Buyback yield (TTM)
11.98%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
12.52%
5Y share count change
-4.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.57B
Cumulative buybacks
$8.71B
Key takeaways
- RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR) repurchased about $1.57B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 4.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +53.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 44% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)
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 RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)
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 RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)
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 RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)
Latest: $1.6B
Overview
RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $1.6B (2025) – surged 139.9% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), RenaissanceRe Holdings buyback spend expanded at a +53.5% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2025 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.6B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2003.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Buyback Spend 2025: $1.6B
RenaissanceRe Holdings buyback spend in 2025 was $1.6B, surged 139.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Buyback Spend 2024: $667M
2024's buyback spend for RenaissanceRe Holdings came in at $667M, surged 3150.4% from 2023.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Buyback Spend 2023: $20.5M
RenaissanceRe Holdings posted buyback spend of $20.5M in 2023, plunged 87.7% below 2022.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Buyback Spend 2022: $167M
In 2022, RenaissanceRe Holdings reported buyback spend of $167M, plunged 87.2% below 2021.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Buyback Spend 2021: $1.3B
RenaissanceRe Holdings buyback spend in 2021 was $1.3B.
See more financial history for RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.6B | $0.00 | $1.6B | 12.68% | 44.9M | -12.6% | |
| 2024 | $667M | $0.00 | $667M | 5.32% | 51.3M | +7.8% | |
| 2023 | $20.5M | $60.3M | -$39.8M | 0.21% | 47.6M | +10.6% | |
| 2022 | $167M | $45.2M | $121M | 2.11% | 43M | -8.8% | |
| 2021 | $1.3B | $0.00 | $1.3B | 17.20% | 47.2M | -0.0% | |
| 2020 | $188M | $43.7M | $144M | 2.26% | 47.2M | +9.3% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 43.2M | +8.6% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $35.7M | -$35.7M | — | 39.8M | -0.2% | |
| 2017 | $189M | $37.2M | $151M | 3.87% | 39.9M | -4.1% | |
| 2016 | $309M | $47.4M | $262M | 5.61% | 41.6M | -4.5% | |
| 2015 | $260M | $38.3M | $222M | 5.32% | 43.5M | +8.9% | |
| 2014 | $515M | $37.6M | $477M | 14.02% | 40M | -9.4% | |
| 2013 | $482M | $43.4M | $439M | 11.48% | 44.1M | -11.0% | |
| 2012 | $613M | $38.4M | $575M | 17.37% | 49.6M | -2.3% | |
| 2011 | $192M | $0.00 | $192M | 5.11% | 50.7M | -8.8% | |
| 2010 | $449M | $0.00 | $449M | 13.68% | 55.6M | -9.1% | |
| 2009 | $51M | $0.00 | $51M | 1.64% | 61.2M | -3.5% | |
| 2008 | $428M | $0.00 | $428M | 13.70% | 63.4M | -11.7% | |
| 2007 | $200M | $0.00 | $200M | 5.06% | 71.8M | -0.3% | |
| 2006 | $291M | $0.00 | $291M | 6.83% | 72.1M | +2.2% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 70.5M | -2.0% | |
| 2004 | $281M | $0.00 | $281M | 7.66% | 72M | +1.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 71M | +1.1% | |
| 2002 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | 0.11% | 70.3M | +12.4% | |
| 2001 | $247M | $0.00 | $247M | 11.65% | 62.5M | +6.4% | |
| 2000 | $1.51M | $0.00 | $1.51M | — | 58.7M | -5.2% | |
| 1999 | $88.7M | $0.00 | $88.7M | — | 61.9M | -7.8% | |
| 1998 | $42.7M | $0.00 | $42.7M | — | 67.2M | -2.5% | |
| 1997 | $53.5M | $0.00 | $53.5M | — | 68.9M | -11.7% | |
| 1996 | $73.5M | $0.00 | $73.5M | — | 78M | — |
- 2025$1.6B
- 2024$667M
- 2023$20.5M
- 2022$167M
- 2021$1.3B
- 2020$188M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$189M
- 2016$309M
- 2015$260M
- 2014$515M
- 2013$482M
- 2012$613M
- 2011$192M
- 2010$449M
- 2009$51M
- 2008$428M
- 2007$200M
- 2006$291M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$281M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$3M
- 2001$247M
- 2000$1.51M
- 1999$88.7M
- 1998$42.7M
- 1997$53.5M
- 1996$73.5M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)
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 RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)
How RenaissanceRe Holdings splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as RenaissanceRe Holdings, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.6B | |
| $24.1B | |
| $19.5B | |
| $13.4B | |
| $12.4B | |
| $11.7B | |
| $5.84B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.6B
- $24.1B
- $19.5B
- $13.4B
- $12.4B
- $11.7B
- $5.84B
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 $3.54B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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