Snap (SNAP) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 15.91% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 15.91%.
Snap
SNAP
TTM buyback yield
15.91%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
15.91%
5Y share count change
18.2%
TTM buyback spend
$2.20B
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.16x
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: 2.16x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.75B | $1.02B | $1.73B | 1.72B | 3.7% | 19.89% |
| 2024 | $311.07M | $1.04B | −$729.95M | 1.66B | 2.9% | 1.68% |
| 2023 | $189.39M | $1.32B | −$1.13B | 1.61B | 0.3% | 0.68% |
| 2022 | $1.00B | $1.39B | −$386.74M | 1.61B | 3.2% | 7.11% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.09B | −$1.09B | 1.56B | 7.1% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $770.18M | −$770.18M | 1.46B | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $686.01M | −$686.01M | 1.38B | 5.8% | — |
| 2018 | $551.00K | $538.21M | −$537.66M | 1.30B | 11.5% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | $394.16M | $2.64B | −$2.25B | 1.17B | 0.8% | 2.17% |
| 2016 | $10.59M | $31.84M | −$21.25M | 1.16B | 13.8% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | $1.00M | $73.52M | −$72.52M | 1.02B | — | 0.01% |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $437.19M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Snap buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Snap (SNAP) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Snap spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.20B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Snap's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 15.91% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Snap's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 15.91% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Snap 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 Snap's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 18.2% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).