Realty Income (O) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
161.9%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
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: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.90B | 3.2% | — |
| 2024 | $172.51M | $57.49M | $115.02M | 0.88B | 26.5% | 0.37% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $26.23M | −$26.23M | 0.69B | 13.2% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $21.62M | −$21.62M | 0.61B | 47.6% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $41.77M | −$41.77M | 0.41B | 20.1% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $16.50M | −$16.50M | 0.35B | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | $21.12M | $13.66M | $7.46M | 0.32B | 9.0% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | $2.75M | $27.27M | −$24.52M | 0.29B | 5.8% | 0.02% |
| 2017 | $408.75M | $13.95M | $394.80M | 0.27B | 7.2% | 2.68% |
| 2016 | $9.03M | $12.01M | −$2.98M | 0.26B | 8.2% | 0.06% |
| 2015 | $6.75M | $10.39M | −$3.64M | 0.24B | 8.0% | 0.05% |
| 2014 | $220.00M | $11.96M | $208.04M | 0.22B | 14.1% | 2.15% |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $20.79M | −$20.79M | 0.19B | 44.3% | — |
| 2012 | $127.50M | $10.00M | $117.50M | 0.13B | 5.3% | 1.91% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.13B | 19.1% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.11B | 2.3% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | 2.3% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | 0.9% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | 11.6% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.09B | 12.1% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 2.0% | — |
| 2004 | $103.14M | $0.00 | $103.14M | 0.08B | 10.4% | 5.31% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | 4.8% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | $169.00K | $0.00 | $169.00K | 0.06B | 5.4% | 0.02% |
| 2000 | $6.50M | $0.00 | $6.50M | 0.05B | -0.4% | 1.01% |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | 1.1% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | 13.3% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | $188.00K | $0.00 | $188.00K | 0.05B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $3.86B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Realty Income buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Realty Income (O) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Realty Income 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 Realty Income's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 161.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).