SLB (SLB) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 12.42% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 12.42%.
SLB
SLB
TTM buyback yield
12.42%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
12.42%
5Y share count change
7.1%
TTM buyback spend
$7.01B
SBC coverage (TTM)
21.13x
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: 21.13x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.41B | $332.00M | $2.08B | 1.49B | 3.6% | 4.28% |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $316.00M | $1.42B | 1.44B | -0.5% | 3.19% |
| 2023 | $694.00M | $293.00M | $401.00M | 1.44B | 0.4% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $313.00M | −$313.00M | 1.44B | 0.7% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $324.00M | −$324.00M | 1.43B | 2.7% | — |
| 2020 | $26.00M | $397.00M | −$371.00M | 1.39B | 0.4% | 0.09% |
| 2019 | $278.00M | $405.00M | −$127.00M | 1.39B | -0.6% | 0.50% |
| 2018 | $400.00M | $345.00M | $55.00M | 1.39B | 0.4% | 0.80% |
| 2017 | $969.00M | $343.00M | $626.00M | 1.39B | 2.3% | 1.04% |
| 2016 | $778.00M | $267.00M | $511.00M | 1.36B | 6.8% | 0.67% |
| 2015 | $2.18B | $326.00M | $1.86B | 1.27B | -2.8% | 2.48% |
| 2014 | $4.68B | $329.00M | $4.35B | 1.31B | -1.9% | 4.27% |
| 2013 | $2.60B | $315.00M | $2.28B | 1.33B | -0.4% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | $972.00M | $335.00M | $637.00M | 1.34B | -1.6% | 1.06% |
| 2011 | $3.00B | $272.00M | $2.73B | 1.36B | 7.8% | 3.28% |
| 2010 | $1.72B | $198.00M | $1.52B | 1.26B | 4.0% | 1.51% |
| 2009 | $500.00M | $186.00M | $314.00M | 1.21B | -0.8% | 0.64% |
| 2008 | $1.82B | $171.56M | $1.65B | 1.22B | -1.2% | 3.60% |
| 2007 | $1.35B | $0.00 | $1.35B | 1.24B | -0.3% | 1.15% |
| 2006 | $1.07B | $0.00 | $1.07B | 1.24B | 1.0% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | $611.64M | $0.00 | $611.64M | 1.23B | 0.3% | 1.07% |
| 2004 | $320.22M | $0.00 | $320.22M | 1.23B | 4.5% | 0.81% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.17B | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.17B | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.15B | -1.1% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.16B | 2.9% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.13B | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.12B | -0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.12B | 3.0% | — |
| 1996 | $13.40M | $0.00 | $13.40M | 1.09B | — | — |
| 1995 | $40.60M | $0.00 | $40.60M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $148.10M | $0.00 | $148.10M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $81.80M | $0.00 | $81.80M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $59.40M | $0.00 | $59.40M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $3.19B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does SLB buy back its own stock?
- Yes, SLB (SLB) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does SLB spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $7.01B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is SLB's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 12.42% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is SLB's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 12.42% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is SLB 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 SLB's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 7.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).