Buyback yield (TTM)
5.98%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.10%
5Y share count change
-20.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$928.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$14.86B
Key takeaways
- Textron (TXT) repurchased about $928.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 20.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +16.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 135% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Textron (TXT)
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 Textron (TXT)
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 Textron (TXT)
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 Textron (TXT)
Latest: $1.08B
Overview
The 2025 reading of Textron (TXT) buyback spend is $1.08B – declined 7.8% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Textron buyback spend expanded at a +16.4% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2019 and 2025, Textron buyback spend plunged 39.6%, falling from $1.78B to $1.08B.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.78B in 2019 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Textron Buyback Spend 2025: $1.08B
2025's buyback spend for Textron came in at $1.08B, declined 7.8% below 2024.
Textron Buyback Spend 2024: $1.17B
Textron posted buyback spend of $1.17B in 2024, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Textron Buyback Spend 2023: $1.17B
In 2023, Textron reported buyback spend of $1.17B, grew 26.8% from 2022.
Textron Buyback Spend 2022: $921.00M
Textron buyback spend in 2022 was $921.00M, surged 403.3% from 2021.
Textron Buyback Spend 2021: $183.00M
Textron buyback spend in 2021 was $183.00M.
See more financial history for Textron (TXT).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.08B | $0.00 | $1.08B | 6.86% | 0.18B | -5.3% | |
| 2024 | $1.17B | $0.00 | $1.17B | 8.15% | 0.19B | -5.7% | |
| 2023 | $1.17B | $0.00 | $1.17B | 7.55% | 0.20B | -6.1% | |
| 2022 | $921.00M | $0.00 | $921.00M | 6.13% | 0.21B | -0.9% | |
| 2021 | $183.00M | $0.00 | $183.00M | 1.09% | 0.22B | -4.2% | |
| 2020 | $503.00M | $0.00 | $503.00M | 4.60% | 0.23B | -0.7% | |
| 2019 | $1.78B | $0.00 | $1.78B | 17.53% | 0.23B | -10.0% | |
| 2018 | $582.00M | $0.00 | $582.00M | 5.22% | 0.25B | -5.8% | |
| 2017 | $241.00M | $0.00 | $241.00M | 1.63% | 0.27B | -1.3% | |
| 2016 | $219.00M | $0.00 | $219.00M | 1.67% | 0.27B | -2.3% | |
| 2015 | $340.00M | $0.00 | $340.00M | 2.95% | 0.28B | -1.1% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $272.00M | $0.00 | $272.00M | 2.62% | 0.28B | -3.5% | |
| 2012 | $30.00M | $0.00 | $30.00M | 0.45% | 0.29B | -4.1% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.31B | +1.6% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.30B | +15.1% | |
| 2009 | $533.00M | $0.00 | $533.00M | 10.57% | 0.26B | +5.0% | |
| 2008 | $304.00M | $0.00 | $304.00M | 8.59% | 0.25B | -1.8% | |
| 2007 | $761.00M | $0.00 | $761.00M | 4.28% | 0.25B | -2.2% | |
| 2006 | $597.00M | $0.00 | $597.00M | 5.02% | 0.26B | -4.6% | |
| 2005 | $597.00M | $0.00 | $597.00M | 5.82% | 0.27B | -2.7% | |
| 2004 | $415.00M | $0.00 | $415.00M | 4.13% | 0.28B | +2.2% | |
| 2003 | $64.00M | $0.00 | $64.00M | 0.83% | 0.27B | -2.2% | |
| 2002 | $248.00M | $0.00 | $248.00M | 4.17% | 0.28B | -1.9% | |
| 2001 | $47.00M | $0.00 | $47.00M | 0.80% | 0.29B | -2.2% | |
| 2000 | $353.00M | $0.00 | $353.00M | — | 0.29B | -5.5% | |
| 1999 | $751.00M | $0.00 | $751.00M | — | 0.31B | -7.5% | |
| 1998 | $712.00M | $0.00 | $712.00M | — | 0.33B | -1.3% | |
| 1997 | $328.00M | $0.00 | $328.00M | — | 0.34B | -1.2% | |
| 1996 | $300.00M | $0.00 | $300.00M | — | 0.34B | — | |
| 1995 | $100.00M | $0.00 | $100.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $166.00M | $0.00 | $166.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $98.60M | $0.00 | $98.60M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.08B
- 2024$1.17B
- 2023$1.17B
- 2022$921.00M
- 2021$183.00M
- 2020$503.00M
- 2019$1.78B
- 2018$582.00M
- 2017$241.00M
- 2016$219.00M
- 2015$340.00M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$272.00M
- 2012$30.00M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$533.00M
- 2008$304.00M
- 2007$761.00M
- 2006$597.00M
- 2005$597.00M
- 2004$415.00M
- 2003$64.00M
- 2002$248.00M
- 2001$47.00M
- 2000$353.00M
- 1999$751.00M
- 1998$712.00M
- 1997$328.00M
- 1996$300.00M
- 1995$100.00M
- 1994$166.00M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$98.60M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Textron (TXT)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Textron (TXT)
How Textron splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Textron, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $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 $689.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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