Buyback yield (TTM)
4.44%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.36%
5Y share count change
-11.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$950M
Cumulative buybacks
$17.7B
Key takeaways
- NetApp (NTAP) repurchased about $950M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 11.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.49× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +50.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 65% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for NetApp (NTAP)
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 NetApp (NTAP)
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 NetApp (NTAP)
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 NetApp (NTAP)
Latest: $950M
Overview
NetApp (NTAP) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $950M (2026) – declined 17.4% year-over-year.
NetApp buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2021–2026 (5 years) window is +50.0%, with mixed annual results across the window.
NetApp buyback spend peaked at $2.11B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $950M in 2026 (55.0% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $2.11B in 2019 and its low of $0.00 in 1996.
NetApp Buyback Spend 2026: $950M
NetApp buyback spend in 2026 was $950M, declined 17.4% below 2025.
NetApp Buyback Spend 2025: $1.15B
2025's buyback spend for NetApp came in at $1.15B, grew 27.8% from 2024.
NetApp Buyback Spend 2024: $900M
NetApp posted buyback spend of $900M in 2024, grew 5.9% from 2023.
NetApp Buyback Spend 2023: $850M
In 2023, NetApp reported buyback spend of $850M, surged 41.7% from 2022.
NetApp Buyback Spend 2022: $600M
NetApp buyback spend in 2022 was $600M.
See more financial history for NetApp (NTAP).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $950M | $382M | $568M | 4.44% | 199M | -4.8% | |
| 2025 | $1.15B | $386M | $764M | 6.31% | 209M | -1.9% | |
| 2024 | $900M | $357M | $543M | 4.27% | 213M | -3.2% | |
| 2023 | $850M | $312M | $538M | 6.27% | 220M | -3.9% | |
| 2022 | $600M | $245M | $355M | 3.69% | 229M | +1.3% | |
| 2021 | $125M | $197M | -$72M | 0.75% | 226M | -3.0% | |
| 2020 | $1.41B | $153M | $1.26B | 14.65% | 233M | -10.0% | |
| 2019 | $2.11B | $158M | $1.95B | 11.83% | 259M | -6.2% | |
| 2018 | $794M | $161M | $633M | 4.50% | 276M | -1.8% | |
| 2017 | $705M | $195M | $510M | 6.50% | 281M | -5.4% | |
| 2016 | $960M | $260M | $700M | 14.85% | 297M | -7.4% | |
| 2015 | $1.17B | $259M | $906M | 10.41% | 321M | -7.8% | |
| 2014 | $1.88B | $273M | $1.61B | 16.00% | 348M | -5.5% | |
| 2013 | $590M | $277M | $313M | 4.72% | 368M | -4.2% | |
| 2012 | $600M | $258M | $342M | 4.25% | 384M | -2.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $175M | -$175M | — | 394M | +11.5% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $160M | -$160M | — | 353M | +5.6% | |
| 2009 | $400M | $141M | $259M | 6.60% | 335M | -7.3% | |
| 2008 | $904M | $148M | $756M | 10.91% | 361M | -7.0% | |
| 2007 | $806M | $163M | $643M | 5.87% | 388M | +0.0% | |
| 2006 | $489M | $13.3M | $476M | 3.62% | 388M | +1.5% | |
| 2005 | $193M | $8.15M | $185M | 2.03% | 383M | +5.7% | |
| 2004 | $136M | $3.9M | $132M | 1.96% | 362M | +3.4% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $3.64M | -$3.64M | — | 350M | -0.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $7.2M | -$7.2M | — | 350M | -2.6% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 360M | +4.2% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 345M | +10.7% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 312M | +8.4% | |
| 1998 | $1K | $0.00 | $1K | — | 288M | +4.5% | |
| 1997 | $52K | $0.00 | $52K | — | 275M | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2026$950M
- 2025$1.15B
- 2024$900M
- 2023$850M
- 2022$600M
- 2021$125M
- 2020$1.41B
- 2019$2.11B
- 2018$794M
- 2017$705M
- 2016$960M
- 2015$1.17B
- 2014$1.88B
- 2013$590M
- 2012$600M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$400M
- 2008$904M
- 2007$806M
- 2006$489M
- 2005$193M
- 2004$136M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$1K
- 1997$52K
- 1996$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for NetApp (NTAP)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.49×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for NetApp (NTAP)
How NetApp splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $1.46B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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