Marsh & McLennan Companies (MRSH) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.07% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.07%.
TTM buyback yield
2.07%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.07%
5Y share count change
-4.3%
TTM buyback spend
$1.87B
SBC coverage (TTM)
4.75x
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: 4.75x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.01B | $394.00M | $1.62B | 0.49B | -1.2% | 2.23% |
| 2024 | $900.00M | $368.00M | $532.00M | 0.50B | -0.6% | 0.86% |
| 2023 | $1.15B | $363.00M | $787.00M | 0.50B | -1.2% | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1.95B | $367.00M | $1.58B | 0.51B | -1.6% | 2.38% |
| 2021 | $1.16B | $348.00M | $811.00M | 0.51B | 0.2% | 1.32% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $290.00M | −$290.00M | 0.51B | 0.2% | — |
| 2019 | $574.00M | $252.00M | $322.00M | 0.51B | 0.0% | 1.02% |
| 2018 | $742.00M | $193.00M | $549.00M | 0.51B | -1.5% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | $949.00M | $149.00M | $800.00M | 0.52B | -1.0% | 2.29% |
| 2016 | $839.00M | $109.00M | $730.00M | 0.52B | -2.2% | 2.41% |
| 2015 | $1.45B | $88.00M | $1.36B | 0.54B | -3.1% | 5.01% |
| 2014 | $864.00M | $93.00M | $771.00M | 0.55B | -0.9% | 2.79% |
| 2013 | $629.00M | $18.00M | $611.00M | 0.56B | 1.1% | 2.37% |
| 2012 | $327.00M | $26.00M | $301.00M | 0.55B | 0.2% | 1.74% |
| 2011 | $454.00M | $21.00M | $433.00M | 0.55B | 1.3% | 2.66% |
| 2010 | $145.00M | $18.00M | $127.00M | 0.54B | 3.8% | 0.98% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $11.00M | −$11.00M | 0.52B | 1.7% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $34.00M | −$34.00M | 0.52B | -5.7% | — |
| 2007 | $1.30B | $0.00 | $1.30B | 0.55B | -2.0% | 9.46% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.56B | 2.6% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.54B | 1.5% | — |
| 2004 | $536.00M | $0.00 | $536.00M | 0.54B | -2.4% | 3.07% |
| 2003 | $1.20B | $0.00 | $1.20B | 0.55B | -1.6% | 4.75% |
| 2002 | $1.18B | $0.00 | $1.18B | 0.56B | -2.8% | 4.78% |
| 2001 | $763.00M | $0.00 | $763.00M | 0.57B | 0.9% | 2.60% |
| 2000 | $49.00M | $0.00 | $49.00M | 0.57B | 4.4% | — |
| 1999 | $13.00M | $0.00 | $13.00M | 0.54B | 3.0% | — |
| 1998 | $242.00M | $0.00 | $242.00M | 0.53B | 5.2% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | 13.7% | — |
| 1996 | $230.10M | $0.00 | $230.10M | 0.44B | — | — |
| 1995 | $137.70M | $0.00 | $137.70M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $142.80M | $0.00 | $142.80M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $49.50M | $0.00 | $49.50M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $28.20M | $0.00 | $28.20M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $225.60M | $0.00 | $225.60M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $78.40M | $0.00 | $78.40M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $47.10M | $0.00 | $47.10M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)57% of headroom
Headroom $3.30B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Marsh & McLennan Companies buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MRSH) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Marsh & McLennan Companies spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.87B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Marsh & McLennan Companies's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.07% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Marsh & McLennan Companies's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.07% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Marsh & McLennan Companies 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 Marsh & McLennan Companies's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -4.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).