Buyback yield (TTM)
0.14%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.25%
5Y share count change
-0.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$650.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$8.74B
Key takeaways
- Micron Technology (MU) repurchased about $650.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.5%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.58× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 7% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Micron Technology (MU)
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 Micron Technology (MU)
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 Micron Technology (MU)
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 Micron Technology (MU)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Micron Technology (MU) came in at $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Micron Technology buyback spend compounded at -100.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Micron Technology buyback spend peaked at $2.73B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $2.73B was reported in 2019. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
Micron Technology Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
In 2025, Micron Technology reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Micron Technology Buyback Spend 2024: $300.00M
Micron Technology buyback spend in 2024 was $300.00M, declined 29.4% below 2023.
Micron Technology Buyback Spend 2023: $425.00M
2023's buyback spend for Micron Technology came in at $425.00M, plunged 82.5% below 2022.
Micron Technology Buyback Spend 2022: $2.43B
Micron Technology posted buyback spend of $2.43B in 2022, surged 102.7% from 2021.
Micron Technology Buyback Spend 2021: $1.20B
Micron Technology buyback spend in 2021 was $1.20B.
See more financial history for Micron Technology (MU).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $972.00M | −$972.00M | — | 1.13B | +0.6% | |
| 2024 | $300.00M | $833.00M | −$533.00M | 0.28% | 1.12B | +2.3% | |
| 2023 | $425.00M | $596.00M | −$171.00M | 0.55% | 1.09B | -2.6% | |
| 2022 | $2.43B | $514.00M | $1.92B | 3.87% | 1.12B | -1.7% | |
| 2021 | $1.20B | $378.00M | $822.00M | 1.44% | 1.14B | +0.9% | |
| 2020 | $176.00M | $328.00M | −$152.00M | 0.34% | 1.13B | -1.0% | |
| 2019 | $2.73B | $243.00M | $2.49B | 5.53% | 1.14B | -7.0% | |
| 2018 | $71.00M | $198.00M | −$127.00M | 0.12% | 1.23B | +6.5% | |
| 2017 | $36.00M | $215.00M | −$179.00M | 0.10% | 1.15B | +11.4% | |
| 2016 | $148.00M | $191.00M | −$43.00M | 0.89% | 1.04B | -11.5% | |
| 2015 | $884.00M | $168.00M | $716.00M | 5.03% | 1.17B | -2.3% | |
| 2014 | $76.00M | $115.00M | −$39.00M | 0.22% | 1.20B | +13.4% | |
| 2013 | $5.00M | $91.00M | −$86.00M | 0.04% | 1.06B | +6.6% | |
| 2012 | $6.00M | $87.00M | −$81.00M | 0.10% | 0.99B | -1.6% | |
| 2011 | $163.00M | $76.00M | $87.00M | 2.86% | 1.01B | -4.1% | |
| 2010 | $21.00M | $93.00M | −$72.00M | 0.27% | 1.05B | +31.2% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.80B | +3.7% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.77B | +0.4% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.77B | +6.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.73B | +11.9% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.65B | -0.9% | |
| 2004 | $68.00M | $0.00 | $68.00M | 0.83% | 0.65B | +7.7% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.61B | +1.0% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.60B | +1.5% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.59B | -2.1% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.61B | +16.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.52B | +22.4% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.43B | -2.6% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.44B | +1.7% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.43B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$300.00M
- 2023$425.00M
- 2022$2.43B
- 2021$1.20B
- 2020$176.00M
- 2019$2.73B
- 2018$71.00M
- 2017$36.00M
- 2016$148.00M
- 2015$884.00M
- 2014$76.00M
- 2013$5.00M
- 2012$6.00M
- 2011$163.00M
- 2010$21.00M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$68.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$2.00M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Micron Technology (MU)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.58×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Micron Technology (MU)
How Micron Technology splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Micron Technology, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $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 $9.75B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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