Buyback yield (TTM)
3.06%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.73%
5Y share count change
17.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$176.90M
Cumulative buybacks
$404.21M
Key takeaways
- United Bankshares (UBSI) repurchased about $176.90M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 17.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +42.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 56% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for United Bankshares (UBSI)
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 United Bankshares (UBSI)
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 United Bankshares (UBSI)
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 United Bankshares (UBSI)
Latest: $126.99M
Overview
The 2025 reading of United Bankshares (UBSI) buyback spend is $126.99M – surged 12110.5% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), United Bankshares buyback spend produced a CAGR of +42.9% – with mixed annual results across the window.
2025 marks the peak buyback spend at $126.99M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
United Bankshares Buyback Spend 2025: $126.99M
United Bankshares posted buyback spend of $126.99M in 2025, surged 12110.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
United Bankshares Buyback Spend 2024: $1.04M
In 2024, United Bankshares reported buyback spend of $1.04M, declined 24.7% below 2023.
United Bankshares Buyback Spend 2023: $1.38M
United Bankshares buyback spend in 2023 was $1.38M, plunged 98.3% below 2022.
United Bankshares Buyback Spend 2022: $79.46M
2022's buyback spend for United Bankshares came in at $79.46M, surged 608.8% from 2021.
United Bankshares Buyback Spend 2021: $11.21M
United Bankshares buyback spend in 2021 was $11.21M.
See more financial history for United Bankshares (UBSI).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $126.99M | $0.00 | $126.99M | 2.35% | 0.14B | +4.0% | |
| 2024 | $1.04M | $12.13M | −$11.09M | 0.02% | 0.14B | +0.6% | |
| 2023 | $1.38M | $12.46M | −$11.08M | 0.03% | 0.13B | -0.3% | |
| 2022 | $79.46M | $9.88M | $69.58M | 1.46% | 0.14B | +4.3% | |
| 2021 | $11.21M | $8.02M | $3.19M | 0.24% | 0.13B | +7.8% | |
| 2020 | $21.32M | $5.98M | $15.34M | 0.51% | 0.12B | +17.9% | |
| 2019 | $35.67M | $4.91M | $30.76M | 0.91% | 0.10B | -2.3% | |
| 2018 | $100.72M | $4.07M | $96.65M | 3.15% | 0.10B | +6.5% | |
| 2017 | $1.00K | $3.56M | −$3.55M | 0.00% | 0.10B | +32.5% | |
| 2016 | $1.00K | $2.82M | −$2.82M | 0.00% | 0.07B | +6.1% | |
| 2015 | $1.00K | $2.48M | −$2.48M | 0.00% | 0.07B | +2.9% | |
| 2014 | $2.00K | $2.19M | −$2.19M | 0.00% | 0.07B | +34.2% | |
| 2013 | $93.00K | $1.79M | −$1.69M | 0.01% | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2012 | $12.00K | $1.91M | −$1.90M | 0.00% | 0.05B | +7.4% | |
| 2011 | $18.00K | $1.13M | −$1.11M | 0.00% | 0.05B | +7.4% | |
| 2010 | $11.00K | $1.05M | −$1.04M | 0.00% | 0.04B | +0.4% | |
| 2009 | $1.18M | $484.00K | $696.00K | 0.14% | 0.04B | +0.1% | |
| 2008 | $206.00K | $547.00K | −$341.00K | 0.01% | 0.04B | +2.9% | |
| 2007 | $24.89M | $91.00K | $24.80M | 2.05% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -2.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -2.2% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +3.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -1.3% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +2.6% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -0.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -3.3% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +0.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +43.9% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | -0.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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$126.99M
- 2024$1.04M
- 2023$1.38M
- 2022$79.46M
- 2021$11.21M
- 2020$21.32M
- 2019$35.67M
- 2018$100.72M
- 2017$1.00K
- 2016$1.00K
- 2015$1.00K
- 2014$2.00K
- 2013$93.00K
- 2012$12.00K
- 2011$18.00K
- 2010$11.00K
- 2009$1.18M
- 2008$206.00K
- 2007$24.89M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for United Bankshares (UBSI)
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 United Bankshares (UBSI)
How United Bankshares splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as United Bankshares, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
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| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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 $314.97M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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