Buyback yield (TTM)
4.64%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.56%
5Y share count change
-19.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.63B
Cumulative buybacks
$30.50B
Key takeaways
- State Street (STT) repurchased about $1.63B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 5.71× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +3.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for State Street (STT)
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 State Street (STT)
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 State Street (STT)
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 State Street (STT)
Latest: $1.31B
Overview
The 2025 reading of State Street (STT) buyback spend is $1.31B – plunged 55.0% year-over-year.
State Street buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +3.6%, with mixed annual results across the window.
State Street buyback spend peaked at $3.88B in 2023; the latest annual figure is $1.31B in 2025 (66.3% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $3.88B was reported in 2023. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
State Street Buyback Spend 2025: $1.31B
In 2025, State Street reported buyback spend of $1.31B, plunged 55.0% below 2024.
State Street Buyback Spend 2024: $2.90B
State Street buyback spend in 2024 was $2.90B, declined 25.1% below 2023.
State Street Buyback Spend 2023: $3.88B
2023's buyback spend for State Street came in at $3.88B, surged 138.8% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
State Street Buyback Spend 2022: $1.62B
State Street posted buyback spend of $1.62B in 2022, grew 12.8% from 2021.
State Street Buyback Spend 2021: $1.44B
State Street buyback spend in 2021 was $1.44B.
See more financial history for State Street (STT).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.31B | $286.00M | $1.02B | 3.56% | 0.29B | -4.4% | |
| 2024 | $2.90B | $0.00 | $2.90B | 10.14% | 0.30B | -7.5% | |
| 2023 | $3.88B | $0.00 | $3.88B | 16.34% | 0.33B | -11.8% | |
| 2022 | $1.62B | $261.00M | $1.36B | 5.82% | 0.37B | +3.4% | |
| 2021 | $1.44B | $0.00 | $1.44B | 4.23% | 0.36B | +0.2% | |
| 2020 | $1.09B | $0.00 | $1.09B | 4.25% | 0.36B | -4.4% | |
| 2019 | $2.42B | $0.00 | $2.42B | 8.45% | 0.37B | -0.7% | |
| 2018 | $474.00M | $307.00M | $167.00M | 1.98% | 0.38B | -1.0% | |
| 2017 | $1.42B | $258.00M | $1.16B | 3.93% | 0.38B | -4.0% | |
| 2016 | $1.49B | $13.00M | $1.47B | 4.98% | 0.40B | -4.2% | |
| 2015 | $1.74B | $0.00 | $1.74B | 6.53% | 0.41B | -4.3% | |
| 2014 | $1.88B | $0.00 | $1.88B | 5.75% | 0.43B | -5.1% | |
| 2013 | $2.23B | $0.00 | $2.23B | 6.97% | 0.46B | -5.4% | |
| 2012 | $1.54B | $0.00 | $1.54B | 7.14% | 0.48B | -3.0% | |
| 2011 | $738.00M | $0.00 | $738.00M | 3.78% | 0.50B | -0.4% | |
| 2010 | $44.00M | $0.00 | $44.00M | 0.19% | 0.50B | +5.0% | |
| 2009 | $2.00B | $0.00 | $2.00B | 9.30% | 0.47B | +13.9% | |
| 2008 | $79.00M | $0.00 | $79.00M | 0.47% | 0.42B | +13.8% | |
| 2007 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 3.20% | 0.37B | +8.9% | |
| 2006 | $368.00M | $0.00 | $368.00M | 1.65% | 0.34B | +0.3% | |
| 2005 | $664.00M | $0.00 | $664.00M | 3.62% | 0.33B | -1.5% | |
| 2004 | $178.00M | $0.00 | $178.00M | 1.09% | 0.34B | +1.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.34B | +2.4% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | -0.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +0.7% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +0.2% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | -0.1% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +0.1% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | -0.5% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.31B
- 2024$2.90B
- 2023$3.88B
- 2022$1.62B
- 2021$1.44B
- 2020$1.09B
- 2019$2.42B
- 2018$474.00M
- 2017$1.42B
- 2016$1.49B
- 2015$1.74B
- 2014$1.88B
- 2013$2.23B
- 2012$1.54B
- 2011$738.00M
- 2010$44.00M
- 2009$2.00B
- 2008$79.00M
- 2007$1.00B
- 2006$368.00M
- 2005$664.00M
- 2004$178.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for State Street (STT)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 5.71×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for State Street (STT)
How State Street splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as State Street, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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