Buyback yield (TTM)
0.29%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.14%
5Y share count change
-9.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$9.20M
Cumulative buybacks
$4.27B
Key takeaways
- Polaris (PII) repurchased about $9.20M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 9.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.16× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -45.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 101% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Polaris (PII)
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 Polaris (PII)
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 Polaris (PII)
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 Polaris (PII)
Latest: $2.40M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Polaris (PII) buyback spend is $2.40M – plunged 97.1% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Polaris buyback spend expanded at a -45.6% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2013 and 2025, Polaris buyback spend plunged 99.5%, falling from $530.03M to $2.40M.
$530.03M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2013, against a low of $0.00 during 1990.
Polaris Buyback Spend 2025: $2.40M
2025's buyback spend for Polaris came in at $2.40M, plunged 97.1% below 2024.
Polaris Buyback Spend 2024: $82.70M
Polaris posted buyback spend of $82.70M in 2024, plunged 53.7% below 2023.
Polaris Buyback Spend 2023: $178.60M
In 2023, Polaris reported buyback spend of $178.60M, plunged 64.6% below 2022.
Polaris Buyback Spend 2022: $505.00M
Polaris buyback spend in 2022 was $505.00M, grew 9.4% from 2021.
Polaris Buyback Spend 2021: $461.60M
Polaris buyback spend in 2021 was $461.60M.
See more financial history for Polaris (PII).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.40M | $59.90M | −$57.50M | 0.07% | 0.06B | +0.2% | |
| 2024 | $82.70M | $49.20M | $33.50M | 2.54% | 0.06B | -1.6% | |
| 2023 | $178.60M | $57.40M | $121.20M | 3.32% | 0.06B | -4.0% | |
| 2022 | $505.00M | $62.90M | $442.10M | 8.65% | 0.06B | -4.1% | |
| 2021 | $461.60M | $60.60M | $401.00M | 6.88% | 0.06B | +0.2% | |
| 2020 | $50.30M | $65.30M | −$15.00M | 0.85% | 0.06B | +0.5% | |
| 2019 | $8.38M | $74.96M | −$66.58M | 0.13% | 0.06B | -2.5% | |
| 2018 | $348.66M | $63.97M | $284.70M | 7.41% | 0.06B | -0.4% | |
| 2017 | $90.46M | $50.05M | $40.41M | 1.16% | 0.06B | -1.5% | |
| 2016 | $245.82M | $57.93M | $187.89M | 4.69% | 0.07B | -3.4% | |
| 2015 | $293.62M | $61.93M | $231.69M | 5.22% | 0.07B | -1.1% | |
| 2014 | $81.81M | $63.18M | $18.63M | 0.81% | 0.07B | -3.3% | |
| 2013 | $530.03M | $57.89M | $472.14M | 5.41% | 0.07B | -0.6% | |
| 2012 | $127.53M | $35.42M | $92.11M | 2.19% | 0.07B | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $132.37M | $20.55M | $111.82M | 3.45% | 0.07B | +3.3% | |
| 2010 | $27.49M | $18.05M | $9.43M | 1.03% | 0.07B | +4.0% | |
| 2009 | $4.56M | $10.23M | −$5.67M | 0.32% | 0.07B | -1.5% | |
| 2008 | $107.17M | $18.56M | $88.61M | 11.65% | 0.07B | -7.6% | |
| 2007 | $103.10M | $19.76M | $83.34M | 6.40% | 0.07B | -12.4% | |
| 2006 | $307.62M | $13.40M | $294.22M | 18.50% | 0.08B | -5.3% | |
| 2005 | $132.28M | $12.40M | $119.88M | 6.35% | 0.09B | -1.4% | |
| 2004 | $66.83M | $16.48M | $50.35M | 2.32% | 0.09B | -4.7% | |
| 2003 | $73.13M | $16.21M | $56.91M | 3.88% | 0.09B | -4.6% | |
| 2002 | $76.39M | $16.21M | $60.18M | 6.02% | 0.10B | -0.6% | |
| 2001 | $49.21M | $0.00 | $49.21M | 3.80% | 0.10B | -0.9% | |
| 2000 | $39.62M | $0.00 | $39.62M | — | 0.10B | -0.4% | |
| 1999 | $52.41M | $0.00 | $52.41M | — | 0.10B | -4.4% | |
| 1998 | $37.70M | $0.00 | $37.70M | — | 0.10B | -2.4% | |
| 1997 | $39.90M | $0.00 | $39.90M | — | 0.11B | -4.4% | |
| 1996 | $13.60M | $0.00 | $13.60M | — | 0.11B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.40M
- 2024$82.70M
- 2023$178.60M
- 2022$505.00M
- 2021$461.60M
- 2020$50.30M
- 2019$8.38M
- 2018$348.66M
- 2017$90.46M
- 2016$245.82M
- 2015$293.62M
- 2014$81.81M
- 2013$530.03M
- 2012$127.53M
- 2011$132.37M
- 2010$27.49M
- 2009$4.56M
- 2008$107.17M
- 2007$103.10M
- 2006$307.62M
- 2005$132.28M
- 2004$66.83M
- 2003$73.13M
- 2002$76.39M
- 2001$49.21M
- 2000$39.62M
- 1999$52.41M
- 1998$37.70M
- 1997$39.90M
- 1996$13.60M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Polaris (PII)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.16×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Polaris (PII)
How Polaris splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $9.10M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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