Buyback yield (TTM)
22.06%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
26.36%
5Y share count change
-5.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$3.40B
Cumulative buybacks
$16.83B
Key takeaways
- Omnicom Group (OMC) repurchased about $3.40B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 5.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 31.79× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +26.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 146% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Omnicom Group (OMC)
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 Omnicom Group (OMC)
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 Omnicom Group (OMC)
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 Omnicom Group (OMC)
Latest: $707.90M
Overview
In 2025, Omnicom Group (OMC) buyback spend totalled $707.90M – surged 91.0% year-over-year.
Omnicom Group buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +26.1% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Omnicom Group buyback spend plunged from $1.34B in 2006 to $707.90M in 2025, a 47.4% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.34B, reached in 2006; the historical low of $8.90M was recorded in 1989.
Omnicom Group Buyback Spend 2025: $707.90M
Omnicom Group buyback spend in 2025 was $707.90M, surged 91.0% from 2024.
Omnicom Group Buyback Spend 2024: $370.70M
2024's buyback spend for Omnicom Group came in at $370.70M, plunged 35.1% below 2023.
Omnicom Group Buyback Spend 2023: $570.80M
Omnicom Group posted buyback spend of $570.80M in 2023, declined 6.6% below 2022.
Omnicom Group Buyback Spend 2022: $611.40M
In 2022, Omnicom Group reported buyback spend of $611.40M, grew 15.9% from 2021.
Omnicom Group Buyback Spend 2021: $527.30M
Omnicom Group buyback spend in 2021 was $527.30M.
See more financial history for Omnicom Group (OMC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $707.90M | $100.80M | $607.10M | 4.28% | 0.20B | +3.2% | |
| 2024 | $370.70M | $91.40M | $279.30M | 2.19% | 0.20B | -1.4% | |
| 2023 | $570.80M | $84.80M | $486.00M | 3.33% | 0.20B | -2.7% | |
| 2022 | $611.40M | $81.70M | $529.70M | 3.68% | 0.21B | -4.0% | |
| 2021 | $527.30M | $84.70M | $442.60M | 3.39% | 0.22B | -0.3% | |
| 2020 | $222.00M | $70.80M | $151.20M | 1.65% | 0.22B | -2.1% | |
| 2019 | $610.20M | $72.50M | $537.70M | 3.45% | 0.22B | -2.9% | |
| 2018 | $581.30M | $70.50M | $510.80M | 3.53% | 0.23B | -2.7% | |
| 2017 | $568.40M | $80.20M | $488.20M | 3.38% | 0.23B | -2.2% | |
| 2016 | $602.20M | $93.40M | $508.80M | 2.99% | 0.24B | -2.4% | |
| 2015 | $727.50M | $99.40M | $628.10M | 4.01% | 0.25B | -4.0% | |
| 2014 | $1.06B | $93.50M | $969.50M | 5.51% | 0.26B | -2.0% | |
| 2013 | $575.30M | $86.30M | $489.00M | 2.99% | 0.26B | -3.6% | |
| 2012 | $1.14B | $80.80M | $1.06B | 8.72% | 0.27B | -4.7% | |
| 2011 | $849.00M | $74.50M | $774.50M | 6.97% | 0.28B | -6.7% | |
| 2010 | $1.30B | $69.30M | $1.23B | 9.98% | 0.30B | -2.2% | |
| 2009 | $15.00M | $78.60M | −$63.60M | 0.13% | 0.31B | -1.4% | |
| 2008 | $846.80M | $12.90M | $833.90M | 10.25% | 0.31B | -4.3% | |
| 2007 | $899.70M | $0.00 | $899.70M | 5.90% | 0.33B | -4.8% | |
| 2006 | $1.34B | $26.60M | $1.32B | 7.80% | 0.35B | -4.7% | |
| 2005 | $731.80M | $0.00 | $731.80M | 4.88% | 0.36B | -2.7% | |
| 2004 | $446.50M | $0.00 | $446.50M | 2.91% | 0.37B | -0.7% | |
| 2003 | $25.93M | $0.00 | $25.93M | 0.16% | 0.38B | +1.1% | |
| 2002 | $371.66M | $0.00 | $371.66M | 3.13% | 0.37B | -8.4% | |
| 2001 | $60.15M | $0.00 | $60.15M | 0.36% | 0.41B | +6.2% | |
| 2000 | $237.08M | $0.00 | $237.08M | — | 0.38B | +5.8% | |
| 1999 | $286.20M | $0.00 | $286.20M | — | 0.36B | +1.7% | |
| 1998 | $149.30M | $0.00 | $149.30M | — | 0.36B | +4.6% | |
| 1997 | $69.80M | $0.00 | $69.80M | — | 0.34B | +8.3% | |
| 1996 | $103.10M | $0.00 | $103.10M | — | 0.31B | — | |
| 1995 | $34.70M | $0.00 | $34.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $67.50M | $0.00 | $67.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $51.90M | $0.00 | $51.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $30.10M | $0.00 | $30.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $17.50M | $0.00 | $17.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $12.80M | $0.00 | $12.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $8.90M | $0.00 | $8.90M | — | — | — |
- 2025$707.90M
- 2024$370.70M
- 2023$570.80M
- 2022$611.40M
- 2021$527.30M
- 2020$222.00M
- 2019$610.20M
- 2018$581.30M
- 2017$568.40M
- 2016$602.20M
- 2015$727.50M
- 2014$1.06B
- 2013$575.30M
- 2012$1.14B
- 2011$849.00M
- 2010$1.30B
- 2009$15.00M
- 2008$846.80M
- 2007$899.70M
- 2006$1.34B
- 2005$731.80M
- 2004$446.50M
- 2003$25.93M
- 2002$371.66M
- 2001$60.15M
- 2000$237.08M
- 1999$286.20M
- 1998$149.30M
- 1997$69.80M
- 1996$103.10M
- 1995$34.70M
- 1994$67.50M
- 1993$51.90M
- 1992$30.10M
- 1991$17.50M
- 1990$12.80M
- 1989$8.90M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Omnicom Group (OMC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 31.79×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Omnicom Group (OMC)
How Omnicom Group splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Omnicom Group, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $45.71B | |
| $26.25B | |
| $9.97B | |
| $9.13B | |
| $4.50B | |
| $3.50B | |
| $510.99M | |
| $0.00 |
- $45.71B
- $26.25B
- $9.97B
- $9.13B
- $4.50B
- $3.50B
- $510.99M
- $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 $2.33B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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