Buyback yield (TTM)
6.51%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.64%
5Y share count change
7.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$5.02B
Cumulative buybacks
$28.46B
Key takeaways
- SLB (SLB) repurchased about $5.02B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 7.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 14.67× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +147.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 165% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for SLB (SLB)
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 SLB (SLB)
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 SLB (SLB)
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 SLB (SLB)
Latest: $2.41B
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, SLB (SLB) reported buyback spend of $2.41B – surged 39.0% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), SLB buyback spend produced a CAGR of +147.5% – sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2014 and 2025, SLB buyback spend plunged 48.4%, falling from $4.68B to $2.41B.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $4.68B in 2014 and its low of $0.00 in 1991.
SLB Buyback Spend 2025: $2.41B
SLB posted buyback spend of $2.41B in 2025, surged 39.0% from 2024.
SLB Buyback Spend 2024: $1.74B
In 2024, SLB reported buyback spend of $1.74B, surged 150.3% from 2023.
SLB Buyback Spend 2023: $694.00M
SLB buyback spend in 2023 was $694.00M.
SLB Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
SLB buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
SLB Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
SLB buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for SLB (SLB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.41B | $332.00M | $2.08B | 4.28% | 1.49B | +3.6% | |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $316.00M | $1.42B | 3.19% | 1.44B | -0.5% | |
| 2023 | $694.00M | $293.00M | $401.00M | 0.93% | 1.44B | +0.4% | |
| 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 | 0.09% | 1.39B | +0.4% | |
| 2019 | $278.00M | $405.00M | −$127.00M | 0.50% | 1.39B | -0.6% | |
| 2018 | $400.00M | $345.00M | $55.00M | 0.80% | 1.39B | +0.4% | |
| 2017 | $969.00M | $343.00M | $626.00M | 1.04% | 1.39B | +2.3% | |
| 2016 | $778.00M | $267.00M | $511.00M | 0.67% | 1.36B | +6.8% | |
| 2015 | $2.18B | $326.00M | $1.86B | 2.48% | 1.27B | -2.8% | |
| 2014 | $4.68B | $329.00M | $4.35B | 4.27% | 1.31B | -1.9% | |
| 2013 | $2.60B | $315.00M | $2.28B | 2.20% | 1.33B | -0.4% | |
| 2012 | $972.00M | $335.00M | $637.00M | 1.06% | 1.34B | -1.6% | |
| 2011 | $3.00B | $272.00M | $2.73B | 3.28% | 1.36B | +7.8% | |
| 2010 | $1.72B | $198.00M | $1.52B | 1.51% | 1.26B | +4.0% | |
| 2009 | $500.00M | $186.00M | $314.00M | 0.64% | 1.21B | -0.8% | |
| 2008 | $1.82B | $171.56M | $1.65B | 3.60% | 1.22B | -1.2% | |
| 2007 | $1.35B | $0.00 | $1.35B | 1.15% | 1.24B | -0.3% | |
| 2006 | $1.07B | $0.00 | $1.07B | 1.43% | 1.24B | +1.0% | |
| 2005 | $611.64M | $0.00 | $611.64M | 1.07% | 1.23B | +0.3% | |
| 2004 | $320.22M | $0.00 | $320.22M | 0.81% | 1.23B | +4.5% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.41B
- 2024$1.74B
- 2023$694.00M
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$26.00M
- 2019$278.00M
- 2018$400.00M
- 2017$969.00M
- 2016$778.00M
- 2015$2.18B
- 2014$4.68B
- 2013$2.60B
- 2012$972.00M
- 2011$3.00B
- 2010$1.72B
- 2009$500.00M
- 2008$1.82B
- 2007$1.35B
- 2006$1.07B
- 2005$611.64M
- 2004$320.22M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$13.40M
- 1995$40.60M
- 1994$148.10M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$81.80M
- 1989$59.40M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for SLB (SLB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 14.67×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for SLB (SLB)
How SLB splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as SLB, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $20.27B | |
| $11.86B | |
| $5.02B | |
| $3.49B | |
| $2.60B | |
| $2.56B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $20.27B
- $11.86B
- $5.02B
- $3.49B
- $2.60B
- $2.56B
- $0.00
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 $3.04B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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