Buyback yield (TTM)
6.70%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.01%
5Y share count change
-15.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$639.16M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.65B
Key takeaways
- SEI Investments (SEIC) repurchased about $639.16M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 15.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.32× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +8.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 119% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for SEI Investments (SEIC)
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 SEI Investments (SEIC)
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 SEI Investments (SEIC)
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 SEI Investments (SEIC)
Latest: $628.13M
Overview
The 2025 reading of SEI Investments (SEIC) buyback spend is $628.13M – grew 25.6% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), SEI Investments buyback spend delivered a +8.0% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual buyback spend of $628.13M was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $3.70M in 1990.
SEI Investments Buyback Spend 2025: $628.13M
SEI Investments buyback spend in 2025 was $628.13M, grew 25.6% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
SEI Investments Buyback Spend 2024: $500.06M
2024's buyback spend for SEI Investments came in at $500.06M, surged 61.9% from 2023.
SEI Investments Buyback Spend 2023: $308.85M
SEI Investments posted buyback spend of $308.85M in 2023, declined 10.4% below 2022.
SEI Investments Buyback Spend 2022: $344.72M
In 2022, SEI Investments reported buyback spend of $344.72M, declined 15.5% below 2021.
SEI Investments Buyback Spend 2021: $408.07M
SEI Investments buyback spend in 2021 was $408.07M.
See more financial history for SEI Investments (SEIC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $628.13M | $53.55M | $574.58M | 6.27% | 0.13B | -4.9% | |
| 2024 | $500.06M | $58.63M | $441.44M | 4.66% | 0.13B | -1.5% | |
| 2023 | $308.85M | $31.31M | $277.55M | 3.70% | 0.13B | -2.7% | |
| 2022 | $344.72M | $39.40M | $305.32M | 4.39% | 0.14B | -4.1% | |
| 2021 | $408.07M | $41.45M | $366.62M | 4.81% | 0.14B | -3.8% | |
| 2020 | $427.00M | $27.01M | $399.99M | 5.16% | 0.15B | -3.8% | |
| 2019 | $346.35M | $24.58M | $321.77M | 3.52% | 0.15B | -3.9% | |
| 2018 | $407.38M | $23.80M | $383.58M | 5.69% | 0.16B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $248.34M | $36.37M | $211.97M | 2.20% | 0.16B | -1.3% | |
| 2016 | $292.26M | $16.02M | $276.24M | 3.71% | 0.16B | -3.0% | |
| 2015 | $291.37M | $17.31M | $274.06M | 3.38% | 0.17B | -1.7% | |
| 2014 | $275.79M | $13.46M | $262.32M | 4.12% | 0.17B | -1.8% | |
| 2013 | $206.58M | $37.87M | $168.71M | 3.50% | 0.18B | -0.1% | |
| 2012 | $157.54M | $15.74M | $141.81M | 3.91% | 0.18B | -4.5% | |
| 2011 | $208.93M | $14.11M | $194.82M | 6.83% | 0.18B | -3.3% | |
| 2010 | $119.78M | $26.78M | $92.99M | 2.71% | 0.19B | -0.8% | |
| 2009 | $53.14M | $14.50M | $38.63M | 1.60% | 0.19B | -1.8% | |
| 2008 | $129.25M | $16.01M | $113.24M | 4.47% | 0.20B | -3.8% | |
| 2007 | $205.08M | $0.00 | $205.08M | 3.26% | 0.20B | +0.2% | |
| 2006 | $107.40M | $0.00 | $107.40M | 1.82% | 0.20B | -1.6% | |
| 2005 | $164.12M | $0.00 | $164.12M | 4.52% | 0.21B | -2.6% | |
| 2004 | $135.51M | $0.00 | $135.51M | 3.18% | 0.21B | -2.5% | |
| 2003 | $95.45M | $0.00 | $95.45M | 3.02% | 0.22B | -3.6% | |
| 2002 | $147.86M | $0.00 | $147.86M | 5.13% | 0.22B | -1.9% | |
| 2001 | $103.35M | $0.00 | $103.35M | 2.14% | 0.23B | +0.8% | |
| 2000 | $24.84M | $0.00 | $24.84M | — | 0.23B | -0.2% | |
| 1999 | $66.00M | $0.00 | $66.00M | — | 0.23B | -0.9% | |
| 1998 | $55.20M | $0.00 | $55.20M | — | 0.23B | +0.1% | |
| 1997 | $43.60M | $0.00 | $43.60M | — | 0.23B | -1.5% | |
| 1996 | $9.80M | $0.00 | $9.80M | — | 0.23B | — | |
| 1995 | $18.40M | $0.00 | $18.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $28.20M | $0.00 | $28.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $19.30M | $0.00 | $19.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $17.20M | $0.00 | $17.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $22.00M | $0.00 | $22.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $3.70M | $0.00 | $3.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $26.20M | $0.00 | $26.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$628.13M
- 2024$500.06M
- 2023$308.85M
- 2022$344.72M
- 2021$408.07M
- 2020$427.00M
- 2019$346.35M
- 2018$407.38M
- 2017$248.34M
- 2016$292.26M
- 2015$291.37M
- 2014$275.79M
- 2013$206.58M
- 2012$157.54M
- 2011$208.93M
- 2010$119.78M
- 2009$53.14M
- 2008$129.25M
- 2007$205.08M
- 2006$107.40M
- 2005$164.12M
- 2004$135.51M
- 2003$95.45M
- 2002$147.86M
- 2001$103.35M
- 2000$24.84M
- 1999$66.00M
- 1998$55.20M
- 1997$43.60M
- 1996$9.80M
- 1995$18.40M
- 1994$28.20M
- 1993$19.30M
- 1992$17.20M
- 1991$22.00M
- 1990$3.70M
- 1989$26.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for SEI Investments (SEIC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.32×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for SEI Investments (SEIC)
How SEI Investments 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 $535.36M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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