Illumina (ILMN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.61% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.61%.
Illumina
ILMN
TTM buyback yield
3.61%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.61%
5Y share count change
4.1%
TTM buyback spend
$742.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
3.44x
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: 3.44x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $742.00M | $0.00 | $742.00M | 0.15B | -3.1% | 3.61% |
| 2024 | $116.00M | $370.00M | −$254.00M | 0.16B | 0.6% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $380.00M | −$380.00M | 0.16B | 0.6% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $366.00M | −$366.00M | 0.16B | 4.0% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $754.00M | −$754.00M | 0.15B | 2.0% | — |
| 2020 | $736.00M | $194.00M | $542.00M | 0.15B | -0.7% | 1.40% |
| 2019 | $324.00M | $194.00M | $130.00M | 0.15B | 0.0% | 0.75% |
| 2018 | $201.00M | $193.00M | $8.00M | 0.15B | 0.7% | 0.47% |
| 2017 | $251.00M | $164.00M | $87.00M | 0.15B | 0.0% | 0.81% |
| 2016 | $249.00M | $129.06M | $119.94M | 0.15B | -0.7% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | $274.32M | $132.59M | $141.73M | 0.15B | 0.0% | 1.01% |
| 2014 | $237.18M | $152.55M | $84.63M | 0.15B | 6.5% | 0.93% |
| 2013 | $50.02M | $105.83M | −$55.81M | 0.14B | 4.7% | 0.37% |
| 2012 | $82.52M | $94.32M | −$11.80M | 0.13B | -3.8% | 1.24% |
| 2011 | $570.41M | $92.09M | $478.31M | 0.14B | -3.1% | 15.84% |
| 2010 | $44.02M | $71.64M | −$27.63M | 0.14B | 4.6% | 0.47% |
| 2009 | $175.14M | $60.81M | $114.33M | 0.14B | 2.6% | 4.32% |
| 2008 | $70.78M | $47.69M | $23.10M | 0.13B | 23.4% | 2.13% |
| 2007 | $251.62M | $33.75M | $217.88M | 0.11B | 11.1% | 7.94% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $14.30M | −$14.30M | 0.10B | 21.4% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $270.00K | −$270.00K | 0.08B | 12.0% | — |
| 2004 | $13.00K | $844.00K | −$831.00K | 0.07B | 12.3% | 0.00% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $2.45M | −$2.45M | 0.06B | 3.4% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $4.36M | −$4.36M | 0.06B | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $5.85M | −$5.85M | 0.06B | 6.9% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 1872.5% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.00B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)79% of headroom
Headroom $939.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Illumina buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Illumina (ILMN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Illumina spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $742.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Illumina's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.61% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Illumina's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.61% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Illumina 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 Illumina's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 4.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).