Loews (L) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.70% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.70%.
TTM buyback yield
3.70%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.70%
5Y share count change
-25.4%
TTM buyback spend
$806.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
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: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $806.00M | $0.00 | $806.00M | 0.21B | -5.2% | 3.70% |
| 2024 | $608.00M | $0.00 | $608.00M | 0.22B | -3.2% | 3.30% |
| 2023 | $849.00M | $36.00M | $813.00M | 0.23B | -6.4% | 5.44% |
| 2022 | $729.00M | $0.00 | $729.00M | 0.24B | -6.5% | 5.25% |
| 2021 | $1.14B | $0.00 | $1.14B | 0.26B | -7.2% | 7.79% |
| 2020 | $923.00M | $0.00 | $923.00M | 0.28B | -7.6% | 7.50% |
| 2019 | $1.05B | $0.00 | $1.05B | 0.30B | -5.2% | 6.76% |
| 2018 | $2.53B | $35.00M | $2.50B | 0.32B | -5.2% | 17.71% |
| 2017 | $216.00M | $0.00 | $216.00M | 0.34B | -0.2% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | $134.00M | $0.00 | $134.00M | 0.34B | -6.7% | 0.85% |
| 2015 | $1.26B | $14.00M | $1.25B | 0.36B | -5.2% | 9.69% |
| 2014 | $622.00M | $0.00 | $622.00M | 0.38B | -1.8% | 3.96% |
| 2013 | $228.00M | $0.00 | $228.00M | 0.39B | -1.6% | 1.52% |
| 2012 | $212.00M | $0.00 | $212.00M | 0.40B | -2.3% | 1.36% |
| 2011 | $732.00M | $0.00 | $732.00M | 0.41B | -3.4% | 4.90% |
| 2010 | $405.00M | $0.00 | $405.00M | 0.42B | -3.2% | 2.50% |
| 2009 | $336.00M | $0.00 | $336.00M | 0.43B | -9.2% | 2.16% |
| 2008 | $33.00M | $0.00 | $33.00M | 0.48B | -26.0% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | $672.00M | $0.00 | $672.00M | 0.64B | -0.4% | 2.52% |
| 2006 | $509.80M | $0.00 | $509.80M | 0.65B | 16.0% | 2.25% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.56B | 0.3% | — |
| 2004 | $18.10M | $0.00 | $18.10M | 0.56B | 0.0% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | $17.90M | $0.00 | $17.90M | 0.56B | -1.5% | 0.20% |
| 2002 | $394.20M | $0.00 | $394.20M | 0.56B | -3.8% | 4.71% |
| 2001 | $320.00M | $0.00 | $320.00M | 0.59B | -0.8% | 3.29% |
| 2000 | $583.60M | $0.00 | $583.60M | 0.59B | -11.2% | — |
| 1999 | $601.60M | $0.00 | $601.60M | 0.67B | -3.3% | — |
| 1998 | $409.10M | $0.00 | $409.10M | 0.69B | -0.1% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.69B | -1.3% | — |
| 1996 | $215.70M | $0.00 | $215.70M | 0.70B | — | — |
| 1995 | $6.00M | $0.00 | $6.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $225.10M | $0.00 | $225.10M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $336.30M | $0.00 | $336.30M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $238.20M | $0.00 | $238.20M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $264.20M | $0.00 | $264.20M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $466.70M | $0.00 | $466.70M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $81.60M | $0.00 | $81.60M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)28% of headroom
Headroom $2.90B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Loews buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Loews (L) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Loews spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $806.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Loews's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.70% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Loews's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.70% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Loews 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 Loews's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -25.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).