Buyback yield (TTM)
2.63%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.04%
5Y share count change
-9.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.56B
Cumulative buybacks
$17.87B
Key takeaways
- TE Connectivity (TEL) repurchased about $1.56B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 9.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 9.05× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +20.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 61% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for TE Connectivity (TEL)
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 TE Connectivity (TEL)
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 TE Connectivity (TEL)
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 TE Connectivity (TEL)
Latest: $1.35B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for TE Connectivity (TEL) came in at $1.35B – plunged 34.7% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), TE Connectivity buyback spend produced a CAGR of +20.8% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2016 and 2025, TE Connectivity buyback spend plunged 51.7%, falling from $2.79B to $1.35B.
The highest annual buyback spend of $2.79B was reported in 2016. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2003.
TE Connectivity Buyback Spend 2025: $1.35B
In 2025, TE Connectivity reported buyback spend of $1.35B, plunged 34.7% below 2024.
TE Connectivity Buyback Spend 2024: $2.06B
TE Connectivity buyback spend in 2024 was $2.06B, surged 118.2% from 2023.
TE Connectivity Buyback Spend 2023: $945.00M
2023's buyback spend for TE Connectivity came in at $945.00M, plunged 33.1% below 2022.
TE Connectivity Buyback Spend 2022: $1.41B
TE Connectivity posted buyback spend of $1.41B in 2022, surged 69.9% from 2021.
TE Connectivity Buyback Spend 2021: $831.00M
TE Connectivity buyback spend in 2021 was $831.00M.
See more financial history for TE Connectivity (TEL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.35B | $149.00M | $1.20B | 2.10% | 0.30B | -3.2% | |
| 2024 | $2.06B | $127.00M | $1.94B | 4.50% | 0.31B | -2.5% | |
| 2023 | $945.00M | $123.00M | $822.00M | 2.14% | 0.32B | -2.5% | |
| 2022 | $1.41B | $119.00M | $1.29B | 4.01% | 0.33B | -2.4% | |
| 2021 | $831.00M | $94.00M | $737.00M | 1.88% | 0.33B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $523.00M | $74.00M | $449.00M | 2.06% | 0.33B | -2.4% | |
| 2019 | $1.09B | $75.00M | $1.02B | 3.48% | 0.34B | -3.7% | |
| 2018 | $879.00M | $95.00M | $784.00M | 2.92% | 0.35B | -1.4% | |
| 2017 | $614.00M | $99.00M | $515.00M | 2.09% | 0.36B | -3.0% | |
| 2016 | $2.79B | $91.00M | $2.70B | 12.19% | 0.37B | -10.2% | |
| 2015 | $1.02B | $89.00M | $934.00M | 4.27% | 0.41B | -1.4% | |
| 2014 | $578.00M | $84.00M | $494.00M | 2.56% | 0.42B | -1.4% | |
| 2013 | $844.00M | $78.00M | $766.00M | 3.95% | 0.42B | -1.6% | |
| 2012 | $185.00M | $68.00M | $117.00M | 1.29% | 0.43B | -2.9% | |
| 2011 | $865.00M | $73.00M | $792.00M | 7.23% | 0.44B | -3.1% | |
| 2010 | $488.00M | $63.00M | $425.00M | 3.76% | 0.46B | -0.4% | |
| 2009 | $152.00M | $0.00 | $152.00M | 1.49% | 0.46B | -5.6% | |
| 2008 | $1.24B | $0.00 | $1.24B | 9.78% | 0.49B | -2.2% | |
| 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 | — |
- 2025$1.35B
- 2024$2.06B
- 2023$945.00M
- 2022$1.41B
- 2021$831.00M
- 2020$523.00M
- 2019$1.09B
- 2018$879.00M
- 2017$614.00M
- 2016$2.79B
- 2015$1.02B
- 2014$578.00M
- 2013$844.00M
- 2012$185.00M
- 2011$865.00M
- 2010$488.00M
- 2009$152.00M
- 2008$1.24B
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for TE Connectivity (TEL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 9.05×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for TE Connectivity (TEL)
How TE Connectivity splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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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 $2.55B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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