Meta (META) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.58% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.58%.
Meta
META
TTM buyback yield
1.58%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.58%
5Y share count change
-10.9%
TTM buyback spend
$26.25B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.28x
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: 1.28x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26.25B | $20.43B | $5.82B | 2.57B | -1.5% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | $30.13B | $16.69B | $13.44B | 2.61B | -0.6% | 2.03% |
| 2023 | $19.77B | $14.03B | $5.75B | 2.63B | -2.7% | 2.18% |
| 2022 | $27.96B | $11.99B | $15.96B | 2.70B | -5.5% | 8.81% |
| 2021 | $44.54B | $9.16B | $35.37B | 2.86B | -1.0% | 4.73% |
| 2020 | $6.27B | $6.54B | −$264.00M | 2.89B | 0.4% | 0.79% |
| 2019 | $4.20B | $4.84B | −$634.00M | 2.88B | -1.5% | 0.71% |
| 2018 | $12.88B | $4.15B | $8.73B | 2.92B | -1.2% | 3.40% |
| 2017 | $1.98B | $3.72B | −$1.75B | 2.96B | 1.1% | 0.38% |
| 2016 | $6.00M | $3.22B | −$3.21B | 2.92B | 2.5% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $20.00M | $2.96B | −$2.94B | 2.85B | 7.1% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $1.79B | −$1.79B | 2.66B | 5.8% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $906.00M | −$906.00M | 2.52B | -21.3% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $1.57B | −$1.57B | 3.20B | 36.3% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $217.00M | −$217.00M | 2.35B | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $20.00M | −$20.00M | 2.35B | 9.8% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2.14B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)64% of headroom
Headroom $40.78B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Meta buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Meta (META) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Meta spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $26.25B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Meta's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.58% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Meta's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.58% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Meta 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 Meta's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -10.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).