Buyback yield (TTM)
9.30%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
13.86%
5Y share count change
-9.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$756.80M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.24B
Key takeaways
- Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) repurchased about $756.80M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 9.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 32.20× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +175.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 95% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Molson Coors Beverage (TAP)
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 Molson Coors Beverage (TAP)
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 Molson Coors Beverage (TAP)
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 Molson Coors Beverage (TAP)
Latest: $647.90M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) reported buyback spend of $647.90M – edged up 0.7% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Molson Coors Beverage buyback spend produced a CAGR of +175.3% – sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $647.90M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Molson Coors Beverage Buyback Spend 2025: $647.90M
Molson Coors Beverage buyback spend in 2025 was $647.90M, edged up 0.7% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Molson Coors Beverage Buyback Spend 2024: $643.40M
2024's buyback spend for Molson Coors Beverage came in at $643.40M, surged 212.6% from 2023.
Molson Coors Beverage Buyback Spend 2023: $205.80M
Molson Coors Beverage posted buyback spend of $205.80M in 2023, surged 299.6% from 2022.
Molson Coors Beverage Buyback Spend 2022: $51.50M
Molson Coors Beverage buyback spend in 2022 was $51.50M.
Molson Coors Beverage Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Molson Coors Beverage buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Molson Coors Beverage (TAP).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $647.90M | $35.00M | $612.90M | 7.11% | 0.20B | -6.8% | |
| 2024 | $643.40M | $43.10M | $600.30M | 5.47% | 0.21B | -3.4% | |
| 2023 | $205.80M | $44.90M | $160.90M | 1.56% | 0.22B | +0.2% | |
| 2022 | $51.50M | $33.60M | $17.90M | 0.46% | 0.22B | -0.3% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $32.10M | −$32.10M | — | 0.22B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $4.10M | $24.20M | −$20.10M | 0.04% | 0.22B | -0.0% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $8.50M | −$8.50M | — | 0.22B | +0.1% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $42.60M | −$42.60M | — | 0.22B | +0.0% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $58.30M | −$58.30M | — | 0.22B | +1.5% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $29.90M | −$29.90M | — | 0.21B | +14.5% | |
| 2015 | $150.10M | $18.40M | $131.70M | 0.87% | 0.19B | +0.2% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $23.50M | −$23.50M | — | 0.19B | +1.0% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $19.50M | −$19.50M | — | 0.18B | +1.3% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $14.00M | −$14.00M | — | 0.18B | -2.5% | |
| 2011 | $321.10M | $24.70M | $296.40M | 4.09% | 0.19B | -0.5% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $27.40M | −$27.40M | — | 0.19B | +0.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $22.80M | −$22.80M | — | 0.19B | +0.2% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $55.90M | −$55.90M | — | 0.19B | +2.3% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $37.39M | −$37.39M | — | 0.18B | +4.7% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $22.14M | −$22.14M | — | 0.17B | +8.3% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $55.23M | −$55.23M | — | 0.16B | +111.1% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $8.40M | −$8.40M | — | 0.08B | +3.6% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $412.00K | −$412.00K | — | 0.07B | +0.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.07B | -1.6% | |
| 2001 | $72.34M | $0.00 | $72.34M | 3.77% | 0.07B | -0.7% | |
| 2000 | $19.99M | $0.00 | $19.99M | — | 0.07B | -0.0% | |
| 1999 | $20.72M | $0.00 | $20.72M | — | 0.07B | -0.2% | |
| 1998 | $27.60M | $0.00 | $27.60M | — | 0.08B | -1.4% | |
| 1997 | $60.15M | $0.00 | $60.15M | — | 0.08B | -0.4% | |
| 1996 | $2.95M | $0.00 | $2.95M | — | 0.08B | — | |
| 1995 | $9.94M | $0.00 | $9.94M | — | — | — | |
| 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$647.90M
- 2024$643.40M
- 2023$205.80M
- 2022$51.50M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$4.10M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$150.10M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$321.10M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$72.34M
- 2000$19.99M
- 1999$20.72M
- 1998$27.60M
- 1997$60.15M
- 1996$2.95M
- 1995$9.94M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Molson Coors Beverage (TAP)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 32.20×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Molson Coors Beverage (TAP)
How Molson Coors Beverage splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Molson Coors Beverage, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
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- $1.00B
- $1.00B
- $903.00M
- $746.00M
- $103.65M
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 $795.90M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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