Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
14.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$152.97B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 14.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Intel (INTC)
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 Intel (INTC)
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 Intel (INTC)
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 Intel (INTC)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
Intel (INTC) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025).
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Intel buyback spend expanded at a -100.0% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2011 and 2025, Intel buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $14.34B to $0.00.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $14.34B in 2011 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Intel Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Intel buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Intel Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Intel buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Intel Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Intel buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Intel Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Intel posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2022, plunged 100.0% below 2021.
Intel Buyback Spend 2021: $2.42B
Intel buyback spend in 2021 was $2.42B.
See more financial history for Intel (INTC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $2.43B | −$2.43B | — | 4.86B | +13.5% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $3.41B | −$3.41B | — | 4.28B | +1.6% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $3.23B | −$3.23B | — | 4.21B | +2.2% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $3.13B | −$3.13B | — | 4.12B | +0.8% | |
| 2021 | $2.42B | $2.04B | $379.00M | 1.10% | 4.09B | -3.4% | |
| 2020 | $14.23B | $0.00 | $14.23B | 6.80% | 4.23B | -5.4% | |
| 2019 | $13.58B | $1.71B | $11.87B | 5.25% | 4.47B | -4.9% | |
| 2018 | $10.73B | $1.55B | $9.18B | 5.03% | 4.70B | -2.8% | |
| 2017 | $3.62B | $1.36B | $2.26B | 1.67% | 4.83B | -0.8% | |
| 2016 | $2.59B | $1.44B | $1.14B | 1.51% | 4.88B | -0.4% | |
| 2015 | $3.00B | $1.30B | $1.70B | 1.84% | 4.89B | -3.2% | |
| 2014 | $10.79B | $1.15B | $9.64B | 6.24% | 5.06B | -0.8% | |
| 2013 | $2.44B | $1.12B | $1.32B | 1.89% | 5.10B | -1.2% | |
| 2012 | $5.11B | $1.10B | $4.01B | 4.99% | 5.16B | -4.6% | |
| 2011 | $14.34B | $1.05B | $13.29B | 11.66% | 5.41B | -5.0% | |
| 2010 | $1.74B | $917.00M | $819.00M | 1.49% | 5.70B | +0.9% | |
| 2009 | $1.76B | $889.00M | $873.00M | 1.56% | 5.64B | -1.8% | |
| 2008 | $7.20B | $851.00M | $6.34B | 8.82% | 5.75B | -3.2% | |
| 2007 | $2.79B | $0.00 | $2.79B | 1.79% | 5.94B | +1.0% | |
| 2006 | $4.59B | $0.00 | $4.59B | 3.94% | 5.88B | -4.8% | |
| 2005 | $10.64B | $0.00 | $10.64B | 7.09% | 6.18B | -4.9% | |
| 2004 | $7.52B | $0.00 | $7.52B | 5.10% | 6.49B | -1.9% | |
| 2003 | $4.01B | $0.00 | $4.01B | 1.92% | 6.62B | -2.0% | |
| 2002 | $4.01B | $0.00 | $4.01B | 3.91% | 6.76B | -1.7% | |
| 2001 | $4.01B | $0.00 | $4.01B | 1.86% | 6.88B | -1.5% | |
| 2000 | $4.01B | $0.00 | $4.01B | — | 6.99B | +0.7% | |
| 1999 | $4.61B | $0.00 | $4.61B | — | 6.94B | -1.3% | |
| 1998 | $6.79B | $0.00 | $6.79B | — | 7.03B | -2.0% | |
| 1997 | $3.37B | $0.00 | $3.37B | — | 7.18B | +1.1% | |
| 1996 | $1.30B | $0.00 | $1.30B | — | 7.10B | — | |
| 1995 | $1.03B | $0.00 | $1.03B | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $658.00M | $0.00 | $658.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $102.40M | $0.00 | $102.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$2.42B
- 2020$14.23B
- 2019$13.58B
- 2018$10.73B
- 2017$3.62B
- 2016$2.59B
- 2015$3.00B
- 2014$10.79B
- 2013$2.44B
- 2012$5.11B
- 2011$14.34B
- 2010$1.74B
- 2009$1.76B
- 2008$7.20B
- 2007$2.79B
- 2006$4.59B
- 2005$10.64B
- 2004$7.52B
- 2003$4.01B
- 2002$4.01B
- 2001$4.01B
- 2000$4.01B
- 1999$4.61B
- 1998$6.79B
- 1997$3.37B
- 1996$1.30B
- 1995$1.03B
- 1994$658.00M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$102.40M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Intel (INTC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Intel (INTC)
How Intel splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Intel, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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