Buyback yield (TTM)
3.08%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.08%
5Y share count change
-14.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$787.50M
Cumulative buybacks
$10.59B
Key takeaways
- Mettler Toledo (MTD) repurchased about $787.50M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 14.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 34.48× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +0.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 99% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Mettler Toledo (MTD)
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 Mettler Toledo (MTD)
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 Mettler Toledo (MTD)
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 Mettler Toledo (MTD)
Latest: $800.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Mettler Toledo (MTD) came in at $800.00M – declined 5.9% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Mettler Toledo buyback spend produced a CAGR of +0.6% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Mettler Toledo buyback spend declined from $1.10B in 2022 to $800.00M in 2025, a 27.3% drawdown.
$1.10B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2022, against a low of $0.00 during 1998.
Mettler Toledo Buyback Spend 2025: $800.00M
In 2025, Mettler Toledo reported buyback spend of $800.00M, declined 5.9% below 2024.
Mettler Toledo Buyback Spend 2024: $850.00M
Mettler Toledo buyback spend in 2024 was $850.00M, declined 5.6% below 2023.
Mettler Toledo Buyback Spend 2023: $900.00M
2023's buyback spend for Mettler Toledo came in at $900.00M, declined 18.2% below 2022.
Mettler Toledo Buyback Spend 2022: $1.10B
Mettler Toledo posted buyback spend of $1.10B in 2022, grew 10.0% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Mettler Toledo Buyback Spend 2021: $1000.00M
Mettler Toledo buyback spend in 2021 was $1000.00M.
See more financial history for Mettler Toledo (MTD).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $800.00M | $22.51M | $777.48M | 2.82% | 0.02B | -3.3% | |
| 2024 | $850.00M | $19.98M | $830.02M | 3.30% | 0.02B | -3.0% | |
| 2023 | $900.00M | $17.93M | $882.07M | 3.44% | 0.02B | -3.3% | |
| 2022 | $1.10B | $19.66M | $1.08B | 3.43% | 0.02B | -3.2% | |
| 2021 | $1000.00M | $19.59M | $980.40M | 2.57% | 0.02B | -3.1% | |
| 2020 | $775.00M | $18.69M | $756.31M | 2.88% | 0.02B | -3.1% | |
| 2019 | $775.00M | $18.29M | $756.71M | 4.03% | 0.02B | -3.1% | |
| 2018 | $475.00M | $17.58M | $457.42M | 3.36% | 0.03B | -2.3% | |
| 2017 | $400.00M | $16.58M | $383.42M | 2.53% | 0.03B | -2.3% | |
| 2016 | $499.99M | $15.31M | $484.69M | 4.57% | 0.03B | -4.4% | |
| 2015 | $494.97M | $14.22M | $480.74M | 5.42% | 0.03B | -4.4% | |
| 2014 | $414.00M | $13.61M | $400.39M | 4.82% | 0.03B | -3.8% | |
| 2013 | $294.98M | $12.64M | $282.34M | 4.11% | 0.03B | -3.4% | |
| 2012 | $278.67M | $13.19M | $265.49M | 4.72% | 0.03B | -3.1% | |
| 2011 | $204.58M | $12.27M | $192.31M | 4.39% | 0.03B | -3.8% | |
| 2010 | $240.00M | $12.38M | $227.61M | 4.92% | 0.03B | -0.4% | |
| 2009 | $5.99M | $11.37M | −$5.38M | 0.17% | 0.03B | -2.2% | |
| 2008 | $229.67M | $8.70M | $220.97M | 10.16% | 0.04B | -7.7% | |
| 2007 | $324.87M | $0.00 | $324.87M | 8.13% | 0.04B | -6.9% | |
| 2006 | $264.64M | $0.00 | $264.64M | 8.82% | 0.04B | -5.8% | |
| 2005 | $161.83M | $0.00 | $161.83M | 7.14% | 0.04B | -4.8% | |
| 2004 | $102.40M | $0.00 | $102.40M | 4.63% | 0.05B | -0.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +5.6% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +2.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +2.0% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +1.5% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +28.7% | |
| 1997 | $700.00K | $0.00 | $700.00K | — | 0.03B | — |
- 2025$800.00M
- 2024$850.00M
- 2023$900.00M
- 2022$1.10B
- 2021$1000.00M
- 2020$775.00M
- 2019$775.00M
- 2018$475.00M
- 2017$400.00M
- 2016$499.99M
- 2015$494.97M
- 2014$414.00M
- 2013$294.98M
- 2012$278.67M
- 2011$204.58M
- 2010$240.00M
- 2009$5.99M
- 2008$229.67M
- 2007$324.87M
- 2006$264.64M
- 2005$161.83M
- 2004$102.40M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$700.00K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Mettler Toledo (MTD)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 34.48×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Mettler Toledo (MTD)
How Mettler Toledo splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Mettler Toledo, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.95B | |
| $5.54B | |
| $5.08B | |
| $4.11B | |
| $980.00M | |
| $216.35M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $5.95B
- $5.54B
- $5.08B
- $4.11B
- $980.00M
- $216.35M
- $0.00
- $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 $793.83M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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