Buyback yield (TTM)
1.22%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.93%
5Y share count change
-1.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$245M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.04B
Key takeaways
- Rollins (ROL) repurchased about $245M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 7.72× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +92.2% 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 Rollins (ROL)
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 Rollins (ROL)
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 Rollins (ROL)
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 Rollins (ROL)
Latest: $217M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Rollins (ROL) reported buyback spend of $217M – surged 1768.5% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Rollins buyback spend produced a CAGR of +92.2% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2023 and 2025, Rollins buyback spend plunged 31.2%, falling from $315M to $217M.
2023 marks the peak buyback spend at $315M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
Rollins Buyback Spend 2025: $217M
Rollins posted buyback spend of $217M in 2025, surged 1768.5% from 2024.
Rollins Buyback Spend 2024: $11.6M
In 2024, Rollins reported buyback spend of $11.6M, plunged 96.3% below 2023.
Rollins Buyback Spend 2023: $315M
Rollins buyback spend in 2023 was $315M, surged 4358.8% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Rollins Buyback Spend 2022: $7.07M
2022's buyback spend for Rollins came in at $7.07M, plunged 33.9% below 2021.
Rollins Buyback Spend 2021: $10.7M
Rollins buyback spend in 2021 was $10.7M.
See more financial history for Rollins (ROL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $217M | $39.7M | $177M | 0.75% | 484M | -0.0% | |
| 2024 | $11.6M | $30M | -$18.4M | 0.05% | 484M | -1.2% | |
| 2023 | $315M | $24.6M | $290M | 1.49% | 490M | -0.5% | |
| 2022 | $7.07M | $21.2M | -$14.2M | 0.04% | 492M | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $10.7M | $14.9M | -$4.17M | 0.06% | 492M | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $8.28M | $20.9M | -$12.6M | 0.04% | 492M | +0.1% | |
| 2019 | $10M | $14.2M | -$4.15M | 0.09% | 491M | +0.1% | |
| 2018 | $9.54M | $13.7M | -$4.19M | 0.08% | 491M | +0.1% | |
| 2017 | $8.25M | $12.4M | -$4.15M | 0.08% | 490M | -0.1% | |
| 2016 | $31.1M | $12.4M | $18.7M | 0.42% | 491M | -0.2% | |
| 2015 | $7.41M | $12.1M | -$4.7M | 0.13% | 492M | -0.1% | |
| 2014 | $35.5M | $10.6M | $24.9M | 0.74% | 492M | -0.2% | |
| 2013 | $13.7M | $10.4M | $3.3M | 0.31% | 493M | -0.2% | |
| 2012 | $19.9M | $9.49M | $10.4M | 0.62% | 494M | -0.4% | |
| 2011 | $30.2M | $7.56M | $22.7M | 0.93% | 496M | -0.9% | |
| 2010 | $29.7M | $7.54M | $22.2M | 1.02% | 500M | -0.9% | |
| 2009 | $29.1M | $5.8M | $23.3M | 1.52% | 505M | -0.3% | |
| 2008 | $23.2M | $4.39M | $18.8M | 1.31% | 507M | -1.3% | |
| 2007 | $42M | $0.00 | $42M | 2.20% | 513M | -1.8% | |
| 2006 | $19.5M | $0.00 | $19.5M | 1.31% | 523M | -1.3% | |
| 2005 | $30.3M | $0.00 | $30.3M | 2.27% | 530M | -1.5% | |
| 2004 | $937K | $0.00 | $937K | 0.08% | 538M | +2.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 526M | +1.8% | |
| 2002 | $6.17M | $0.00 | $6.17M | 0.81% | 517M | +0.0% | |
| 2001 | $1.61M | $0.00 | $1.61M | 0.27% | 517M | +0.8% | |
| 2000 | $154K | $0.00 | $154K | — | 513M | +0.1% | |
| 1999 | $11.8M | $0.00 | $11.8M | — | 513M | -4.9% | |
| 1998 | $56.2M | $0.00 | $56.2M | — | 539M | -15.8% | |
| 1997 | $26.1M | $0.00 | $26.1M | — | 640M | +5.3% | |
| 1996 | $26.2M | $0.00 | $26.2M | — | 608M | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $2.1M | $0.00 | $2.1M | — | — | — | |
| 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$217M
- 2024$11.6M
- 2023$315M
- 2022$7.07M
- 2021$10.7M
- 2020$8.28M
- 2019$10M
- 2018$9.54M
- 2017$8.25M
- 2016$31.1M
- 2015$7.41M
- 2014$35.5M
- 2013$13.7M
- 2012$19.9M
- 2011$30.2M
- 2010$29.7M
- 2009$29.1M
- 2008$23.2M
- 2007$42M
- 2006$19.5M
- 2005$30.3M
- 2004$937K
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$6.17M
- 2001$1.61M
- 2000$154K
- 1999$11.8M
- 1998$56.2M
- 1997$26.1M
- 1996$26.2M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$2.1M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Rollins (ROL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 7.72×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Rollins (ROL)
How Rollins 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 $275M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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