NetApp (NTAP) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.18% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.18%.
NetApp
NTAP
TTM buyback yield
5.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.18%
5Y share count change
-10.3%
TTM buyback spend
$1.00B
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.65x
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: 2.65x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.15B | $386.00M | $764.00M | 0.21B | -1.9% | 6.31% |
| 2024 | $900.00M | $357.00M | $543.00M | 0.21B | -3.2% | 4.27% |
| 2023 | $850.00M | $312.00M | $538.00M | 0.22B | -3.9% | 6.27% |
| 2022 | $600.00M | $245.00M | $355.00M | 0.23B | 1.3% | 3.69% |
| 2021 | $125.00M | $197.00M | −$72.00M | 0.23B | -3.0% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $1.41B | $153.00M | $1.26B | 0.23B | -10.0% | 14.65% |
| 2019 | $2.11B | $158.00M | $1.95B | 0.26B | -6.2% | 11.83% |
| 2018 | $794.00M | $161.00M | $633.00M | 0.28B | -1.8% | 4.50% |
| 2017 | $705.00M | $195.00M | $510.00M | 0.28B | -5.4% | 6.50% |
| 2016 | $960.00M | $260.00M | $700.00M | 0.30B | -7.4% | 14.85% |
| 2015 | $1.17B | $259.30M | $905.90M | 0.32B | -7.8% | 10.41% |
| 2014 | $1.88B | $273.00M | $1.61B | 0.35B | -5.5% | 16.00% |
| 2013 | $590.00M | $276.60M | $313.40M | 0.37B | -4.2% | 4.72% |
| 2012 | $600.00M | $257.60M | $342.40M | 0.38B | -2.4% | 4.25% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $175.20M | −$175.20M | 0.39B | 11.5% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $159.80M | −$159.80M | 0.35B | 5.6% | — |
| 2009 | $399.98M | $140.75M | $259.23M | 0.33B | -7.3% | 6.60% |
| 2008 | $903.70M | $147.96M | $755.74M | 0.36B | -7.0% | 10.91% |
| 2007 | $805.71M | $163.03M | $642.67M | 0.39B | 0.0% | 5.87% |
| 2006 | $488.91M | $13.29M | $475.62M | 0.39B | 1.5% | 3.62% |
| 2005 | $192.90M | $8.15M | $184.75M | 0.38B | 5.7% | 2.03% |
| 2004 | $136.17M | $3.90M | $132.28M | 0.36B | 3.4% | 1.96% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $3.64M | −$3.64M | 0.35B | -0.1% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $7.20M | −$7.20M | 0.35B | -2.6% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.36B | 4.2% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.35B | 10.7% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.31B | 8.4% | — |
| 1998 | $1.00K | $0.00 | $1.00K | 0.29B | 4.5% | — |
| 1997 | $52.00K | $0.00 | $52.00K | 0.28B | 9.3% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.25B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)84% of headroom
Headroom $1.19B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does NetApp buy back its own stock?
- Yes, NetApp (NTAP) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does NetApp spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.00B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is NetApp's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.18% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is NetApp's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.18% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is NetApp 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 NetApp's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -10.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).