TE Connectivity (TEL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.12% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.12%.
TTM buyback yield
2.12%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.12%
5Y share count change
-9.9%
TTM buyback spend
$1.45B
SBC coverage (TTM)
8.84x
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: 8.84x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.35B | $149.00M | $1.20B | 0.30B | -3.2% | 2.10% |
| 2024 | $2.06B | $127.00M | $1.94B | 0.31B | -2.5% | 4.50% |
| 2023 | $945.00M | $123.00M | $822.00M | 0.32B | -2.5% | 2.14% |
| 2022 | $1.41B | $119.00M | $1.29B | 0.33B | -2.4% | 4.01% |
| 2021 | $831.00M | $94.00M | $737.00M | 0.33B | 0.3% | 1.88% |
| 2020 | $523.00M | $74.00M | $449.00M | 0.33B | -2.4% | 2.06% |
| 2019 | $1.09B | $75.00M | $1.02B | 0.34B | -3.7% | 3.48% |
| 2018 | $879.00M | $95.00M | $784.00M | 0.35B | -1.4% | 2.92% |
| 2017 | $614.00M | $99.00M | $515.00M | 0.36B | -3.0% | 2.09% |
| 2016 | $2.79B | $91.00M | $2.70B | 0.37B | -10.2% | 12.19% |
| 2015 | $1.02B | $89.00M | $934.00M | 0.41B | -1.4% | 4.27% |
| 2014 | $578.00M | $84.00M | $494.00M | 0.42B | -1.4% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | $844.00M | $78.00M | $766.00M | 0.42B | -1.6% | 3.95% |
| 2012 | $185.00M | $68.00M | $117.00M | 0.43B | -2.9% | 1.29% |
| 2011 | $865.00M | $73.00M | $792.00M | 0.44B | -3.1% | 7.23% |
| 2010 | $488.00M | $63.00M | $425.00M | 0.46B | -0.4% | 3.76% |
| 2009 | $152.00M | $0.00 | $152.00M | 0.46B | -5.6% | 1.49% |
| 2008 | $1.24B | $0.00 | $1.24B | 0.49B | -2.2% | 9.78% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | -0.1% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | -0.1% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | 0.5% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)63% of headroom
Headroom $2.31B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does TE Connectivity buy back its own stock?
- Yes, TE Connectivity (TEL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does TE Connectivity spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.45B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is TE Connectivity's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.12% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is TE Connectivity's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.12% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is TE Connectivity 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 TE Connectivity's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -9.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).