VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.93% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.93%.
VeriSign
VRSN
TTM buyback yield
3.93%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.93%
5Y share count change
-19.7%
TTM buyback spend
$881.60M
SBC coverage (TTM)
8.49x
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: 8.49x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $893.20M | $69.70M | $823.50M | 0.09B | -5.7% | 3.98% |
| 2024 | $1.23B | $61.10M | $1.16B | 0.10B | -5.1% | 6.19% |
| 2023 | $901.40M | $59.70M | $841.70M | 0.10B | -4.2% | 4.30% |
| 2022 | $1.05B | $58.60M | $989.50M | 0.11B | -3.7% | 4.82% |
| 2021 | $722.59M | $53.40M | $669.19M | 0.11B | -2.7% | 2.57% |
| 2020 | $777.45M | $48.24M | $729.21M | 0.12B | -3.1% | 3.16% |
| 2019 | $782.58M | $50.63M | $731.96M | 0.12B | -3.0% | 3.47% |
| 2018 | $638.15M | $52.50M | $585.65M | 0.12B | -1.2% | 3.57% |
| 2017 | $621.17M | $52.91M | $568.27M | 0.12B | -3.6% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | $662.49M | $50.04M | $612.45M | 0.13B | -3.2% | 8.37% |
| 2015 | $643.17M | $46.08M | $597.09M | 0.13B | -5.6% | 6.64% |
| 2014 | $883.40M | $43.98M | $839.43M | 0.14B | -9.6% | 12.90% |
| 2013 | $1.04B | $36.65M | $998.97M | 0.16B | -5.0% | 12.76% |
| 2012 | $325.68M | $33.36M | $292.32M | 0.16B | -1.8% | 5.43% |
| 2011 | $550.10M | $43.27M | $506.82M | 0.17B | -6.7% | 9.66% |
| 2010 | $449.75M | $52.18M | $397.57M | 0.18B | -7.1% | 8.09% |
| 2009 | $260.57M | $51.17M | $209.41M | 0.19B | -4.0% | 5.87% |
| 2008 | $1.33B | $90.07M | $1.24B | 0.20B | -15.6% | 36.18% |
| 2007 | $1.16B | $85.25M | $1.07B | 0.24B | -3.8% | 14.89% |
| 2006 | $135.00M | $66.28M | $68.72M | 0.25B | -6.3% | 2.30% |
| 2005 | $548.63M | $6.31M | $542.32M | 0.26B | 3.5% | 10.20% |
| 2004 | $113.26M | $3.14M | $110.12M | 0.25B | 17.6% | 1.33% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $7.39M | −$7.39M | 0.22B | -8.4% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $18.96M | −$18.96M | 0.24B | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | $69.51M | $0.00 | $69.51M | 0.20B | 27.8% | 0.78% |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.16B | 38.9% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $104.00K | −$104.00K | 0.11B | 37.3% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | 0.6% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $709.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does VeriSign buy back its own stock?
- Yes, VeriSign (VRSN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does VeriSign spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $881.60M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is VeriSign's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.93% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is VeriSign's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.93% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is VeriSign 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 VeriSign's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -19.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).