Teradyne (TER) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.32% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.32%.
Teradyne
TER
TTM buyback yield
2.32%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.32%
5Y share count change
-13.9%
TTM buyback spend
$702.10M
SBC coverage (TTM)
42.71x
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: 42.71x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $702.10M | $0.00 | $702.10M | 0.16B | -3.5% | 2.32% |
| 2024 | $198.57M | $0.00 | $198.57M | 0.16B | -0.6% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $397.24M | $0.00 | $397.24M | 0.16B | -3.2% | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $752.08M | $0.00 | $752.08M | 0.17B | -7.6% | 5.53% |
| 2021 | $600.00M | $0.00 | $600.00M | 0.18B | 0.3% | 2.25% |
| 2020 | $88.47M | $0.00 | $88.47M | 0.18B | 2.0% | 0.44% |
| 2019 | $500.00M | $0.00 | $500.00M | 0.18B | -6.8% | 4.38% |
| 2018 | $823.48M | $0.00 | $823.48M | 0.19B | -4.5% | 14.66% |
| 2017 | $200.30M | $0.00 | $200.30M | 0.20B | -0.5% | 2.45% |
| 2016 | $146.33M | $0.00 | $146.33M | 0.20B | -5.0% | 2.87% |
| 2015 | $299.95M | $0.00 | $299.95M | 0.21B | -4.1% | 7.07% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.22B | -5.5% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.24B | 2.3% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.23B | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | $31.18M | $0.00 | $31.18M | 0.23B | 0.0% | 1.25% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.23B | 30.6% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.17B | 1.8% | — |
| 2008 | $91.19M | $0.00 | $91.19M | 0.17B | -8.0% | 12.77% |
| 2007 | $273.67M | $0.00 | $273.67M | 0.19B | -9.3% | 15.23% |
| 2006 | $137.56M | $0.00 | $137.56M | 0.20B | 4.1% | 4.86% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.20B | -0.2% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.20B | 4.4% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.19B | 3.0% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.18B | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.18B | -2.9% | — |
| 2000 | $147.47M | $0.00 | $147.47M | 0.18B | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | $207.80M | $0.00 | $207.80M | 0.18B | -48.1% | — |
| 1998 | $51.20M | $0.00 | $51.20M | 0.34B | -0.4% | — |
| 1997 | $104.50M | $0.00 | $104.50M | 0.35B | 1.6% | — |
| 1996 | $29.83M | $0.00 | $29.83M | 0.34B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $24.60M | $0.00 | $24.60M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $2.30M | $0.00 | $2.30M | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $374.09M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Teradyne buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Teradyne (TER) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Teradyne spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $702.10M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Teradyne's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.32% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Teradyne's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.32% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Teradyne 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 Teradyne's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -13.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).