Twilio (TWLO) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 4.01% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 4.01%.

Twilio
TWLO
TTM buyback yield
4.01%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.01%
5Y share count change
8.9%
TTM buyback spend
$868.94M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.45x
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: 1.45x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $868.94M | $600.41M | $268.53M | 0.16B | -3.7% | 4.01% |
| 2024 | $2.33B | $616.61M | $1.72B | 0.17B | -9.5% | 13.02% |
| 2023 | $668.75M | $675.86M | −$7.11M | 0.18B | 0.2% | 4.85% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $798.56M | −$798.56M | 0.18B | 5.1% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $632.28M | −$632.28M | 0.17B | 18.7% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $360.94M | −$360.94M | 0.15B | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $264.32M | −$264.32M | 0.13B | 33.9% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $93.27M | −$93.27M | 0.10B | 6.5% | — |
| 2017 | $100.00K | $49.62M | −$49.52M | 0.09B | 2.9% | 0.00% |
| 2016 | $2.00K | $24.23M | −$24.22M | 0.09B | 14.9% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $20.81M | $8.88M | $11.93M | 0.08B | 7.1% | 1.00% |
| 2014 | $4.00K | $3.98M | −$3.97M | 0.07B | 329.1% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | $5.07M | $2.16M | $2.91M | 0.02B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)84% of headroom
Headroom $1.03B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Twilio buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Twilio (TWLO) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Twilio spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $868.94M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Twilio's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 4.01% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Twilio's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 4.01% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Twilio 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 Twilio's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 8.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).