Buyback yield (TTM)
0.03%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.84%
5Y share count change
-3.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$206.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$198.45B
Key takeaways
- Oracle (ORCL) repurchased about $206.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.04× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -60.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Oracle (ORCL)
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 Oracle (ORCL)
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 Oracle (ORCL)
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 Oracle (ORCL)
Latest: $206.00M
Overview
The 2026 reading of Oracle (ORCL) buyback spend is $206.00M – plunged 86.3% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2021–2026 (5 years) stretch, Oracle buyback spend compounded at -60.6% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2019 and 2026, Oracle buyback spend plunged 99.4%, falling from $36.64B to $206.00M.
$36.64B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2019, against a low of $0.00 during 1990.
Oracle Buyback Spend 2026: $206.00M
Oracle posted buyback spend of $206.00M in 2026, plunged 86.3% below 2025.
Oracle Buyback Spend 2025: $1.50B
In 2025, Oracle reported buyback spend of $1.50B, plunged 53.7% below 2024.
Oracle Buyback Spend 2024: $3.24B
Oracle buyback spend in 2024 was $3.24B, grew 29.5% from 2023.
Oracle Buyback Spend 2023: $2.50B
2023's buyback spend for Oracle came in at $2.50B, plunged 85.6% below 2022.
Oracle Buyback Spend 2022: $17.34B
Oracle buyback spend in 2022 was $17.34B.
See more financial history for Oracle (ORCL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $206.00M | $4.81B | −$4.61B | 0.03% | 2.92B | +1.7% | |
| 2025 | $1.50B | $4.67B | −$3.17B | 0.32% | 2.87B | +1.5% | |
| 2024 | $3.24B | $3.97B | −$732.00M | 1.00% | 2.82B | +2.1% | |
| 2023 | $2.50B | $3.55B | −$1.04B | 0.87% | 2.77B | -0.7% | |
| 2022 | $17.34B | $2.61B | $14.73B | 9.04% | 2.79B | -7.8% | |
| 2021 | $21.60B | $1.84B | $19.76B | 9.53% | 3.02B | -8.3% | |
| 2020 | $19.91B | $1.59B | $18.32B | 11.95% | 3.29B | -11.7% | |
| 2019 | $36.64B | $1.65B | $34.99B | 21.37% | 3.73B | -11.9% | |
| 2018 | $11.85B | $1.61B | $10.25B | 6.27% | 4.24B | +0.4% | |
| 2017 | $3.84B | $1.35B | $2.49B | 2.05% | 4.22B | -2.0% | |
| 2016 | $10.53B | $1.04B | $9.49B | 6.18% | 4.30B | -4.4% | |
| 2015 | $8.09B | $933.00M | $7.15B | 4.16% | 4.50B | -2.2% | |
| 2014 | $9.81B | $805.00M | $9.01B | 5.14% | 4.60B | -5.0% | |
| 2013 | $11.02B | $755.00M | $10.27B | 6.91% | 4.84B | -4.9% | |
| 2012 | $5.86B | $659.00M | $5.20B | 4.55% | 5.09B | -0.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.16B | $510.00M | $650.00M | 0.67% | 5.13B | +1.1% | |
| 2010 | $992.00M | $436.00M | $556.00M | 0.89% | 5.07B | -1.1% | |
| 2009 | $3.97B | $355.00M | $3.62B | 3.99% | 5.13B | -1.9% | |
| 2008 | $2.02B | $369.00M | $1.65B | 1.72% | 5.23B | -0.8% | |
| 2007 | $3.94B | $207.00M | $3.73B | 3.98% | 5.27B | -0.3% | |
| 2006 | $2.07B | $49.00M | $2.02B | 2.79% | 5.29B | +1.1% | |
| 2005 | $1.34B | $0.00 | $1.34B | 2.05% | 5.23B | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $1.50B | $0.00 | $1.50B | 2.60% | 5.33B | -1.7% | |
| 2003 | $2.65B | $0.00 | $2.65B | 3.89% | 5.42B | -4.8% | |
| 2002 | $2.79B | $0.00 | $2.79B | 6.44% | 5.69B | -3.0% | |
| 2001 | $4.34B | $0.00 | $4.34B | 5.07% | 5.87B | -2.2% | |
| 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 | — | |
| 1996 | $113.09M | $0.00 | $113.09M | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2026$206.00M
- 2025$1.50B
- 2024$3.24B
- 2023$2.50B
- 2022$17.34B
- 2021$21.60B
- 2020$19.91B
- 2019$36.64B
- 2018$11.85B
- 2017$3.84B
- 2016$10.53B
- 2015$8.09B
- 2014$9.81B
- 2013$11.02B
- 2012$5.86B
- 2011$1.16B
- 2010$992.00M
- 2009$3.97B
- 2008$2.02B
- 2007$3.94B
- 2006$2.07B
- 2005$1.34B
- 2004$1.50B
- 2003$2.65B
- 2002$2.79B
- 2001$4.34B
- 2000$5.31B
- 1999$1.09B
- 1998$489.82M
- 1997$528.21M
- 1996$113.09M
- 1995$75.90M
- 1994$81.20M
- 1993$43.60M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Oracle (ORCL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.04×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Oracle (ORCL)
How Oracle splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Oracle, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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