Buyback yield (TTM)
0.24%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.32%
5Y share count change
4.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$199.22M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.13B
Key takeaways
- Quanta Services (PWR) repurchased about $199.22M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 4.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.97× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -11.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 12% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Quanta Services (PWR)
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 Quanta Services (PWR)
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 Quanta Services (PWR)
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 Quanta Services (PWR)
Latest: $134.56M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Quanta Services (PWR) reported buyback spend of $134.56M – declined 13.5% year-over-year.
Quanta Services buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -11.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Quanta Services buyback spend peaked at $1.61B in 2015; the latest annual figure is $134.56M in 2025 (91.6% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.61B, reached in 2015; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1997.
Quanta Services Buyback Spend 2025: $134.56M
2025's buyback spend for Quanta Services came in at $134.56M, declined 13.5% below 2024.
Quanta Services Buyback Spend 2024: $155.55M
Quanta Services posted buyback spend of $155.55M in 2024, surged 44342.9% from 2023.
Quanta Services Buyback Spend 2023: $350.00K
In 2023, Quanta Services reported buyback spend of $350.00K, plunged 99.7% below 2022.
Quanta Services Buyback Spend 2022: $127.76M
Quanta Services buyback spend in 2022 was $127.76M, surged 91.6% from 2021.
Quanta Services Buyback Spend 2021: $66.69M
Quanta Services buyback spend in 2021 was $66.69M.
See more financial history for Quanta Services (PWR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $134.56M | $181.95M | −$47.39M | 0.21% | 0.15B | +1.1% | |
| 2024 | $155.55M | $150.53M | $5.02M | 0.33% | 0.15B | +0.8% | |
| 2023 | $350.00K | $126.76M | −$126.41M | 0.00% | 0.15B | +0.6% | |
| 2022 | $127.76M | $105.60M | $22.16M | 0.63% | 0.15B | +1.8% | |
| 2021 | $66.69M | $88.26M | −$21.57M | 0.41% | 0.15B | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $247.25M | $91.64M | $155.61M | 2.44% | 0.15B | -1.6% | |
| 2019 | $20.09M | $52.01M | −$31.92M | 0.34% | 0.15B | -4.3% | |
| 2018 | $443.15M | $52.48M | $390.67M | 9.85% | 0.15B | -1.9% | |
| 2017 | $50.00M | $46.45M | $3.55M | 0.81% | 0.16B | -0.1% | |
| 2016 | $8.34M | $42.84M | −$34.50M | 0.15% | 0.16B | -19.4% | |
| 2015 | $1.61B | $36.94M | $1.57B | 48.50% | 0.20B | -11.2% | |
| 2014 | $93.48M | $39.03M | $54.45M | 1.49% | 0.22B | +2.2% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $35.88M | −$35.88M | — | 0.21B | +1.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $25.99M | −$25.99M | — | 0.21B | -0.2% | |
| 2011 | $149.55M | $21.62M | $127.93M | 3.30% | 0.21B | +0.6% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $23.05M | −$23.05M | — | 0.21B | +5.2% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $19.88M | −$19.88M | — | 0.20B | +2.2% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $9.36M | −$9.36M | — | 0.20B | +17.8% | |
| 2007 | $875.00K | $9.36M | −$8.49M | 0.02% | 0.17B | +41.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $6.04M | −$6.04M | — | 0.12B | +1.1% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +1.5% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $2.77M | −$2.77M | — | 0.11B | +3.6% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $2.77M | −$2.77M | — | 0.11B | +37.2% | |
| 2002 | $11.72M | $0.00 | $11.72M | 2.98% | 0.08B | +3.3% | |
| 2001 | $15.31M | $0.00 | $15.31M | 1.27% | 0.08B | +2.2% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | -9.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | +98.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -1.7% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | — |
- 2025$134.56M
- 2024$155.55M
- 2023$350.00K
- 2022$127.76M
- 2021$66.69M
- 2020$247.25M
- 2019$20.09M
- 2018$443.15M
- 2017$50.00M
- 2016$8.34M
- 2015$1.61B
- 2014$93.48M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$149.55M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$875.00K
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$11.72M
- 2001$15.31M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Quanta Services (PWR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.97×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Quanta Services (PWR)
How Quanta Services splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Quanta Services, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $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 $1.62B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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