Buyback yield (TTM)
5.33%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.16%
5Y share count change
-2.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$12.31B
Cumulative buybacks
$58.79B
Key takeaways
- T-Mobile US (TMUS) repurchased about $12.31B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 14.44× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -12.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 108% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for T-Mobile US (TMUS)
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 T-Mobile US (TMUS)
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 T-Mobile US (TMUS)
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 T-Mobile US (TMUS)
Latest: $9.97B
Overview
T-Mobile US (TMUS) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $9.97B (2025) – declined 11.2% year-over-year.
T-Mobile US buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -12.6% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
T-Mobile US buyback spend plunged from $19.54B in 2020 to $9.97B in 2025, a 48.9% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $19.54B was reported in 2020. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2000.
T-Mobile US Buyback Spend 2025: $9.97B
T-Mobile US buyback spend in 2025 was $9.97B, declined 11.2% below 2024.
T-Mobile US Buyback Spend 2024: $11.23B
2024's buyback spend for T-Mobile US came in at $11.23B, declined 14.1% below 2023.
T-Mobile US Buyback Spend 2023: $13.07B
T-Mobile US posted buyback spend of $13.07B in 2023, surged 335.8% from 2022.
T-Mobile US Buyback Spend 2022: $3.00B
In 2022, T-Mobile US reported buyback spend of $3.00B, surged 849.4% from 2021.
T-Mobile US Buyback Spend 2021: $316.00M
T-Mobile US buyback spend in 2021 was $316.00M.
See more financial history for T-Mobile US (TMUS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $9.97B | $829.00M | $9.14B | 4.40% | 1.13B | -3.6% | |
| 2024 | $11.23B | $649.00M | $10.58B | 4.35% | 1.17B | -2.3% | |
| 2023 | $13.07B | $667.00M | $12.41B | 7.05% | 1.20B | -4.4% | |
| 2022 | $3.00B | $595.00M | $2.40B | 1.73% | 1.26B | +0.0% | |
| 2021 | $316.00M | $540.00M | −$224.00M | 0.22% | 1.25B | +8.7% | |
| 2020 | $19.54B | $694.00M | $18.84B | 11.67% | 1.15B | +33.7% | |
| 2019 | $156.00M | $495.00M | −$339.00M | 0.23% | 0.86B | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $1.07B | $424.00M | $647.00M | 1.98% | 0.86B | -1.5% | |
| 2017 | $427.00M | $306.00M | $121.00M | 0.80% | 0.87B | +4.6% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $235.00M | −$235.00M | — | 0.83B | +1.3% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $201.00M | −$201.00M | — | 0.82B | +0.8% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $196.00M | −$196.00M | — | 0.82B | +20.5% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $100.00M | −$100.00M | — | 0.68B | +271.0% | |
| 2012 | $4.33M | $37.97M | −$33.64M | 0.12% | 0.18B | +0.3% | |
| 2011 | $4.92M | $41.79M | −$36.87M | 0.16% | 0.18B | +2.2% | |
| 2010 | $1.91M | $46.54M | −$44.62M | 0.04% | 0.18B | +0.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $47.78M | −$47.78M | — | 0.18B | +0.2% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $41.14M | −$41.14M | — | 0.18B | +19.9% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +81.3% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | +4.1% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | -7.8% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | +4.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | 0.0% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | 0.0% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | — |
- 2025$9.97B
- 2024$11.23B
- 2023$13.07B
- 2022$3.00B
- 2021$316.00M
- 2020$19.54B
- 2019$156.00M
- 2018$1.07B
- 2017$427.00M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$4.33M
- 2011$4.92M
- 2010$1.91M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for T-Mobile US (TMUS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 14.44×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for T-Mobile US (TMUS)
How T-Mobile US splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as T-Mobile US, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $45.71B | |
| $26.25B | |
| $9.13B | |
| $7.16B | |
| $4.50B | |
| $3.50B | |
| $510.99M | |
| $0.00 |
- $45.71B
- $26.25B
- $9.13B
- $7.16B
- $4.50B
- $3.50B
- $510.99M
- $0.00
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 $11.39B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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