Buyback yield (TTM)
1.36%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.29%
5Y share count change
-1.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$180M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.02B
Key takeaways
- Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) repurchased about $180M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.92× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +3.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 67% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
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 Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
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 Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
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 Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
Latest: $205M
Overview
In 2025, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) buyback spend totalled $205M – surged 91.6% year-over-year.
Host Hotels & Resorts buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +3.9%, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2015 and 2025, Host Hotels & Resorts buyback spend plunged 69.6%, falling from $675M to $205M.
The highest annual buyback spend of $675M was reported in 2015. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1993.
Host Hotels & Resorts Buyback Spend 2025: $205M
Host Hotels & Resorts buyback spend in 2025 was $205M, surged 91.6% from 2024.
Host Hotels & Resorts Buyback Spend 2024: $107M
2024's buyback spend for Host Hotels & Resorts came in at $107M, plunged 41.2% below 2023.
Host Hotels & Resorts Buyback Spend 2023: $182M
Host Hotels & Resorts posted buyback spend of $182M in 2023, surged 574.1% from 2022.
Host Hotels & Resorts Buyback Spend 2022: $27M
Host Hotels & Resorts buyback spend in 2022 was $27M.
Host Hotels & Resorts Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Host Hotels & Resorts buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Host Hotels & Resorts (HST).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $205M | $26M | $179M | 1.67% | 694M | -1.7% | |
| 2024 | $107M | $24M | $83M | 0.87% | 706M | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | $182M | $30M | $152M | 1.33% | 713M | -0.7% | |
| 2022 | $27M | $26M | $1M | 0.24% | 718M | +1.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $18M | -$18M | — | 710M | +0.6% | |
| 2020 | $169M | $17M | $152M | 1.64% | 706M | -3.4% | |
| 2019 | $482M | $15M | $467M | 3.63% | 731M | -1.3% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $14M | -$14M | — | 741M | +0.2% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $11M | -$11M | — | 739M | -0.6% | |
| 2016 | $218M | $12M | $206M | 1.57% | 744M | -1.2% | |
| 2015 | $675M | $11M | $664M | 5.84% | 753M | -4.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $22M | -$22M | — | 787M | +5.2% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $18M | -$18M | — | 748M | +3.9% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $16M | -$16M | — | 720M | +3.8% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 693M | +5.6% | |
| 2010 | $101M | $0.00 | $101M | 0.84% | 656M | +11.7% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 587M | +11.3% | |
| 2008 | $100M | $0.00 | $100M | 2.51% | 527M | -7.0% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 567M | +14.7% | |
| 2006 | $300M | $0.00 | $300M | 2.28% | 494M | +36.2% | |
| 2005 | $200M | $0.00 | $200M | 2.84% | 363M | +4.0% | |
| 2004 | $104M | $0.00 | $104M | 1.67% | 349M | +13.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 307M | +11.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 274M | -6.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 295M | +28.8% | |
| 2000 | $59M | $0.00 | $59M | — | 229M | -4.7% | |
| 1999 | $87M | $0.00 | $87M | — | 240M | +9.9% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 218M | +3.9% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 210M | +17.5% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 179M | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$205M
- 2024$107M
- 2023$182M
- 2022$27M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$169M
- 2019$482M
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$218M
- 2015$675M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$101M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$100M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$300M
- 2005$200M
- 2004$104M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$59M
- 1999$87M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.92×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
How Host Hotels & Resorts 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 $269M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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