Buyback yield (TTM)
5.36%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.17%
5Y share count change
-25.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.21B
Cumulative buybacks
$9.17B
Key takeaways
- PulteGroup (PHM) repurchased about $1.21B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 25.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 32.93× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +45.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 83% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for PulteGroup (PHM)
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 PulteGroup (PHM)
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 PulteGroup (PHM)
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 PulteGroup (PHM)
Latest: $1.22B
Overview
The 2025 reading of PulteGroup (PHM) buyback spend is $1.22B – edged up 0.5% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), PulteGroup buyback spend produced a CAGR of +45.8% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
$1.22B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2025, against a low of $0.00 during 1991.
PulteGroup Buyback Spend 2025: $1.22B
PulteGroup buyback spend in 2025 was $1.22B, edged up 0.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
PulteGroup Buyback Spend 2024: $1.22B
2024's buyback spend for PulteGroup came in at $1.22B, grew 20.4% from 2023.
PulteGroup Buyback Spend 2023: $1.01B
PulteGroup posted buyback spend of $1.01B in 2023, declined 7.1% below 2022.
PulteGroup Buyback Spend 2022: $1.09B
In 2022, PulteGroup reported buyback spend of $1.09B, grew 19.9% from 2021.
PulteGroup Buyback Spend 2021: $908.14M
PulteGroup buyback spend in 2021 was $908.14M.
See more financial history for PulteGroup (PHM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.22B | $54.82M | $1.17B | 5.38% | 0.20B | -4.9% | |
| 2024 | $1.22B | $54.69M | $1.16B | 5.48% | 0.21B | -5.1% | |
| 2023 | $1.01B | $48.20M | $963.79M | 4.57% | 0.22B | -6.4% | |
| 2022 | $1.09B | $42.99M | $1.05B | 10.53% | 0.24B | -9.1% | |
| 2021 | $908.14M | $36.74M | $871.40M | 6.31% | 0.26B | -3.5% | |
| 2020 | $185.53M | $32.84M | $152.69M | 1.61% | 0.27B | -2.1% | |
| 2019 | $285.78M | $28.37M | $257.42M | 2.72% | 0.28B | -3.4% | |
| 2018 | $302.48M | $28.29M | $274.19M | 4.17% | 0.28B | -7.2% | |
| 2017 | $916.33M | $33.68M | $882.64M | 9.43% | 0.31B | -10.3% | |
| 2016 | $603.21M | $22.23M | $580.98M | 10.07% | 0.34B | -4.9% | |
| 2015 | $442.74M | $24.75M | $417.99M | 7.13% | 0.36B | -3.8% | |
| 2014 | $253.02M | $29.29M | $223.73M | 3.19% | 0.37B | -3.3% | |
| 2013 | $127.66M | $30.48M | $97.18M | 1.65% | 0.39B | +0.6% | |
| 2012 | $961.00K | $22.90M | −$21.94M | 0.01% | 0.38B | +1.2% | |
| 2011 | $2.84M | $16.46M | −$13.62M | 0.12% | 0.38B | -0.6% | |
| 2010 | $4.02M | $32.08M | −$28.06M | 0.14% | 0.38B | +21.1% | |
| 2009 | $7.38M | $46.34M | −$38.96M | 0.20% | 0.32B | +24.4% | |
| 2008 | $5.26M | $0.00 | $5.26M | 0.19% | 0.25B | +0.5% | |
| 2007 | $6.25M | $0.00 | $6.25M | 0.23% | 0.25B | -2.5% | |
| 2006 | $122.30M | $0.00 | $122.30M | 1.47% | 0.26B | -1.6% | |
| 2005 | $143.25M | $0.00 | $143.25M | 1.43% | 0.26B | +1.0% | |
| 2004 | $14.69M | $0.00 | $14.69M | 0.18% | 0.26B | +3.5% | |
| 2003 | $18.30M | $0.00 | $18.30M | 0.32% | 0.25B | +1.8% | |
| 2002 | $4.34M | $0.00 | $4.34M | 0.15% | 0.25B | +22.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | +19.4% | |
| 2000 | $66.38M | $0.00 | $66.38M | — | 0.17B | -3.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | -0.1% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | -0.3% | |
| 1997 | $74.70M | $0.00 | $74.70M | — | 0.18B | -12.3% | |
| 1996 | $99.60M | $0.00 | $99.60M | — | 0.20B | — | |
| 1995 | $11.70M | $0.00 | $11.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $16.50M | $0.00 | $16.50M | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.22B
- 2024$1.22B
- 2023$1.01B
- 2022$1.09B
- 2021$908.14M
- 2020$185.53M
- 2019$285.78M
- 2018$302.48M
- 2017$916.33M
- 2016$603.21M
- 2015$442.74M
- 2014$253.02M
- 2013$127.66M
- 2012$961.00K
- 2011$2.84M
- 2010$4.02M
- 2009$7.38M
- 2008$5.26M
- 2007$6.25M
- 2006$122.30M
- 2005$143.25M
- 2004$14.69M
- 2003$18.30M
- 2002$4.34M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$66.38M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$74.70M
- 1996$99.60M
- 1995$11.70M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$16.50M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for PulteGroup (PHM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 32.93×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for PulteGroup (PHM)
How PulteGroup splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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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 $1.46B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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