Buyback yield (TTM)
0.28%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.25%
5Y share count change
2.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$3.8M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.14B
Key takeaways
- Leggett & Platt (LEG) repurchased about $3.8M 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: $2.4M
Overview
Leggett & Platt (LEG) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $2.4M (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 $297M in 2008 to $2.4M in 2025, a 99.2% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $297M, reached in 2008; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1991.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2025: $2.4M
Leggett & Platt buyback spend in 2025 was $2.4M, plunged 51.0% below 2024.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2024: $4.9M
2024's buyback spend for Leggett & Platt came in at $4.9M, declined 18.3% below 2023.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2023: $6M
Leggett & Platt posted buyback spend of $6M in 2023, plunged 90.0% below 2022.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2022: $60.3M
In 2022, Leggett & Platt reported buyback spend of $60.3M, surged 515.3% from 2021.
Leggett & Platt Buyback Spend 2021: $9.8M
Leggett & Platt buyback spend in 2021 was $9.8M.
See more financial history for Leggett & Platt (LEG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.4M | $19.6M | -$17.2M | 0.16% | 140M | +1.7% | |
| 2024 | $4.9M | $26.5M | -$21.6M | 0.37% | 137M | +0.7% | |
| 2023 | $6M | $27.6M | -$21.6M | 0.17% | 136M | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $60.3M | $30.1M | $30.2M | 1.38% | 137M | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $9.8M | $34.2M | -$24.4M | 0.17% | 137M | +0.6% | |
| 2020 | $10.6M | $29.2M | -$18.6M | 0.18% | 136M | +0.4% | |
| 2019 | $16.4M | $33M | -$16.6M | 0.24% | 135M | +0.1% | |
| 2018 | $112M | $35.5M | $76.9M | 2.34% | 135M | -1.5% | |
| 2017 | $158M | $36.6M | $121M | 2.44% | 137M | -1.9% | |
| 2016 | $198M | $37.1M | $161M | 2.95% | 140M | -2.0% | |
| 2015 | $192M | $45.2M | $146M | 3.26% | 143M | -0.2% | |
| 2014 | $150M | $41.6M | $108M | 2.49% | 143M | -1.4% | |
| 2013 | $169M | $36.3M | $133M | 3.80% | 145M | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $30M | $33.8M | -$3.8M | 0.76% | 146M | -0.7% | |
| 2011 | $225M | $35.3M | $190M | 6.84% | 147M | -4.1% | |
| 2010 | $130M | $37.6M | $92.5M | 3.81% | 153M | -4.2% | |
| 2009 | $192M | $38M | $154M | 6.17% | 160M | -4.9% | |
| 2008 | $297M | $41.6M | $255M | 12.12% | 168M | -6.5% | |
| 2007 | $237M | $49M | $188M | 7.86% | 180M | -3.6% | |
| 2006 | $150M | $48.6M | $102M | 3.44% | 187M | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $236M | $0.00 | $236M | 5.49% | 193M | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $99.9M | $0.00 | $99.9M | 1.81% | 197M | +0.4% | |
| 2003 | $82.8M | $0.00 | $82.8M | 1.97% | 196M | -1.6% | |
| 2002 | $93.7M | $0.00 | $93.7M | 2.11% | 199M | -0.2% | |
| 2001 | $63.2M | $0.00 | $63.2M | 1.38% | 200M | -0.3% | |
| 2000 | $53.9M | $0.00 | $53.9M | — | 200M | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $81.5M | $0.00 | $81.5M | — | 200M | +0.2% | |
| 1998 | $13.5M | $0.00 | $13.5M | — | 200M | +3.7% | |
| 1997 | $5.7M | $0.00 | $5.7M | — | 193M | +5.0% | |
| 1996 | $10.1M | $0.00 | $10.1M | — | 184M | — | |
| 1995 | $24.5M | $0.00 | $24.5M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $100K | $0.00 | $100K | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $3.1M | $0.00 | $3.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $7.9M | $0.00 | $7.9M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $11.2M | $0.00 | $11.2M | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.4M
- 2024$4.9M
- 2023$6M
- 2022$60.3M
- 2021$9.8M
- 2020$10.6M
- 2019$16.4M
- 2018$112M
- 2017$158M
- 2016$198M
- 2015$192M
- 2014$150M
- 2013$169M
- 2012$30M
- 2011$225M
- 2010$130M
- 2009$192M
- 2008$297M
- 2007$237M
- 2006$150M
- 2005$236M
- 2004$99.9M
- 2003$82.8M
- 2002$93.7M
- 2001$63.2M
- 2000$53.9M
- 1999$81.5M
- 1998$13.5M
- 1997$5.7M
- 1996$10.1M
- 1995$24.5M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$100K
- 1992$3.1M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$7.9M
- 1989$11.2M
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 $180M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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