S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 4.82% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 4.82%.
S&P Global
SPGI
TTM buyback yield
4.82%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.82%
5Y share count change
26.0%
TTM buyback spend
$7.60B
SBC coverage (TTM)
32.22x
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: 32.22x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.00B | $236.00M | $4.76B | 0.31B | -2.2% | 3.17% |
| 2024 | $3.30B | $247.00M | $3.05B | 0.31B | -2.2% | 2.13% |
| 2023 | $3.30B | $171.00M | $3.13B | 0.32B | 0.1% | 2.38% |
| 2022 | $12.00B | $214.00M | $11.79B | 0.32B | 31.7% | 11.06% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $122.00M | −$122.00M | 0.24B | -0.1% | — |
| 2020 | $1.16B | $90.00M | $1.07B | 0.24B | -1.9% | 1.47% |
| 2019 | $1.31B | $78.00M | $1.23B | 0.25B | -2.5% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | $1.66B | $94.00M | $1.57B | 0.25B | -2.2% | 3.92% |
| 2017 | $1.00B | $99.00M | $902.00M | 0.26B | -2.4% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | $1.12B | $76.00M | $1.05B | 0.27B | -3.4% | 4.03% |
| 2015 | $974.00M | $78.00M | $896.00M | 0.27B | 1.1% | 3.68% |
| 2014 | $362.00M | $100.00M | $262.00M | 0.27B | -3.0% | 1.50% |
| 2013 | $978.00M | $99.00M | $879.00M | 0.28B | -1.7% | 4.63% |
| 2012 | $295.00M | $93.00M | $202.00M | 0.28B | -6.3% | 1.94% |
| 2011 | $1.50B | $97.00M | $1.40B | 0.30B | -2.8% | 12.00% |
| 2010 | $256.00M | $66.48M | $189.51M | 0.31B | -0.3% | 2.30% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $22.27M | −$22.27M | 0.31B | -1.7% | — |
| 2008 | $447.23M | $1.93M | $445.30M | 0.32B | -7.6% | 6.19% |
| 2007 | $2.21B | $0.00 | $2.21B | 0.34B | -6.0% | 15.79% |
| 2006 | $1.54B | $0.00 | $1.54B | 0.37B | -4.0% | 6.45% |
| 2005 | $677.66M | $0.00 | $677.66M | 0.38B | -0.9% | 3.57% |
| 2004 | $409.35M | $0.00 | $409.35M | 0.39B | 0.4% | 2.36% |
| 2003 | $216.36M | $0.00 | $216.36M | 0.38B | -1.4% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | $183.11M | $0.00 | $183.11M | 0.39B | -0.8% | 1.59% |
| 2001 | $176.47M | $0.00 | $176.47M | 0.39B | 0.2% | 1.52% |
| 2000 | $167.61M | $0.00 | $167.61M | 0.39B | -1.3% | — |
| 1999 | $173.80M | $0.00 | $173.80M | 0.40B | -0.3% | — |
| 1998 | $105.60M | $0.00 | $105.60M | 0.40B | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $79.90M | $0.00 | $79.90M | 0.40B | -0.4% | — |
| 1996 | $63.30M | $0.00 | $63.30M | 0.40B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $4.29B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does S&P Global buy back its own stock?
- Yes, S&P Global (SPGI) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does S&P Global spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $7.60B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is S&P Global's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 4.82% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is S&P Global's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 4.82% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is S&P Global 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 S&P Global's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 26.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).