Pinterest (PINS) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 6.46% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 6.46%.
Pinterest
PINS
TTM buyback yield
6.46%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.46%
5Y share count change
15.3%
TTM buyback spend
$1.12B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.27x
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: 1.27x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $927.01M | $880.46M | $46.55M | 0.69B | -1.5% | 5.36% |
| 2024 | $990.45M | $765.79M | $224.66M | 0.70B | 3.5% | 5.06% |
| 2023 | $835.02M | $647.86M | $187.16M | 0.67B | 1.3% | 3.34% |
| 2022 | $161.81M | $497.12M | −$335.31M | 0.67B | -14.2% | 0.99% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $415.38M | −$415.38M | 0.78B | 30.2% | — |
| 2020 | $56.89M | $321.02M | −$264.13M | 0.60B | 41.8% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | $475.01M | $1.38B | −$902.77M | 0.42B | -20.6% | 4.53% |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $14.86M | −$14.86M | 0.53B | 18.0% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $28.80M | −$28.80M | 0.45B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)89% of headroom
Headroom $1.25B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Pinterest buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Pinterest (PINS) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Pinterest spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.12B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Pinterest's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 6.46% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Pinterest's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 6.46% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Pinterest 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 Pinterest's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 15.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).