Buyback yield (TTM)
1.27%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.45%
5Y share count change
-13.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$550.14M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.81B
Key takeaways
- Teradyne (TER) repurchased about $550.14M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 13.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 33.47× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +51.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 116% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Teradyne (TER)
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 Teradyne (TER)
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 Teradyne (TER)
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 Teradyne (TER)
Latest: $702.10M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Teradyne (TER) reported buyback spend of $702.10M – surged 253.6% year-over-year.
Teradyne buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +51.3%, with mixed annual results across the window.
Teradyne buyback spend declined from $823.48M in 2018 to $702.10M in 2025, a 14.7% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $823.48M, reached in 2018; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1989.
Teradyne Buyback Spend 2025: $702.10M
2025's buyback spend for Teradyne came in at $702.10M, surged 253.6% from 2024.
Teradyne Buyback Spend 2024: $198.57M
Teradyne posted buyback spend of $198.57M in 2024, plunged 50.0% below 2023.
Teradyne Buyback Spend 2023: $397.24M
In 2023, Teradyne reported buyback spend of $397.24M, plunged 47.2% below 2022.
Teradyne Buyback Spend 2022: $752.08M
Teradyne buyback spend in 2022 was $752.08M, grew 25.3% from 2021.
Teradyne Buyback Spend 2021: $600.00M
Teradyne buyback spend in 2021 was $600.00M.
See more financial history for Teradyne (TER).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $702.10M | $0.00 | $702.10M | 2.32% | 0.16B | -3.5% | |
| 2024 | $198.57M | $0.00 | $198.57M | 0.97% | 0.16B | -0.6% | |
| 2023 | $397.24M | $0.00 | $397.24M | 2.40% | 0.16B | -3.2% | |
| 2022 | $752.08M | $0.00 | $752.08M | 5.53% | 0.17B | -7.6% | |
| 2021 | $600.00M | $0.00 | $600.00M | 2.25% | 0.18B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $88.47M | $0.00 | $88.47M | 0.44% | 0.18B | +2.0% | |
| 2019 | $500.00M | $0.00 | $500.00M | 4.38% | 0.18B | -6.8% | |
| 2018 | $823.48M | $0.00 | $823.48M | 14.66% | 0.19B | -4.5% | |
| 2017 | $200.30M | $0.00 | $200.30M | 2.45% | 0.20B | -0.5% | |
| 2016 | $146.33M | $0.00 | $146.33M | 2.87% | 0.20B | -5.0% | |
| 2015 | $299.95M | $0.00 | $299.95M | 7.07% | 0.21B | -4.1% | |
| 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 | 1.25% | 0.23B | +0.0% | |
| 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 | 12.77% | 0.17B | -8.0% | |
| 2007 | $273.67M | $0.00 | $273.67M | 15.23% | 0.19B | -9.3% | |
| 2006 | $137.56M | $0.00 | $137.56M | 4.86% | 0.20B | +4.1% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$702.10M
- 2024$198.57M
- 2023$397.24M
- 2022$752.08M
- 2021$600.00M
- 2020$88.47M
- 2019$500.00M
- 2018$823.48M
- 2017$200.30M
- 2016$146.33M
- 2015$299.95M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$31.18M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$91.19M
- 2007$273.67M
- 2006$137.56M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$147.47M
- 1999$207.80M
- 1998$51.20M
- 1997$104.50M
- 1996$29.83M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$24.60M
- 1993$2.30M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Teradyne (TER)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 33.47×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Teradyne (TER)
How Teradyne 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 $475.91M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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