SAP (SAP) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.76% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.76%.
SAP
SAP
TTM buyback yield
0.76%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.76%
5Y share count change
-0.6%
TTM buyback spend
$1.84B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.34x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 1.34x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.86B | $0.00 | $1.86B | 1.18B | -0.4% | 0.77% |
| 2024 | $2.11B | $0.00 | $2.11B | 1.18B | 0.0% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | $949.00M | $2.22B | −$1.27B | 1.18B | 0.4% | 0.58% |
| 2022 | $1.50B | $1.43B | $69.00M | 1.18B | -0.4% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.33B | −$1.33B | 1.18B | -0.2% | — |
| 2020 | $1.49B | $1.08B | $408.00M | 1.18B | -1.0% | 1.18% |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $1.82B | −$1.82B | 1.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $830.00M | −$830.00M | 1.19B | -0.3% | — |
| 2017 | $500.00M | $1.12B | −$620.00M | 1.20B | -0.1% | 0.45% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $785.00M | −$785.00M | 1.20B | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $724.00M | −$724.00M | 1.20B | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $290.00M | −$290.00M | 1.20B | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $327.00M | −$327.00M | 1.20B | 0.3% | — |
| 2012 | $53.00M | $522.00M | −$469.00M | 1.19B | 0.2% | 0.07% |
| 2011 | $246.00M | $0.00 | $246.00M | 1.19B | 0.2% | 0.51% |
| 2010 | $220.00M | $0.00 | $220.00M | 1.19B | 0.0% | 0.49% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $9.00M | −$9.00M | 1.19B | -0.3% | — |
| 2008 | $487.00M | $0.00 | $487.00M | 1.19B | -1.6% | 1.58% |
| 2007 | $1.01B | $0.00 | $1.01B | 1.21B | -1.8% | 2.41% |
| 2006 | $1.15B | $0.00 | $1.15B | 1.23B | -1.5% | 2.36% |
| 2005 | $453.39M | $0.00 | $453.39M | 1.25B | 0.6% | 0.96% |
| 2004 | $107.46M | $0.00 | $107.46M | 1.24B | 0.2% | 0.27% |
| 2003 | $88.00M | $0.00 | $88.00M | 1.24B | -1.3% | 0.22% |
| 2002 | $279.52M | $0.00 | $279.52M | 1.26B | 0.1% | 1.21% |
| 2001 | $94.41M | $0.00 | $94.41M | 1.26B | -0.1% | 0.21% |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.26B | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.25B | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | $682.13K | $0.00 | $682.13K | 1.25B | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.25B | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.25B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)32% of headroom
Headroom $5.74B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does SAP buy back its own stock?
- Yes, SAP (SAP) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does SAP spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.84B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is SAP's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.76% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is SAP's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.76% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is SAP diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has SAP's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -0.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).