Buyback yield (TTM)
0.28%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.25%
5Y share count change
2.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$3.80M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.14B
Key takeaways
- Leggett & Platt (LEG) repurchased about $3.80M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 2.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.26× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -25.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 2% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Leggett & Platt (LEG)
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 Leggett & Platt (LEG)
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 Leggett & Platt (LEG)
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 Leggett & Platt (LEG)
Latest: $2.40M
Overview
Leggett & Platt (LEG) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $2.40M (2025) – plunged 51.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Leggett & Platt buyback spend delivered a -25.7% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Leggett & Platt buyback spend plunged from $296.50M in 2008 to $2.40M in 2025, a 99.2% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $296.50M, reached in 2008; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1991.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2025: $2.40M
Leggett & Platt buyback spend in 2025 was $2.40M, plunged 51.0% below 2024.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2024: $4.90M
2024's buyback spend for Leggett & Platt came in at $4.90M, declined 18.3% below 2023.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2023: $6.00M
Leggett & Platt posted buyback spend of $6.00M in 2023, plunged 90.0% below 2022.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2022: $60.30M
In 2022, Leggett & Platt reported buyback spend of $60.30M, surged 515.3% from 2021.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2021: $9.80M
Leggett & Platt buyback spend in 2021 was $9.80M.
See more financial history for Leggett & Platt (LEG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.40M | $19.60M | −$17.20M | 0.16% | 0.14B | +1.7% | |
| 2024 | $4.90M | $26.50M | −$21.60M | 0.37% | 0.14B | +0.7% | |
| 2023 | $6.00M | $27.60M | −$21.60M | 0.17% | 0.14B | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $60.30M | $30.10M | $30.20M | 1.38% | 0.14B | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $9.80M | $34.20M | −$24.40M | 0.17% | 0.14B | +0.6% | |
| 2020 | $10.60M | $29.20M | −$18.60M | 0.18% | 0.14B | +0.4% | |
| 2019 | $16.40M | $33.00M | −$16.60M | 0.24% | 0.14B | +0.1% | |
| 2018 | $112.40M | $35.50M | $76.90M | 2.34% | 0.14B | -1.5% | |
| 2017 | $157.60M | $36.60M | $121.00M | 2.44% | 0.14B | -1.9% | |
| 2016 | $198.00M | $37.10M | $160.90M | 2.95% | 0.14B | -2.0% | |
| 2015 | $191.50M | $45.20M | $146.30M | 3.26% | 0.14B | -0.2% | |
| 2014 | $149.70M | $41.60M | $108.10M | 2.49% | 0.14B | -1.4% | |
| 2013 | $169.40M | $36.30M | $133.10M | 3.80% | 0.15B | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $30.00M | $33.80M | −$3.80M | 0.76% | 0.15B | -0.7% | |
| 2011 | $225.30M | $35.30M | $190.00M | 6.84% | 0.15B | -4.1% | |
| 2010 | $130.10M | $37.60M | $92.50M | 3.81% | 0.15B | -4.2% | |
| 2009 | $192.00M | $38.00M | $154.00M | 6.17% | 0.16B | -4.9% | |
| 2008 | $296.50M | $41.60M | $254.90M | 12.12% | 0.17B | -6.5% | |
| 2007 | $237.10M | $49.00M | $188.10M | 7.86% | 0.18B | -3.6% | |
| 2006 | $150.30M | $48.60M | $101.70M | 3.44% | 0.19B | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $236.40M | $0.00 | $236.40M | 5.49% | 0.19B | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $99.90M | $0.00 | $99.90M | 1.81% | 0.20B | +0.4% | |
| 2003 | $82.80M | $0.00 | $82.80M | 1.97% | 0.20B | -1.6% | |
| 2002 | $93.70M | $0.00 | $93.70M | 2.11% | 0.20B | -0.2% | |
| 2001 | $63.20M | $0.00 | $63.20M | 1.38% | 0.20B | -0.3% | |
| 2000 | $53.90M | $0.00 | $53.90M | — | 0.20B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $81.50M | $0.00 | $81.50M | — | 0.20B | +0.2% | |
| 1998 | $13.50M | $0.00 | $13.50M | — | 0.20B | +3.7% | |
| 1997 | $5.70M | $0.00 | $5.70M | — | 0.19B | +5.0% | |
| 1996 | $10.10M | $0.00 | $10.10M | — | 0.18B | — | |
| 1995 | $24.50M | $0.00 | $24.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $3.10M | $0.00 | $3.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $7.90M | $0.00 | $7.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $11.20M | $0.00 | $11.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.40M
- 2024$4.90M
- 2023$6.00M
- 2022$60.30M
- 2021$9.80M
- 2020$10.60M
- 2019$16.40M
- 2018$112.40M
- 2017$157.60M
- 2016$198.00M
- 2015$191.50M
- 2014$149.70M
- 2013$169.40M
- 2012$30.00M
- 2011$225.30M
- 2010$130.10M
- 2009$192.00M
- 2008$296.50M
- 2007$237.10M
- 2006$150.30M
- 2005$236.40M
- 2004$99.90M
- 2003$82.80M
- 2002$93.70M
- 2001$63.20M
- 2000$53.90M
- 1999$81.50M
- 1998$13.50M
- 1997$5.70M
- 1996$10.10M
- 1995$24.50M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$100.00K
- 1992$3.10M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$7.90M
- 1989$11.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Leggett & Platt (LEG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.26×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Leggett & Platt (LEG)
How Leggett & Platt 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 $180.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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