Buyback yield (TTM)
4.46%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.54%
5Y share count change
-8.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$893.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$8.48B
Key takeaways
- Leidos Holdings (LDOS) repurchased about $893.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 9.02× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +55.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 61% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
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 Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
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 Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
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 Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
Latest: $944.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) reported buyback spend of $944.00M – edged up 4.2% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Leidos Holdings buyback spend expanded at a +55.2% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual buyback spend of $944.00M was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $22.00M in 2012.
Leidos Holdings Buyback Spend 2025: $944.00M
2025's buyback spend for Leidos Holdings came in at $944.00M, edged up 4.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Leidos Holdings Buyback Spend 2024: $906.00M
Leidos Holdings posted buyback spend of $906.00M in 2024, surged 268.3% from 2023.
Leidos Holdings Buyback Spend 2023: $246.00M
In 2023, Leidos Holdings reported buyback spend of $246.00M, plunged 54.6% below 2022.
Leidos Holdings Buyback Spend 2022: $542.00M
Leidos Holdings buyback spend in 2022 was $542.00M, surged 100.7% from 2021.
Leidos Holdings Buyback Spend 2021: $270.00M
Leidos Holdings buyback spend in 2021 was $270.00M.
See more financial history for Leidos Holdings (LDOS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $944.00M | $95.00M | $849.00M | 3.89% | 0.13B | -2.6% | |
| 2024 | $906.00M | $85.00M | $821.00M | 4.63% | 0.14B | -1.4% | |
| 2023 | $246.00M | $77.00M | $169.00M | 1.66% | 0.14B | 0.0% | |
| 2022 | $542.00M | $73.00M | $469.00M | 3.76% | 0.14B | -3.5% | |
| 2021 | $270.00M | $67.00M | $203.00M | 2.17% | 0.14B | -0.7% | |
| 2020 | $105.00M | $62.00M | $43.00M | 0.70% | 0.14B | -0.7% | |
| 2019 | $458.00M | $52.00M | $406.00M | 3.77% | 0.14B | -5.2% | |
| 2018 | $438.00M | $44.00M | $394.00M | 5.65% | 0.15B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $31.00M | $43.00M | −$12.00M | 0.32% | 0.15B | +48.1% | |
| 2016 | $24.00M | $35.00M | −$11.00M | 0.31% | 0.10B | +40.5% | |
| 2015 | $118.00M | $31.00M | $87.00M | 2.91% | 0.07B | 0.0% | |
| 2014 | $215.00M | $42.00M | $173.00M | 8.05% | 0.07B | -10.8% | |
| 2013 | $319.00M | $55.00M | $264.00M | 8.79% | 0.08B | -0.3% | |
| 2012 | $22.00M | $84.00M | −$62.00M | 0.79% | 0.08B | -0.9% | |
| 2011 | $471.00M | $84.00M | $387.00M | 16.21% | 0.08B | -8.2% | |
| 2010 | $601.00M | $102.00M | $499.00M | 15.22% | 0.09B | -6.2% | |
| 2009 | $474.00M | $106.00M | $368.00M | 9.90% | 0.10B | -3.0% | |
| 2008 | $445.00M | $94.00M | $351.00M | 8.37% | 0.10B | -3.6% | |
| 2007 | $309.00M | $89.00M | $220.00M | 5.92% | 0.10B | +14.6% | |
| 2006 | $724.00M | $64.00M | $660.00M | 14.07% | 0.09B | +1.4% | |
| 2005 | $818.00M | $0.00 | $818.00M | 19.16% | 0.09B | — |
- 2025$944.00M
- 2024$906.00M
- 2023$246.00M
- 2022$542.00M
- 2021$270.00M
- 2020$105.00M
- 2019$458.00M
- 2018$438.00M
- 2017$31.00M
- 2016$24.00M
- 2015$118.00M
- 2014$215.00M
- 2013$319.00M
- 2012$22.00M
- 2011$471.00M
- 2010$601.00M
- 2009$474.00M
- 2008$445.00M
- 2007$309.00M
- 2006$724.00M
- 2005$818.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 9.02×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
How Leidos Holdings splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $1.46B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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