Oracle (ORCL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.09% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.09%.

Oracle
ORCL
TTM buyback yield
0.09%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.09%
5Y share count change
-13.0%
TTM buyback spend
$356.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.07x
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: 0.07x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.50B | $4.67B | −$3.17B | 2.87B | 1.5% | 0.32% |
| 2024 | $3.24B | $3.97B | −$732.00M | 2.82B | 2.1% | 1.00% |
| 2023 | $2.50B | $3.55B | −$1.04B | 2.77B | -0.7% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | $17.34B | $2.61B | $14.73B | 2.79B | -7.8% | 9.04% |
| 2021 | $21.60B | $1.84B | $19.76B | 3.02B | -8.3% | 9.53% |
| 2020 | $19.91B | $1.59B | $18.32B | 3.29B | -11.7% | 11.95% |
| 2019 | $36.64B | $1.65B | $34.99B | 3.73B | -11.9% | 21.37% |
| 2018 | $11.85B | $1.61B | $10.25B | 4.24B | 0.4% | 6.27% |
| 2017 | $3.84B | $1.35B | $2.49B | 4.22B | -2.0% | 2.05% |
| 2016 | $10.53B | $1.04B | $9.49B | 4.30B | -4.4% | 6.18% |
| 2015 | $8.09B | $933.00M | $7.15B | 4.50B | -2.2% | 4.16% |
| 2014 | $9.81B | $805.00M | $9.01B | 4.60B | -5.0% | 5.14% |
| 2013 | $11.02B | $755.00M | $10.27B | 4.84B | -4.9% | 6.91% |
| 2012 | $5.86B | $659.00M | $5.20B | 5.09B | -0.6% | 4.55% |
| 2011 | $1.16B | $510.00M | $650.00M | 5.13B | 1.1% | 0.67% |
| 2010 | $992.00M | $436.00M | $556.00M | 5.07B | -1.1% | 0.89% |
| 2009 | $3.97B | $355.00M | $3.62B | 5.13B | -1.9% | 3.99% |
| 2008 | $2.02B | $369.00M | $1.65B | 5.23B | -0.8% | 1.72% |
| 2007 | $3.94B | $207.00M | $3.73B | 5.27B | -0.3% | 3.98% |
| 2006 | $2.07B | $49.00M | $2.02B | 5.29B | 1.1% | 2.79% |
| 2005 | $1.34B | $0.00 | $1.34B | 5.23B | -1.8% | 2.05% |
| 2004 | $1.50B | $0.00 | $1.50B | 5.33B | -1.7% | 2.60% |
| 2003 | $2.65B | $0.00 | $2.65B | 5.42B | -4.8% | 3.89% |
| 2002 | $2.79B | $0.00 | $2.79B | 5.69B | -3.0% | 6.44% |
| 2001 | $4.34B | $0.00 | $4.34B | 5.87B | -2.2% | 5.07% |
| 2000 | $5.31B | $0.00 | $5.31B | 6.00B | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | $1.09B | $0.00 | $1.09B | 5.94B | -1.0% | — |
| 1998 | $489.82M | $0.00 | $489.82M | 6.00B | -0.9% | — |
| 1997 | $528.21M | $0.00 | $528.21M | 6.06B | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | $113.09M | $0.00 | $113.09M | 5.92B | — | — |
| 1995 | $75.90M | $0.00 | $75.90M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $81.20M | $0.00 | $81.20M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $43.60M | $0.00 | $43.60M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Oracle buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Oracle (ORCL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Oracle spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $356.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Oracle's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.09% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Oracle's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.09% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Oracle 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 Oracle's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -13.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).