Uber (UBER) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.85% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.85%.
Uber
UBER
TTM buyback yield
3.85%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.85%
5Y share count change
20.9%
TTM buyback spend
$6.52B
SBC coverage (TTM)
3.57x
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: 3.57x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.52B | $1.83B | $4.70B | 2.12B | -1.4% | 3.85% |
| 2024 | $1.25B | $1.80B | −$544.00M | 2.15B | 2.8% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $1.94B | −$1.94B | 2.09B | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $1.79B | −$1.79B | 1.97B | 4.4% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.17B | −$1.17B | 1.89B | 8.0% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $827.00M | −$827.00M | 1.75B | 40.4% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $4.60B | −$4.60B | 1.25B | -25.6% | — |
| 2018 | $10.00M | $170.00M | −$160.00M | 1.68B | -0.9% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | $131.00M | $124.00M | $7.00M | 1.69B | 10.9% | 0.19% |
| 2016 | $90.00M | $107.00M | −$17.00M | 1.53B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)67% of headroom
Headroom $9.76B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Uber buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Uber (UBER) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Uber spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $6.52B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Uber's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.85% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Uber's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.85% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Uber 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 Uber's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 20.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).