Buyback yield (TTM)
1.68%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.77%
5Y share count change
12.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$218M
Cumulative buybacks
$952M
Key takeaways
- UDR (UDR) repurchased about $218M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 12.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.01× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +42.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 35% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for UDR (UDR)
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 UDR (UDR)
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 UDR (UDR)
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 UDR (UDR)
Latest: $118M
Overview
The 2025 reading of UDR (UDR) buyback spend is $118M.
UDR buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +42.9%, with mixed annual results across the window.
UDR buyback spend peaked at $218M in 2007; the latest annual figure is $118M in 2025 (45.9% below peak).
$218M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2007, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
UDR Buyback Spend 2025: $118M
UDR buyback spend in 2025 was $118M.
UDR Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
2024's buyback spend for UDR came in at $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2023.
UDR Buyback Spend 2023: $25M
UDR posted buyback spend of $25M in 2023, plunged 49.0% below 2022.
UDR Buyback Spend 2022: $49M
UDR buyback spend in 2022 was $49M.
UDR Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
UDR buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for UDR (UDR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $118M | $26.5M | $91.3M | 0.98% | 331M | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $32.6M | -$32.6M | — | 330M | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | $25M | $32.9M | -$7.89M | 0.20% | 329M | +2.0% | |
| 2022 | $49M | $27.5M | $21.5M | 0.39% | 323M | +7.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $22.1M | -$22.1M | — | 302M | +2.3% | |
| 2020 | $19.8M | $19.6M | $179K | 0.18% | 295M | +3.1% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $24.3M | -$24.3M | — | 286M | +6.1% | |
| 2018 | $20M | $14.2M | $5.74M | 0.19% | 269M | +0.2% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $12.9M | -$12.9M | — | 269M | +0.6% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $13.4M | -$13.4M | — | 267M | +1.3% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $18M | -$18M | — | 264M | +4.1% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $14M | -$14M | — | 253M | +1.4% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $9.53M | -$9.53M | — | 250M | +4.7% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $8.7M | -$8.7M | — | 239M | +18.7% | |
| 2011 | $3.6M | $9.82M | -$6.22M | 0.07% | 201M | +21.4% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 166M | +11.2% | |
| 2009 | $22.3M | $7.61M | $14.7M | 0.89% | 149M | +5.8% | |
| 2008 | $161M | $7.02M | $154M | 7.90% | 141M | -2.8% | |
| 2007 | $218M | $6.36M | $211M | 8.33% | 145M | +8.5% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 134M | -1.8% | |
| 2005 | $73.2M | $2.94M | $70.3M | 2.34% | 136M | +6.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 128M | +10.8% | |
| 2003 | $71K | $0.00 | $71K | 0.00% | 116M | +8.1% | |
| 2002 | $16.5M | $0.00 | $16.5M | 0.94% | 107M | +5.9% | |
| 2001 | $151M | $0.00 | $151M | 10.55% | 101M | -2.1% | |
| 2000 | $28.4M | $0.00 | $28.4M | — | 103M | -0.4% | |
| 1999 | $43.6M | $0.00 | $43.6M | — | 104M | +3.6% | |
| 1998 | $3.5M | $0.00 | $3.5M | — | 100M | +14.6% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 87.3M | +51.5% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 57.7M | — | |
| 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$118M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$25M
- 2022$49M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$19.8M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$20M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$3.6M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$22.3M
- 2008$161M
- 2007$218M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$73.2M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$71K
- 2002$16.5M
- 2001$151M
- 2000$28.4M
- 1999$43.6M
- 1998$3.5M
- 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 UDR (UDR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.01×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for UDR (UDR)
How UDR splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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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 $625M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Data & methodology
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