Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
203.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$801.89M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 203.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC)
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 MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC)
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 MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC)
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 MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) buyback spend totalled $0.00.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend delivered a -100.0% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend peaked at $134.49M in 2005; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
$134.49M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2005, against a low of $0.00 during 1997.
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $53.37M | −$53.37M | — | 0.29B | +52.7% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $77.12M | −$77.12M | — | 0.19B | +16.2% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $69.57M | −$69.57M | — | 0.17B | +46.3% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $63.62M | −$63.62M | — | 0.11B | +13.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $44.13M | −$44.13M | — | 0.10B | +3.5% | |
| 2020 | $123.22M | $11.15M | $112.07M | 3.37% | 0.10B | -6.2% | |
| 2019 | $72.72M | $10.21M | $62.51M | 5.00% | 0.10B | -9.5% | |
| 2018 | $110.98M | $14.64M | $96.34M | 7.80% | 0.11B | -1.2% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $14.27M | −$14.27M | — | 0.12B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $11.82M | −$11.82M | — | 0.12B | -0.2% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $17.30M | −$17.30M | — | 0.12B | +1.6% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $11.79M | −$11.79M | — | 0.11B | +0.5% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $2.08M | −$2.08M | — | 0.11B | +1.1% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.11B | +1.0% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.11B | -6.1% | |
| 2010 | $108.99M | $0.00 | $108.99M | 11.95% | 0.12B | -4.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | -0.2% | |
| 2008 | $8.39M | $46.00K | $8.34M | 1.90% | 0.12B | -4.3% | |
| 2007 | $89.03M | $0.00 | $89.03M | 7.85% | 0.13B | -5.7% | |
| 2006 | $131.96M | $0.00 | $131.96M | 9.21% | 0.14B | -11.7% | |
| 2005 | $134.49M | $0.00 | $134.49M | 11.99% | 0.15B | -9.8% | |
| 2004 | $2.33M | $0.00 | $2.33M | 0.24% | 0.17B | +15.6% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +23.5% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +38.4% | |
| 2001 | $19.78M | $0.00 | $19.78M | 5.59% | 0.09B | +8.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | -48.2% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +15.0% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | +13.6% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$123.22M
- 2019$72.72M
- 2018$110.98M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$108.99M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$8.39M
- 2007$89.03M
- 2006$131.96M
- 2005$134.49M
- 2004$2.33M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$19.78M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC)
How MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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- $90.71B
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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 $4.52B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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