Buyback yield (TTM)
3.62%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.98%
5Y share count change
-1.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$448M
Cumulative buybacks
$4.23B
Key takeaways
- Pentair (PNR) repurchased about $448M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 12.70× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +8.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 89% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Pentair (PNR)
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 Pentair (PNR)
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 Pentair (PNR)
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 Pentair (PNR)
Latest: $225M
Overview
In 2025, Pentair (PNR) buyback spend totalled $225M – surged 50.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Pentair buyback spend delivered a +8.4% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2014 and 2025, Pentair buyback spend plunged 80.4%, falling from $1.15B to $225M.
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.15B was reported in 2014. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1991.
Pentair Buyback Spend 2025: $225M
Pentair buyback spend in 2025 was $225M, surged 50.0% from 2024.
Pentair Buyback Spend 2024: $150M
Pentair buyback spend in 2024 was $150M.
Pentair Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Pentair posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2023, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Pentair Buyback Spend 2022: $52.7M
In 2022, Pentair reported buyback spend of $52.7M, plunged 64.9% below 2021.
Pentair Buyback Spend 2021: $150M
Pentair buyback spend in 2021 was $150M.
See more financial history for Pentair (PNR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $225M | $37M | $188M | 1.32% | 166M | -1.0% | |
| 2024 | $150M | $39.7M | $110M | 0.89% | 167M | +0.5% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $29.1M | -$29.1M | — | 166M | +0.4% | |
| 2022 | $52.7M | $24.9M | $27.8M | 0.71% | 166M | -1.1% | |
| 2021 | $150M | $29.8M | $120M | 1.24% | 168M | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $150M | $20.3M | $130M | 1.70% | 167M | -1.8% | |
| 2019 | $150M | $21.4M | $129M | 1.94% | 170M | -3.9% | |
| 2018 | $500M | $20.9M | $479M | 7.65% | 177M | -3.5% | |
| 2017 | $200M | $39.6M | $160M | 2.33% | 184M | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $34.2M | -$34.2M | — | 183M | +0.3% | |
| 2015 | $200M | $33M | $167M | 3.33% | 183M | -5.7% | |
| 2014 | $1.15B | $33.6M | $1.12B | 14.08% | 194M | -5.3% | |
| 2013 | $716M | $31.1M | $685M | 6.93% | 205M | +60.6% | |
| 2012 | $334M | $35.8M | $298M | 8.89% | 127M | +27.7% | |
| 2011 | $12.8M | $19.5M | -$6.7M | 0.58% | 99.8M | +0.5% | |
| 2010 | $24.7M | $21.5M | $3.24M | 1.02% | 99.3M | +0.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $17.3M | -$17.3M | — | 98.5M | -0.6% | |
| 2008 | $50M | $20.6M | $29.4M | 3.23% | 99.1M | -1.1% | |
| 2007 | $40.6M | $22.9M | $17.7M | 1.77% | 100M | -1.2% | |
| 2006 | $59.4M | $25.4M | $34M | 2.85% | 101M | -1.2% | |
| 2005 | $25M | $24.2M | $814K | 1.07% | 103M | +0.9% | |
| 2004 | $4.2M | $4.6M | -$396K | 0.14% | 102M | +2.1% | |
| 2003 | $1.59M | $306K | $1.28M | 0.21% | 99.6M | +34.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $13.2M | -$13.2M | — | 74.3M | 0.0% | |
| 2001 | $1.46M | $41.7M | -$40.2M | 0.12% | 74.3M | -23.9% | |
| 2000 | $410K | $0.00 | $410K | — | 97.7M | +13.4% | |
| 1999 | $4.03M | $0.00 | $4.03M | — | 86.1M | +4.0% | |
| 1998 | $12.4M | $0.00 | $12.4M | — | 82.8M | +0.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 82.6M | +1.6% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 81.3M | — | |
| 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 | $13.2M | $0.00 | $13.2M | — | — | — |
- 2025$225M
- 2024$150M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$52.7M
- 2021$150M
- 2020$150M
- 2019$150M
- 2018$500M
- 2017$200M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$200M
- 2014$1.15B
- 2013$716M
- 2012$334M
- 2011$12.8M
- 2010$24.7M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$50M
- 2007$40.6M
- 2006$59.4M
- 2005$25M
- 2004$4.2M
- 2003$1.59M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$1.46M
- 2000$410K
- 1999$4.03M
- 1998$12.4M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$13.2M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Pentair (PNR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 12.70×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Pentair (PNR)
How Pentair 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 $504M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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