Lyft (LYFT) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 6.06% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 6.06%.
Lyft
LYFT
TTM buyback yield
6.06%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.06%
5Y share count change
33.8%
TTM buyback spend
$482.34M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.99x
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: 1.99x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $499.99M | $322.27M | $177.72M | 0.42B | 1.0% | 6.28% |
| 2024 | $50.00M | $330.92M | −$280.92M | 0.41B | 7.3% | 0.95% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $484.53M | −$484.53M | 0.39B | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $750.77M | −$750.77M | 0.35B | 6.0% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $724.56M | −$724.56M | 0.33B | 7.2% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $565.81M | −$565.81M | 0.31B | 37.2% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $1.60B | −$1.60B | 0.23B | -19.9% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $8.58M | −$8.58M | 0.28B | 19.4% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $9.55M | −$9.55M | 0.24B | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $9.39M | −$9.39M | 0.24B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)42% of headroom
Headroom $1.15B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Lyft buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Lyft (LYFT) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Lyft spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $482.34M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Lyft's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 6.06% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Lyft's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 6.06% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Lyft 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 Lyft's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 33.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).