NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.88% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.88%.
NVIDIA
NVDA
TTM buyback yield
0.88%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.88%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
TTM buyback spend
$40.09B
SBC coverage (TTM)
6.28x
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: 6.28x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $40.09B | $6.39B | $33.70B | 24.43B | -1.5% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | $33.71B | $4.74B | $28.97B | 24.80B | -0.5% | 1.16% |
| 2024 | $9.53B | $3.55B | $5.98B | 24.94B | -0.5% | 0.62% |
| 2023 | $10.04B | $2.71B | $7.33B | 25.07B | -1.1% | 2.13% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $2.00B | −$2.00B | 25.35B | 0.9% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.40B | −$1.40B | 25.12B | 1.6% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $844.00M | −$844.00M | 24.72B | -1.1% | — |
| 2019 | $1.58B | $557.00M | $1.02B | 25.00B | -1.1% | 1.88% |
| 2018 | $909.00M | $391.00M | $518.00M | 25.28B | -2.6% | 0.61% |
| 2017 | $739.00M | $247.00M | $492.00M | 25.96B | 14.1% | 1.21% |
| 2016 | $587.00M | $204.00M | $383.00M | 22.76B | 1.1% | 3.72% |
| 2015 | $814.00M | $158.00M | $656.00M | 22.52B | -5.3% | 7.26% |
| 2014 | $887.00M | $136.00M | $751.00M | 23.78B | -4.9% | 10.09% |
| 2013 | $100.00M | $136.66M | −$36.66M | 25.00B | 1.4% | 1.28% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $136.35M | −$136.35M | 24.65B | 4.7% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $100.35M | −$100.35M | 23.55B | 7.1% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $242.83M | −$242.83M | 21.98B | 0.3% | — |
| 2009 | $423.64M | $162.71M | $260.93M | 21.93B | -9.7% | 9.89% |
| 2008 | $552.51M | $0.00 | $552.51M | 24.27B | 3.4% | 4.05% |
| 2007 | $274.98M | $0.00 | $274.98M | 23.48B | 7.1% | 2.39% |
| 2006 | $188.51M | $0.00 | $188.51M | 21.93B | 3.6% | 2.43% |
| 2005 | $24.64M | $0.00 | $24.64M | 21.18B | 2.2% | 0.65% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 20.71B | 2.6% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 20.20B | -1.6% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 20.52B | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 19.11B | 10.3% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 17.32B | 31.7% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 13.15B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)42% of headroom
Headroom $95.70B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does NVIDIA buy back its own stock?
- Yes, NVIDIA (NVDA) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does NVIDIA spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $40.09B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is NVIDIA's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.88% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is NVIDIA's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.88% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is NVIDIA 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 NVIDIA's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).