Buyback yield (TTM)
7.35%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.35%
5Y share count change
-15.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$500.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.42B
Key takeaways
- Molina Healthcare (MOH) repurchased about $500.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 15.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 8.47× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +10.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 199% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Molina Healthcare (MOH)
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 Molina Healthcare (MOH)
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 Molina Healthcare (MOH)
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 Molina Healthcare (MOH)
Latest: $1.00B
Overview
In 2025, Molina Healthcare (MOH) buyback spend totalled $1.00B – edged up 0.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Molina Healthcare buyback spend compounded at +10.5% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.00B in 2024 and its low of $0.00 in 2002.
Molina Healthcare Buyback Spend 2025: $1.00B
Molina Healthcare buyback spend in 2025 was $1.00B, edged up 0.0% from 2024.
Molina Healthcare Buyback Spend 2024: $1.00B
2024's buyback spend for Molina Healthcare came in at $1.00B, surged 1566.7% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Molina Healthcare Buyback Spend 2023: $60.00M
Molina Healthcare posted buyback spend of $60.00M in 2023, plunged 85.0% below 2022.
Molina Healthcare Buyback Spend 2022: $400.00M
In 2022, Molina Healthcare reported buyback spend of $400.00M, surged 212.5% from 2021.
Molina Healthcare Buyback Spend 2021: $128.00M
Molina Healthcare buyback spend in 2021 was $128.00M.
See more financial history for Molina Healthcare (MOH).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.00B | $47.00M | $953.00M | 11.34% | 0.05B | -12.0% | |
| 2024 | $1.00B | $116.00M | $884.00M | 5.99% | 0.06B | -0.7% | |
| 2023 | $60.00M | $115.00M | −$55.00M | 0.29% | 0.06B | -0.7% | |
| 2022 | $400.00M | $103.00M | $297.00M | 2.09% | 0.06B | -0.2% | |
| 2021 | $128.00M | $72.00M | $56.00M | 0.69% | 0.06B | -2.2% | |
| 2020 | $606.00M | $57.00M | $549.00M | 4.80% | 0.06B | -6.7% | |
| 2019 | $47.00M | $39.00M | $8.00M | 0.56% | 0.06B | -4.2% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $27.00M | −$27.00M | — | 0.07B | +19.6% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $46.00M | −$46.00M | — | 0.06B | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $26.00M | −$26.00M | — | 0.06B | 0.0% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $23.00M | −$23.00M | — | 0.06B | +16.7% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $21.73M | −$21.73M | — | 0.05B | +2.1% | |
| 2013 | $52.66M | $28.69M | $23.97M | 3.31% | 0.05B | +0.0% | |
| 2012 | $3.00M | $20.02M | −$17.02M | 0.24% | 0.05B | +1.2% | |
| 2011 | $7.00M | $17.05M | −$10.05M | 0.68% | 0.05B | +11.5% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $9.53M | −$9.53M | — | 0.04B | +6.8% | |
| 2009 | $27.71M | $7.49M | $20.23M | 4.74% | 0.04B | -6.4% | |
| 2008 | $49.94M | $7.81M | $42.13M | 10.69% | 0.04B | -2.3% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $7.19M | −$7.19M | — | 0.04B | +0.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $5.50M | −$5.50M | — | 0.04B | +0.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $1.28M | −$1.28M | — | 0.04B | +2.5% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $179.00K | −$179.00K | — | 0.04B | +20.8% | |
| 2003 | $40.00M | $1.24M | $38.76M | 6.27% | 0.03B | +9.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | — |
- 2025$1.00B
- 2024$1.00B
- 2023$60.00M
- 2022$400.00M
- 2021$128.00M
- 2020$606.00M
- 2019$47.00M
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$52.66M
- 2012$3.00M
- 2011$7.00M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$27.71M
- 2008$49.94M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$40.00M
- 2002$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Molina Healthcare (MOH)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.47×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Molina Healthcare (MOH)
How Molina Healthcare splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Molina Healthcare, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.95B | |
| $5.54B | |
| $5.08B | |
| $4.11B | |
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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 $251.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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