Buyback yield (TTM)
2.53%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.67%
5Y share count change
-3.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$522M
Cumulative buybacks
$4.62B
Key takeaways
- Snap-on (SNA) repurchased about $522M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.85× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +13.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 51% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Snap-on (SNA)
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 Snap-on (SNA)
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 Snap-on (SNA)
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 Snap-on (SNA)
Latest: $329M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Snap-on (SNA) reported buyback spend of $329M – grew 13.3% year-over-year.
Through 2021–2025 (5 years), Snap-on buyback spend delivered a +13.5% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Snap-on buyback spend peaked at $431M in 2021; the latest annual figure is $329M in 2025 (23.8% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $431M, reached in 2021; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1989.
Snap-on Buyback Spend 2025: $329M
In 2025, Snap-on reported buyback spend of $329M, grew 13.3% from 2024.
Snap-on Buyback Spend 2024: $290M
Snap-on buyback spend in 2024 was $290M, edged down 1.6% below 2023.
Snap-on Buyback Spend 2023: $295M
2023's buyback spend for Snap-on came in at $295M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Snap-on Buyback Spend 2023: $295M
2023's buyback spend for Snap-on came in at $295M, surged 48.8% from 2022.
Snap-on Buyback Spend 2022: $198M
Snap-on buyback spend in 2022 was $198M.
See more financial history for Snap-on (SNA).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $329M | $0.00 | $329M | 1.80% | 53M | -0.9% | |
| 2024 | $290M | $28.6M | $261M | 1.60% | 53.5M | -0.7% | |
| 2023 | $295M | $44.7M | $250M | 1.94% | 53.9M | 0.0% | |
| 2023 | $295M | $44.7M | $250M | 2.19% | 53.9M | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $198M | $34M | $164M | 1.63% | 54.2M | -1.5% | |
| 2021 | $431M | $41.4M | $390M | 3.74% | 55M | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | $431M | $41.4M | $390M | 3.74% | 55M | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $174M | $19.5M | $155M | 1.88% | 54.8M | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $174M | $19.5M | $155M | 1.88% | 54.8M | -2.0% | |
| 2019 | $238M | $23.8M | $215M | 2.57% | 55.9M | -2.4% | |
| 2018 | $284M | $27.2M | $257M | 3.50% | 57.3M | -2.2% | |
| 2017 | $288M | $30.3M | $258M | 2.91% | 58.6M | -1.3% | |
| 2016 | $120M | $31M | $89.4M | 1.21% | 59.4M | +0.5% | |
| 2015 | $110M | $39.8M | $70.6M | 1.11% | 59.1M | 0.0% | |
| 2014 | $79.3M | $38.1M | $41.2M | 1.00% | 59.1M | 0.0% | |
| 2013 | $82.6M | $38.5M | $44.1M | 1.30% | 59.1M | +0.3% | |
| 2012 | $78.1M | $32.1M | $46M | 1.70% | 58.9M | +0.3% | |
| 2011 | $37.4M | $20.3M | $17.1M | 1.27% | 58.7M | +0.5% | |
| 2010 | $8.7M | $14.9M | -$6.2M | 0.27% | 58.4M | +0.9% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $3M | -$3M | — | 57.9M | -0.3% | |
| 2008 | $69.8M | $13M | $56.8M | 3.08% | 58.1M | -0.9% | |
| 2007 | $94.4M | $19M | $75.4M | 3.40% | 58.6M | -1.0% | |
| 2006 | $110M | $16.6M | $93.2M | 3.93% | 59.2M | +1.4% | |
| 2005 | $32.1M | $0.00 | $32.1M | 1.48% | 58.4M | +0.2% | |
| 2004 | $38.2M | $0.00 | $38.2M | 1.98% | 58.3M | -0.2% | |
| 2003 | $12.5M | $0.00 | $12.5M | 0.67% | 58.4M | -0.2% | |
| 2002 | $12.2M | $0.00 | $12.2M | 0.75% | 58.5M | +0.7% | |
| 2001 | $11.2M | $0.00 | $11.2M | 0.57% | 58.1M | -0.9% | |
| 2000 | $30.6M | $0.00 | $30.6M | — | 58.6M | -0.5% | |
| 1999 | $14.6M | $0.00 | $14.6M | — | 58.9M | — | |
| 1998 | $86.7M | $0.00 | $86.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | $36.8M | $0.00 | $36.8M | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | $19.2M | $0.00 | $19.2M | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $100M | $0.00 | $100M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $9.3M | $0.00 | $9.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$329M
- 2024$290M
- 2023$295M
- 2023$295M
- 2022$198M
- 2021$431M
- 2021$431M
- 2020$174M
- 2020$174M
- 2019$238M
- 2018$284M
- 2017$288M
- 2016$120M
- 2015$110M
- 2014$79.3M
- 2013$82.6M
- 2012$78.1M
- 2011$37.4M
- 2010$8.7M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$69.8M
- 2007$94.4M
- 2006$110M
- 2005$32.1M
- 2004$38.2M
- 2003$12.5M
- 2002$12.2M
- 2001$11.2M
- 2000$30.6M
- 1999$14.6M
- 1998$86.7M
- 1997$36.8M
- 1996$19.2M
- 1995$100M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$9.3M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Snap-on (SNA)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.85×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Snap-on (SNA)
How Snap-on 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 $1.02B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Data & methodology
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Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation
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- Dividend Profile2.28% yield
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- Stock Split History3 splits
How this company returns cash to shareholders — buybacks, dividends, and stock splits.