2025, Henry Schein reported buyback spend of $850.00M, surged 120.8% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Henry Schein Buyback Spend 2024: $385.00M
Henry Schein buyback spend in 2024 was $385.00M, surged 35.6% from 2023.
Henry Schein Buyback Spend 2023: $284.00M
2023's buyback spend for Henry Schein came in at $284.00M, plunged 41.4% below 2022.
Henry Schein Buyback Spend 2022: $485.00M
Henry Schein posted buyback spend of $485.00M in 2022, grew 20.9% from 2021.
Henry Schein Buyback Spend 2021: $401.00M
Henry Schein buyback spend in 2021 was $401.00M.
See more financial history for Henry Schein (HSIC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $850.00M | $0.00 | $850.00M | 9.51% | 0.12B | -4.7% | |
| 2024 | $385.00M | $39.00M | $346.00M | 4.17% | 0.13B | -3.0% | |
| 2023 | $284.00M | $39.00M | $245.00M | 2.89% | 0.13B | -4.4% | |
| 2022 | $485.00M | $54.00M | $431.00M | 4.52% | 0.14B | -2.8% | |
| 2021 | $401.00M | $78.00M | $323.00M | 3.74% | 0.14B | -1.1% | |
| 2020 | $88.00M | $9.00M | $79.00M | 0.92% | 0.14B | -3.9% | |
| 2019 | $525.00M | $44.92M | $480.08M | 5.41% | 0.15B | -2.9% | |
| 2018 | $200.00M | $36.24M | $163.76M | 2.14% | 0.15B | -2.8% | |
| 2017 | $450.00M | $42.29M | $407.71M | 5.18% | 0.16B | -2.6% | |
| 2016 | $550.02M | $58.25M | $491.78M | 5.81% | 0.16B | -3.5% | |
| 2015 | $299.85M | $44.61M | $255.24M | 2.94% | 0.17B | -1.9% | |
| 2014 | $299.99M | $45.88M | $254.11M | 3.36% | 0.17B | -2.1% | |
| 2013 | $300.25M | $35.53M | $264.72M | 3.94% | 0.18B | -2.5% | |
| 2012 | $299.88M | $37.31M | $262.57M | 5.49% | 0.18B | -3.0% | |
| 2011 | $200.00M | $42.73M | $157.27M | 4.46% | 0.19B | -0.7% | |
| 2010 | $57.73M | $35.63M | $22.10M | 1.32% | 0.19B | +3.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $31.23M | −$31.23M | — | 0.18B | -0.7% | |
| 2008 | $82.79M | $25.43M | $57.36M | 3.24% | 0.18B | +0.1% | |
| 2007 | $30.69M | $0.00 | $30.69M | 0.72% | 0.18B | +1.5% | |
| 2006 | $40.26M | $19.46M | $20.80M | 1.19% | 0.18B | +1.5% | |
| 2005 | $52.28M | $0.00 | $52.28M | 1.75% | 0.18B | -1.1% | |
| 2004 | $82.21M | $0.00 | $82.21M | 3.46% | 0.18B | -0.3% | |
| 2003 | $61.75M | $0.00 | $61.75M | 2.66% | 0.18B | +0.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | -48.5% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.35B | +2.2% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.34B | -72.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.25B | 0.0% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.25B | 0.0% | |
| 1997 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | — | 1.25B | 0.0% | |
| 1996 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | — | 1.25B | — | |
| 1995 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$850.00M
- 2024$385.00M
- 2023$284.00M
- 2022$485.00M
- 2021$401.00M
- 2020$88.00M
- 2019$525.00M
- 2018$200.00M
- 2017$450.00M
- 2016$550.02M
- 2015$299.85M
- 2014$299.99M
- 2013$300.25M
- 2012$299.88M
- 2011$200.00M
- 2010$57.73M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$82.79M
- 2007$30.69M
- 2006$40.26M
- 2005$52.28M
- 2004$82.21M
- 2003$61.75M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$600.00K
- 1996$600.00K
- 1995$3.00M
- 1994$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Henry Schein (HSIC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 30.15×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Henry Schein (HSIC)
How Henry Schein splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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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 $431.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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