Buyback yield (TTM)
4.62%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.72%
5Y share count change
-8.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$383.20M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.69B
Key takeaways
- Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) repurchased about $383.20M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.64× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -42.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 140% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
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 Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
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 Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
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 Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
Latest: $44.40M
Overview
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $44.40M (2025) – plunged 60.9% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Skyworks Solutions buyback spend delivered a -42.1% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Skyworks Solutions buyback spend peaked at $975.30M in 2022; the latest annual figure is $44.40M in 2025 (95.4% below peak).
2022 marks the peak buyback spend at $975.30M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1992.
Skyworks Solutions Buyback Spend 2025: $44.40M
Skyworks Solutions buyback spend in 2025 was $44.40M, plunged 60.9% below 2024.
Skyworks Solutions Buyback Spend 2024: $113.60M
2024's buyback spend for Skyworks Solutions came in at $113.60M, plunged 46.2% below 2023.
Skyworks Solutions Buyback Spend 2023: $211.20M
Skyworks Solutions posted buyback spend of $211.20M in 2023, plunged 78.3% below 2022.
Skyworks Solutions Buyback Spend 2022: $975.30M
In 2022, Skyworks Solutions reported buyback spend of $975.30M, surged 288.9% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Skyworks Solutions Buyback Spend 2021: $250.80M
Skyworks Solutions buyback spend in 2021 was $250.80M.
See more financial history for Skyworks Solutions (SWKS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $44.40M | $232.40M | −$188.00M | 0.37% | 0.16B | -4.0% | |
| 2024 | $113.60M | $180.30M | −$66.70M | 0.72% | 0.16B | +0.7% | |
| 2023 | $211.20M | $185.10M | $26.10M | 1.34% | 0.16B | -1.8% | |
| 2022 | $975.30M | $195.20M | $780.10M | 7.13% | 0.16B | -2.2% | |
| 2021 | $250.80M | $191.90M | $58.90M | 0.93% | 0.17B | -1.7% | |
| 2020 | $680.60M | $156.60M | $524.00M | 2.78% | 0.17B | -2.6% | |
| 2019 | $680.40M | $80.10M | $600.30M | 5.13% | 0.17B | -4.7% | |
| 2018 | $807.50M | $107.80M | $699.70M | 4.98% | 0.18B | -1.9% | |
| 2017 | $481.50M | $88.50M | $393.00M | 2.58% | 0.19B | -2.8% | |
| 2016 | $598.90M | $78.00M | $520.90M | 4.24% | 0.19B | -1.4% | |
| 2015 | $291.50M | $99.80M | $191.70M | 1.83% | 0.19B | +1.2% | |
| 2014 | $187.80M | $86.00M | $101.80M | 1.81% | 0.19B | +0.2% | |
| 2013 | $203.50M | $71.70M | $131.80M | 4.44% | 0.19B | +0.2% | |
| 2012 | $31.00M | $72.17M | −$41.17M | 0.70% | 0.19B | +0.6% | |
| 2011 | $90.10M | $58.34M | $31.76M | 2.73% | 0.19B | +4.3% | |
| 2010 | $4.41M | $40.74M | −$36.33M | 0.12% | 0.18B | +7.7% | |
| 2009 | $2.39M | $23.47M | −$21.08M | 0.12% | 0.17B | +3.0% | |
| 2008 | $2.06M | $23.21M | −$21.15M | 0.17% | 0.16B | +2.3% | |
| 2007 | $31.68M | $13.74M | $17.94M | 2.19% | 0.16B | +1.0% | |
| 2006 | $173.00K | $14.22M | −$14.05M | 0.02% | 0.16B | +0.3% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | +6.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +7.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +1.4% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +207.1% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +31.4% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | 0.0% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | 0.0% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | 0.0% | |
| 1997 | $268.00K | $0.00 | $268.00K | — | 0.03B | 0.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$44.40M
- 2024$113.60M
- 2023$211.20M
- 2022$975.30M
- 2021$250.80M
- 2020$680.60M
- 2019$680.40M
- 2018$807.50M
- 2017$481.50M
- 2016$598.90M
- 2015$291.50M
- 2014$187.80M
- 2013$203.50M
- 2012$31.00M
- 2011$90.10M
- 2010$4.41M
- 2009$2.39M
- 2008$2.06M
- 2007$31.68M
- 2006$173.00K
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$268.00K
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.64×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
How Skyworks Solutions splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Skyworks Solutions, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
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| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
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 $274.30M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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