Buyback yield (TTM)
0.93%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.15%
5Y share count change
0.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$27.5M
Cumulative buybacks
$229M
Key takeaways
- McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) repurchased about $27.5M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.4%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.37× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 16% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)
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 McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)
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 McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)
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 McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
The 2025 reading of McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) buyback spend is $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
McGrath RentCorp buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -100.0%, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2015 and 2025, McGrath RentCorp buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $64M to $0.00.
The highest annual buyback spend of $64M was reported in 2015. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1990.
McGrath RentCorp Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
McGrath RentCorp buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
McGrath RentCorp Buyback Spend 2024: $4.37M
2024's buyback spend for McGrath RentCorp came in at $4.37M, plunged 39.6% below 2023.
McGrath RentCorp Buyback Spend 2023: $7.23M
McGrath RentCorp buyback spend in 2023 was $7.23M.
McGrath RentCorp Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
McGrath RentCorp buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
McGrath RentCorp Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
McGrath RentCorp buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for McGrath RentCorp (MGRC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $11.2M | -$11.2M | — | 24.6M | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | $4.37M | $9.5M | -$5.13M | 0.16% | 24.6M | +0.2% | |
| 2023 | $7.23M | $8.28M | -$1.04M | 0.25% | 24.5M | +0.0% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $8.01M | -$8.01M | — | 24.5M | +0.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $7.67M | -$7.67M | — | 24.5M | -0.1% | |
| 2020 | $13.6M | $5.55M | $8.07M | 0.84% | 24.5M | -0.4% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $5.89M | -$5.89M | — | 24.6M | +0.3% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $4.11M | -$4.11M | — | 24.5M | +1.1% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $3.2M | -$3.2M | — | 24.3M | +1.2% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $3.09M | -$3.09M | — | 24M | -5.8% | |
| 2015 | $64M | $3.4M | $60.6M | 10.61% | 25.5M | -2.7% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $3.85M | -$3.85M | — | 26.2M | +1.0% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $3.68M | -$3.68M | — | 25.9M | +3.1% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $3.84M | -$3.84M | — | 25.2M | +1.6% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $5.22M | -$5.22M | — | 24.8M | +1.9% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $4.23M | -$4.23M | — | 24.3M | +1.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $3.6M | -$3.6M | — | 23.9M | -0.3% | |
| 2008 | $24.4M | $3.77M | $20.7M | 4.83% | 23.9M | -5.9% | |
| 2007 | $17.7M | $3.46M | $14.2M | 2.86% | 25.4M | +0.8% | |
| 2006 | $526K | $3.13M | -$2.6M | 0.07% | 25.2M | -0.4% | |
| 2005 | $30K | $44K | -$14K | 0.00% | 25.3M | +2.1% | |
| 2004 | $40K | $57K | -$17K | 0.01% | 24.8M | +1.2% | |
| 2003 | $10.3M | $112K | $10.1M | 3.10% | 24.5M | -2.9% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $37K | -$37K | — | 25.2M | +1.0% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $551K | -$551K | — | 25M | +0.5% | |
| 2000 | $7.36M | $0.00 | $7.36M | — | 24.9M | -7.1% | |
| 1999 | $28.2M | $0.00 | $28.2M | — | 26.8M | -6.7% | |
| 1998 | $12.2M | $0.00 | $12.2M | — | 28.7M | -5.5% | |
| 1997 | $10.5M | $0.00 | $10.5M | — | 30.4M | -0.8% | |
| 1996 | $8.8M | $0.00 | $8.8M | — | 30.6M | — | |
| 1995 | $7.4M | $0.00 | $7.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $2.5M | $0.00 | $2.5M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $1.7M | $0.00 | $1.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $7.9M | $0.00 | $7.9M | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$4.37M
- 2023$7.23M
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$13.6M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$64M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$24.4M
- 2007$17.7M
- 2006$526K
- 2005$30K
- 2004$40K
- 2003$10.3M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$7.36M
- 1999$28.2M
- 1998$12.2M
- 1997$10.5M
- 1996$8.8M
- 1995$7.4M
- 1994$2.5M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$1.7M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$7.9M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.37×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for McGrath RentCorp (MGRC)
How McGrath RentCorp splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as McGrath RentCorp, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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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 $173M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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