Buyback yield (TTM)
11.71%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
13.34%
5Y share count change
-20.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$491.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.77B
Key takeaways
- Science Applications International (SAIC) repurchased about $491.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 20.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 7.92× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +67.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 88% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Science Applications International (SAIC)
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 Science Applications International (SAIC)
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 Science Applications International (SAIC)
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 Science Applications International (SAIC)
Latest: $445.00M
Overview
In 2026, Science Applications International (SAIC) buyback spend totalled $445.00M – declined 20.3% year-over-year.
Over 2021–2026 (5 years), Science Applications International buyback spend expanded at a +67.3% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Science Applications International buyback spend peaked at $558.00M in 2025; the latest annual figure is $445.00M in 2026 (20.3% below peak).
$558.00M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2025, against a low of $0.00 during 2010.
Science Applications International Buyback Spend 2026: $445.00M
2026's buyback spend for Science Applications International came in at $445.00M, declined 20.3% below 2025.
Science Applications International Buyback Spend 2025: $558.00M
Science Applications International posted buyback spend of $558.00M in 2025, surged 46.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Science Applications International Buyback Spend 2024: $382.00M
In 2024, Science Applications International reported buyback spend of $382.00M, surged 43.1% from 2023.
Science Applications International Buyback Spend 2023: $267.00M
Science Applications International buyback spend in 2023 was $267.00M, grew 18.1% from 2022.
Science Applications International Buyback Spend 2022: $226.00M
Science Applications International buyback spend in 2022 was $226.00M.
See more financial history for Science Applications International (SAIC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $445.00M | $64.00M | $381.00M | 9.72% | 0.05B | -7.9% | |
| 2025 | $558.00M | $53.00M | $505.00M | 10.60% | 0.05B | -6.0% | |
| 2024 | $382.00M | $68.00M | $314.00M | 5.68% | 0.05B | -3.8% | |
| 2023 | $267.00M | $48.00M | $219.00M | 4.71% | 0.06B | -4.0% | |
| 2022 | $226.00M | $46.00M | $180.00M | 4.85% | 0.06B | -1.0% | |
| 2021 | $34.00M | $42.00M | −$8.00M | 0.61% | 0.06B | -0.5% | |
| 2020 | $197.00M | $37.00M | $160.00M | 3.88% | 0.06B | +33.8% | |
| 2019 | $69.00M | $45.00M | $24.00M | 2.23% | 0.04B | -0.9% | |
| 2018 | $186.00M | $27.00M | $159.00M | 5.68% | 0.04B | -3.1% | |
| 2017 | $180.00M | $31.00M | $149.00M | 5.04% | 0.05B | -3.2% | |
| 2016 | $69.00M | $33.00M | $36.00M | 3.58% | 0.05B | -2.3% | |
| 2015 | $149.00M | $35.00M | $114.00M | 6.70% | 0.05B | -2.4% | |
| 2014 | $13.00M | $33.00M | −$20.00M | 0.72% | 0.05B | -84.9% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $84.00M | −$84.00M | — | 0.33B | 0.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $84.00M | −$84.00M | — | 0.33B | -2.9% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $99.00M | −$99.00M | — | 0.34B | 0.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $103.00M | −$103.00M | — | 0.34B | — |
- 2026$445.00M
- 2025$558.00M
- 2024$382.00M
- 2023$267.00M
- 2022$226.00M
- 2021$34.00M
- 2020$197.00M
- 2019$69.00M
- 2018$186.00M
- 2017$180.00M
- 2016$69.00M
- 2015$149.00M
- 2014$13.00M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Science Applications International (SAIC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 7.92×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Science Applications International (SAIC)
How Science Applications International splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Science Applications International, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
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| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
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- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
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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 $559.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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