Buyback yield (TTM)
0.23%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.43%
5Y share count change
0.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$14.80M
Cumulative buybacks
$7.99B
Key takeaways
- V.F. (VFC) repurchased about $14.80M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.9%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.20× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 4% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for V.F. (VFC)
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 V.F. (VFC)
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 V.F. (VFC)
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 V.F. (VFC)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
V.F. (VFC) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2026) – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
V.F. buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2017–2026 (10 years) window is -100.0%, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2017 and 2026, V.F. buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $1.00B to $0.00.
$1.00B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2017, against a low of $0.00 during 1992.
V.F. Buyback Spend 2026: $0.00
V.F. buyback spend in 2026 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2025.
V.F. Buyback Spend 2025: $2.73M
2025's buyback spend for V.F. came in at $2.73M, edged down 4.1% below 2024.
V.F. Buyback Spend 2024: $2.85M
V.F. posted buyback spend of $2.85M in 2024, edged up 0.0% from 2024.
V.F. Buyback Spend 2024: $2.85M
V.F. posted buyback spend of $2.85M in 2024, edged up 1.9% from 2023.
V.F. Buyback Spend 2023: $2.79M
V.F. buyback spend in 2023 was $2.79M.
See more financial history for V.F. (VFC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $0.00 | $76.95M | −$76.95M | — | 0.40B | +0.8% | |
| 2025 | $2.73M | $73.25M | −$70.52M | 0.04% | 0.39B | +1.1% | |
| 2024 | $2.85M | $67.33M | −$64.49M | 0.05% | 0.39B | 0.0% | |
| 2024 | $2.85M | $67.33M | −$64.49M | 0.04% | 0.39B | +0.1% | |
| 2023 | $2.79M | $40.04M | −$37.25M | 0.03% | 0.39B | -1.1% | |
| 2022 | $350.00M | $91.36M | $258.65M | 1.59% | 0.39B | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $70.82M | −$70.82M | — | 0.39B | -2.0% | |
| 2020 | $1.00B | $68.20M | $931.80M | 2.53% | 0.40B | -0.1% | |
| 2019 | $150.68M | $84.28M | $66.39M | 0.57% | 0.40B | -0.2% | |
| 2018 | $250.28M | $25.44M | $224.84M | 0.92% | 0.40B | -4.9% | |
| 2017 | $1.00B | $67.76M | $932.71M | 4.82% | 0.42B | -2.3% | |
| 2016 | $732.62M | $73.42M | $659.20M | 2.61% | 0.43B | -1.8% | |
| 2015 | $727.79M | $104.31M | $623.48M | 2.71% | 0.44B | -1.5% | |
| 2014 | $282.02M | $87.12M | $194.91M | 1.11% | 0.45B | -0.2% | |
| 2013 | $307.28M | $92.81M | $214.47M | 2.00% | 0.45B | +0.6% | |
| 2012 | $7.42M | $76.74M | −$69.32M | 0.06% | 0.45B | +0.9% | |
| 2011 | $411.84M | $63.54M | $348.30M | 5.02% | 0.44B | -1.1% | |
| 2010 | $111.97M | $36.04M | $75.94M | 1.55% | 0.45B | +0.3% | |
| 2009 | $149.73M | $31.59M | $118.14M | 1.82% | 0.45B | -1.8% | |
| 2008 | $350.00M | $0.00 | $350.00M | 4.84% | 0.45B | +0.4% | |
| 2007 | $118.58M | $0.00 | $118.58M | 1.37% | 0.45B | -0.8% | |
| 2006 | $229.00M | $0.00 | $229.00M | 4.00% | 0.46B | +1.3% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.45B | +2.5% | |
| 2004 | $61.40M | $0.00 | $61.40M | 1.52% | 0.44B | -7.2% | |
| 2003 | $124.62M | $0.00 | $124.62M | 3.26% | 0.47B | +6.3% | |
| 2002 | $146.59M | $0.00 | $146.59M | 3.66% | 0.44B | -4.1% | |
| 2001 | $105.72M | $0.00 | $105.72M | — | 0.46B | -4.4% | |
| 2000 | $149.10M | $0.00 | $149.10M | — | 0.49B | -2.2% | |
| 1999 | $147.40M | $0.00 | $147.40M | — | 0.50B | -4.5% | |
| 1998 | $391.70M | $0.00 | $391.70M | — | 0.52B | — | |
| 1997 | $61.50M | $0.00 | $61.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | $86.30M | $0.00 | $86.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $27.90M | $0.00 | $27.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $69.60M | $0.00 | $69.60M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $30.00M | $0.00 | $30.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $395.20M | $0.00 | $395.20M | — | — | — |
- 2026$0.00
- 2025$2.73M
- 2024$2.85M
- 2024$2.85M
- 2023$2.79M
- 2022$350.00M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$1.00B
- 2019$150.68M
- 2018$250.28M
- 2017$1.00B
- 2016$732.62M
- 2015$727.79M
- 2014$282.02M
- 2013$307.28M
- 2012$7.42M
- 2011$411.84M
- 2010$111.97M
- 2009$149.73M
- 2008$350.00M
- 2007$118.58M
- 2006$229.00M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$61.40M
- 2003$124.62M
- 2002$146.59M
- 2001$105.72M
- 2000$149.10M
- 1999$147.40M
- 1998$391.70M
- 1997$61.50M
- 1996$86.30M
- 1995$27.90M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$69.60M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$30.00M
- 1990$395.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for V.F. (VFC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.20×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for V.F. (VFC)
How V.F. splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as V.F., ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
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| $0.00 |
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- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
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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 $369.17M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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