Buyback yield (TTM)
1.66%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.75%
5Y share count change
-0.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$13.50M
Cumulative buybacks
$663.85M
Key takeaways
- Matthews International (MATW) repurchased about $13.50M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.3%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.62× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +22.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Matthews International (MATW)
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 Matthews International (MATW)
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 Matthews International (MATW)
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 Matthews International (MATW)
Latest: $12.23M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Matthews International (MATW) came in at $12.23M – plunged 40.6% year-over-year.
Matthews International buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +22.5%, with mixed annual results across the window.
Matthews International buyback spend plunged from $58.00M in 2016 to $12.23M in 2025, a 78.9% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $58.00M, reached in 2016; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1995.
Matthews International Buyback Spend 2025: $12.23M
Matthews International buyback spend in 2025 was $12.23M, plunged 40.6% below 2024.
Matthews International Buyback Spend 2024: $20.57M
2024's buyback spend for Matthews International came in at $20.57M, surged 620.1% from 2023.
Matthews International Buyback Spend 2023: $2.86M
Matthews International posted buyback spend of $2.86M in 2023, plunged 93.2% below 2022.
Matthews International Buyback Spend 2022: $41.72M
In 2022, Matthews International reported buyback spend of $41.72M, surged 251.8% from 2021.
Matthews International Buyback Spend 2021: $11.86M
Matthews International buyback spend in 2021 was $11.86M.
See more financial history for Matthews International (MATW).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $12.23M | $0.00 | $12.23M | 1.62% | 0.03B | +0.6% | |
| 2024 | $20.57M | $18.48M | $2.10M | 2.88% | 0.03B | -1.2% | |
| 2023 | $2.86M | $17.31M | −$14.45M | 0.23% | 0.03B | -0.2% | |
| 2022 | $41.72M | $17.43M | $24.29M | 6.14% | 0.03B | -1.9% | |
| 2021 | $11.86M | $15.58M | −$3.72M | 1.09% | 0.03B | +2.6% | |
| 2020 | $4.43M | $8.10M | −$3.67M | 0.62% | 0.03B | -0.7% | |
| 2019 | $26.13M | $7.73M | $18.40M | 2.37% | 0.03B | -1.4% | |
| 2018 | $21.18M | $13.46M | $7.72M | 1.37% | 0.03B | -2.3% | |
| 2017 | $14.03M | $14.56M | −$537.00K | 0.70% | 0.03B | -0.8% | |
| 2016 | $58.00M | $10.61M | $47.39M | 2.97% | 0.03B | -0.9% | |
| 2015 | $14.57M | $9.10M | $5.47M | 0.90% | 0.03B | +1.0% | |
| 2014 | $9.90M | $6.81M | $3.09M | 0.72% | 0.03B | +18.6% | |
| 2013 | $21.62M | $5.56M | $16.06M | 2.08% | 0.03B | -1.7% | |
| 2012 | $31.02M | $5.47M | $25.55M | 3.84% | 0.03B | -2.1% | |
| 2011 | $44.57M | $6.97M | $37.59M | 5.13% | 0.03B | -3.0% | |
| 2010 | $35.30M | $6.57M | $28.74M | 3.42% | 0.03B | -2.6% | |
| 2009 | $28.76M | $5.82M | $22.94M | 2.71% | 0.03B | -2.1% | |
| 2008 | $43.27M | $4.90M | $38.37M | 2.79% | 0.03B | -1.8% | |
| 2007 | $56.53M | $0.00 | $56.53M | 4.04% | 0.03B | -1.6% | |
| 2006 | $17.49M | $0.00 | $17.49M | 1.51% | 0.03B | -0.4% | |
| 2005 | $27.93M | $0.00 | $27.93M | 2.29% | 0.03B | -0.5% | |
| 2004 | $14.89M | $0.00 | $14.89M | 1.36% | 0.03B | -2.1% | |
| 2003 | $6.62M | $0.00 | $6.62M | 0.77% | 0.03B | +4.5% | |
| 2002 | $124.00K | $0.00 | $124.00K | 0.02% | 0.03B | +1.7% | |
| 2001 | $12.30M | $0.00 | $12.30M | 1.86% | 0.03B | -1.4% | |
| 2000 | $13.22M | $0.00 | $13.22M | — | 0.03B | -2.3% | |
| 1999 | $15.72M | $0.00 | $15.72M | — | 0.03B | -3.3% | |
| 1998 | $23.10M | $0.00 | $23.10M | — | 0.03B | -4.9% | |
| 1997 | $17.20M | $0.00 | $17.20M | — | 0.04B | -0.7% | |
| 1996 | $9.20M | $0.00 | $9.20M | — | 0.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $7.50M | $0.00 | $7.50M | — | — | — |
- 2025$12.23M
- 2024$20.57M
- 2023$2.86M
- 2022$41.72M
- 2021$11.86M
- 2020$4.43M
- 2019$26.13M
- 2018$21.18M
- 2017$14.03M
- 2016$58.00M
- 2015$14.57M
- 2014$9.90M
- 2013$21.62M
- 2012$31.02M
- 2011$44.57M
- 2010$35.30M
- 2009$28.76M
- 2008$43.27M
- 2007$56.53M
- 2006$17.49M
- 2005$27.93M
- 2004$14.89M
- 2003$6.62M
- 2002$124.00K
- 2001$12.30M
- 2000$13.22M
- 1999$15.72M
- 1998$23.10M
- 1997$17.20M
- 1996$9.20M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$7.50M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Matthews International (MATW)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.62×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Matthews International (MATW)
How Matthews International splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Matthews International, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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