Buyback yield (TTM)
5.80%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.80%
5Y share count change
3.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$976.16M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.92B
Key takeaways
- PTC (PTC) repurchased about $976.16M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 3.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.15× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 105% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for PTC (PTC)
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 PTC (PTC)
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 PTC (PTC)
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 PTC (PTC)
Latest: $300.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for PTC (PTC) came in at $300.00M.
PTC buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is +16.5%, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2018 and 2025, PTC buyback spend plunged 72.7%, falling from $1.10B to $300.00M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.10B in 2018 and its low of $0.00 in 1990.
PTC Buyback Spend 2025: $300.00M
PTC buyback spend in 2025 was $300.00M.
PTC Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
PTC buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
PTC Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
PTC posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2023, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
PTC Buyback Spend 2022: $125.00M
In 2022, PTC reported buyback spend of $125.00M, surged 316.7% from 2021.
PTC Buyback Spend 2021: $30.00M
PTC buyback spend in 2021 was $30.00M.
See more financial history for PTC (PTC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $300.00M | $216.21M | $83.79M | 1.23% | 0.12B | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $223.46M | −$223.46M | — | 0.12B | +1.2% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $206.46M | −$206.46M | — | 0.12B | +0.9% | |
| 2022 | $125.00M | $174.86M | −$49.86M | 1.02% | 0.12B | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $30.00M | $177.29M | −$147.29M | 0.21% | 0.12B | +1.8% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $115.15M | −$115.15M | — | 0.12B | -1.2% | |
| 2019 | $114.99M | $86.40M | $28.59M | 1.47% | 0.12B | -0.4% | |
| 2018 | $1.10B | $82.94M | $1.02B | 8.93% | 0.12B | +0.7% | |
| 2017 | $50.99M | $76.71M | −$25.72M | 0.77% | 0.12B | +2.4% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $66.00M | −$66.00M | — | 0.11B | -1.2% | |
| 2015 | $64.94M | $50.18M | $14.76M | 1.78% | 0.12B | -3.3% | |
| 2014 | $224.91M | $50.89M | $174.03M | 5.19% | 0.12B | -1.0% | |
| 2013 | $74.87M | $48.79M | $26.08M | 2.19% | 0.12B | +2.1% | |
| 2012 | $34.95M | $51.30M | −$16.35M | 1.37% | 0.12B | -1.9% | |
| 2011 | $54.92M | $45.40M | $9.52M | 3.04% | 0.12B | +0.9% | |
| 2010 | $62.54M | $48.91M | $13.63M | 2.77% | 0.12B | +2.2% | |
| 2009 | $14.16M | $43.33M | −$29.17M | 0.89% | 0.12B | -0.4% | |
| 2008 | $27.30M | $44.40M | −$17.10M | 1.30% | 0.12B | +0.3% | |
| 2007 | $9.95M | $0.00 | $9.95M | 0.51% | 0.12B | +3.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $40.49M | −$40.49M | — | 0.11B | +1.3% | |
| 2005 | $12.73M | $15.47M | −$2.73M | 0.67% | 0.11B | -6.7% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $456.00K | −$456.00K | — | 0.12B | +13.0% | |
| 2003 | $167.00K | $456.00K | −$289.00K | 0.02% | 0.11B | +2.1% | |
| 2002 | $5.00M | $16.18M | −$11.19M | 1.07% | 0.10B | +2.6% | |
| 2001 | $131.71M | $13.97M | $117.74M | 9.20% | 0.10B | -13.2% | |
| 2000 | $90.02M | $0.00 | $90.02M | — | 0.12B | +5.3% | |
| 1999 | $90.00M | $26.90M | $63.10M | — | 0.11B | -0.8% | |
| 1998 | $50.00M | $0.00 | $50.00M | — | 0.11B | +2.0% | |
| 1997 | $184.80M | $0.00 | $184.80M | — | 0.11B | -2.1% | |
| 1996 | $66.60M | $0.00 | $66.60M | — | 0.11B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $4.40M | $0.00 | $4.40M | — | — | — | |
| 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$300.00M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$125.00M
- 2021$30.00M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$114.99M
- 2018$1.10B
- 2017$50.99M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$64.94M
- 2014$224.91M
- 2013$74.87M
- 2012$34.95M
- 2011$54.92M
- 2010$62.54M
- 2009$14.16M
- 2008$27.30M
- 2007$9.95M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$12.73M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$167.00K
- 2002$5.00M
- 2001$131.71M
- 2000$90.02M
- 1999$90.00M
- 1998$50.00M
- 1997$184.80M
- 1996$66.60M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$4.40M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for PTC (PTC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.15×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for PTC (PTC)
How PTC splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as PTC, 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 $928.18M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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