Buyback yield (TTM)
1.03%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.14%
5Y share count change
-1.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$267.50M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.21B
Key takeaways
- Hubbell (HUBB) repurchased about $267.50M 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 8.11× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +40.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 43% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Hubbell (HUBB)
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 Hubbell (HUBB)
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 Hubbell (HUBB)
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 Hubbell (HUBB)
Latest: $225.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Hubbell (HUBB) reported buyback spend of $225.00M – surged 462.5% year-over-year.
Hubbell buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +40.4%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2016 and 2025, Hubbell buyback spend declined 8.8%, falling from $246.80M to $225.00M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $246.80M in 2016 and its low of $0.00 in 1991.
Hubbell Buyback Spend 2025: $225.00M
2025's buyback spend for Hubbell came in at $225.00M, surged 462.5% from 2024.
Hubbell Buyback Spend 2024: $40.00M
Hubbell posted buyback spend of $40.00M in 2024, surged 33.3% from 2023.
Hubbell Buyback Spend 2023: $30.00M
In 2023, Hubbell reported buyback spend of $30.00M, plunged 83.5% below 2022.
Hubbell Buyback Spend 2022: $182.00M
Hubbell buyback spend in 2022 was $182.00M, surged 1525.0% from 2021.
Hubbell Buyback Spend 2021: $11.20M
Hubbell buyback spend in 2021 was $11.20M.
See more financial history for Hubbell (HUBB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $225.00M | $33.00M | $192.00M | 0.95% | 0.05B | -0.8% | |
| 2024 | $40.00M | $30.60M | $9.40M | 0.18% | 0.05B | 0.0% | |
| 2023 | $30.00M | $26.50M | $3.50M | 0.17% | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 2022 | $182.00M | $24.50M | $157.50M | 1.45% | 0.05B | -1.1% | |
| 2021 | $11.20M | $17.50M | −$6.30M | 0.10% | 0.05B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $41.30M | $21.90M | $19.40M | 0.49% | 0.05B | -0.4% | |
| 2019 | $35.00M | $16.40M | $18.60M | 0.44% | 0.05B | -0.4% | |
| 2018 | $40.00M | $24.20M | $15.80M | 0.74% | 0.05B | -0.4% | |
| 2017 | $92.50M | $22.30M | $70.20M | 1.25% | 0.06B | -1.1% | |
| 2016 | $246.80M | $22.30M | $224.50M | 3.82% | 0.06B | -4.0% | |
| 2015 | $79.10M | $17.00M | $62.10M | 1.36% | 0.06B | -2.0% | |
| 2014 | $105.50M | $16.40M | $89.10M | 1.69% | 0.06B | -0.7% | |
| 2013 | $31.00M | $14.30M | $16.70M | 0.48% | 0.06B | -0.3% | |
| 2012 | $75.60M | $15.80M | $59.80M | 1.51% | 0.06B | -1.0% | |
| 2011 | $137.70M | $15.10M | $122.60M | 3.50% | 0.06B | +0.2% | |
| 2010 | $23.30M | $11.40M | $11.90M | 0.64% | 0.06B | +5.4% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $10.30M | −$10.30M | — | 0.06B | +1.2% | |
| 2008 | $96.60M | $12.50M | $84.10M | 5.29% | 0.06B | -5.0% | |
| 2007 | $193.10M | $12.70M | $180.40M | 6.64% | 0.06B | -2.6% | |
| 2006 | $95.10M | $11.80M | $83.30M | 3.52% | 0.06B | -1.1% | |
| 2005 | $62.70M | $700.00K | $62.00M | 2.30% | 0.06B | +0.3% | |
| 2004 | $6.20M | $0.00 | $6.20M | 0.19% | 0.06B | +2.5% | |
| 2003 | $5.30M | $0.00 | $5.30M | 0.20% | 0.06B | +0.7% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +1.4% | |
| 2001 | $9.90M | $0.00 | $9.90M | 0.60% | 0.06B | -4.1% | |
| 2000 | $142.80M | $0.00 | $142.80M | — | 0.06B | -6.9% | |
| 1999 | $57.40M | $0.00 | $57.40M | — | 0.07B | -2.6% | |
| 1998 | $82.80M | $0.00 | $82.80M | — | 0.07B | -1.7% | |
| 1997 | $21.80M | $0.00 | $21.80M | — | 0.07B | +2.3% | |
| 1996 | $5.60M | $0.00 | $5.60M | — | 0.07B | — | |
| 1995 | $6.60M | $0.00 | $6.60M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $4.70M | $0.00 | $4.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $9.80M | $0.00 | $9.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $12.20M | $0.00 | $12.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$225.00M
- 2024$40.00M
- 2023$30.00M
- 2022$182.00M
- 2021$11.20M
- 2020$41.30M
- 2019$35.00M
- 2018$40.00M
- 2017$92.50M
- 2016$246.80M
- 2015$79.10M
- 2014$105.50M
- 2013$31.00M
- 2012$75.60M
- 2011$137.70M
- 2010$23.30M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$96.60M
- 2007$193.10M
- 2006$95.10M
- 2005$62.70M
- 2004$6.20M
- 2003$5.30M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$9.90M
- 2000$142.80M
- 1999$57.40M
- 1998$82.80M
- 1997$21.80M
- 1996$5.60M
- 1995$6.60M
- 1994$200.00K
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$4.70M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$9.80M
- 1989$12.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Hubbell (HUBB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.11×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Hubbell (HUBB)
How Hubbell 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 $618.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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