Buyback yield (TTM)
5.44%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.50%
5Y share count change
-8.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.23B
Cumulative buybacks
$24.79B
Key takeaways
- Regions Financial (RF) repurchased about $1.23B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +32.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 118% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Regions Financial (RF)
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 Regions Financial (RF)
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 Regions Financial (RF)
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 Regions Financial (RF)
Latest: $1.42B
Overview
Regions Financial (RF) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $1.42B (2025) – surged 67.1% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Regions Financial buyback spend compounded at +32.6% per year, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Regions Financial buyback spend plunged from $11.58B in 2008 to $1.42B in 2025, a 87.8% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $11.58B, reached in 2008; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1989.
Regions Financial Buyback Spend 2025: $1.42B
2025's buyback spend for Regions Financial came in at $1.42B, surged 67.1% from 2024.
Regions Financial Buyback Spend 2024: $848.00M
Regions Financial posted buyback spend of $848.00M in 2024, surged 236.5% from 2023.
Regions Financial Buyback Spend 2023: $252.00M
In 2023, Regions Financial reported buyback spend of $252.00M, grew 9.6% from 2022.
Regions Financial Buyback Spend 2022: $230.00M
Regions Financial buyback spend in 2022 was $230.00M, plunged 76.2% below 2021.
Regions Financial Buyback Spend 2021: $967.00M
Regions Financial buyback spend in 2021 was $967.00M.
See more financial history for Regions Financial (RF).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.42B | $0.00 | $1.42B | 5.98% | 0.88B | -4.1% | |
| 2024 | $848.00M | $0.00 | $848.00M | 3.96% | 0.92B | -2.1% | |
| 2023 | $252.00M | $0.00 | $252.00M | 1.40% | 0.94B | -0.4% | |
| 2022 | $230.00M | $0.00 | $230.00M | 1.14% | 0.94B | -2.2% | |
| 2021 | $967.00M | $0.00 | $967.00M | 4.67% | 0.96B | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $346.00M | $0.00 | $346.00M | 2.24% | 0.96B | -3.7% | |
| 2019 | $1.10B | $0.00 | $1.10B | 6.70% | 1.00B | -9.3% | |
| 2018 | $2.12B | $0.00 | $2.12B | 15.32% | 1.10B | -8.0% | |
| 2017 | $1.27B | $0.00 | $1.27B | 6.40% | 1.20B | -5.0% | |
| 2016 | $839.00M | $0.00 | $839.00M | 4.77% | 1.26B | -5.5% | |
| 2015 | $623.00M | $0.00 | $623.00M | 4.99% | 1.33B | -3.8% | |
| 2014 | $256.00M | $0.00 | $256.00M | 1.78% | 1.39B | -1.6% | |
| 2013 | $340.00M | $0.00 | $340.00M | 2.49% | 1.41B | +1.7% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.39B | +38.8% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.00B | -18.6% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.23B | +24.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.99B | +42.3% | |
| 2008 | $11.58B | $0.00 | $11.58B | 209.87% | 0.70B | -2.5% | |
| 2007 | $1.36B | $0.00 | $1.36B | 8.14% | 0.71B | +40.6% | |
| 2006 | $490.37M | $0.00 | $490.37M | 1.80% | 0.51B | +8.8% | |
| 2005 | $552.50M | $0.00 | $552.50M | 3.54% | 0.47B | +24.7% | |
| 2004 | $187.43M | $0.00 | $187.43M | 1.13% | 0.37B | +66.0% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | -1.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | -18.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | +2.3% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.27B | -0.9% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | +23.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.22B | +60.9% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +9.8% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.42B
- 2024$848.00M
- 2023$252.00M
- 2022$230.00M
- 2021$967.00M
- 2020$346.00M
- 2019$1.10B
- 2018$2.12B
- 2017$1.27B
- 2016$839.00M
- 2015$623.00M
- 2014$256.00M
- 2013$340.00M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$11.58B
- 2007$1.36B
- 2006$490.37M
- 2005$552.50M
- 2004$187.43M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Regions Financial (RF)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Regions Financial (RF)
How Regions Financial splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Regions Financial, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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 $1.04B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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