Buyback yield (TTM)
3.80%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.71%
5Y share count change
-19.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$865.30M
Cumulative buybacks
$15.77B
Key takeaways
- VeriSign (VRSN) repurchased about $865.30M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 8.21× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +2.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 141% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for VeriSign (VRSN)
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 VeriSign (VRSN)
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 VeriSign (VRSN)
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 VeriSign (VRSN)
Latest: $893.20M
Overview
In 2025, VeriSign (VRSN) buyback spend totalled $893.20M – declined 27.1% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), VeriSign buyback spend produced a CAGR of +2.8% – with mixed annual results across the window.
VeriSign buyback spend plunged from $1.33B in 2008 to $893.20M in 2025, a 32.7% drawdown.
2008 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.33B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1997.
VeriSign Buyback Spend 2025: $893.20M
VeriSign buyback spend in 2025 was $893.20M, declined 27.1% below 2024.
VeriSign Buyback Spend 2024: $1.23B
2024's buyback spend for VeriSign came in at $1.23B, surged 36.0% from 2023.
VeriSign Buyback Spend 2023: $901.40M
VeriSign posted buyback spend of $901.40M in 2023, declined 14.0% below 2022.
VeriSign Buyback Spend 2022: $1.05B
In 2022, VeriSign reported buyback spend of $1.05B, surged 45.0% from 2021.
VeriSign Buyback Spend 2021: $722.59M
VeriSign buyback spend in 2021 was $722.59M.
See more financial history for VeriSign (VRSN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $893.20M | $69.70M | $823.50M | 3.98% | 0.09B | -5.7% | |
| 2024 | $1.23B | $61.10M | $1.16B | 6.19% | 0.10B | -5.1% | |
| 2023 | $901.40M | $59.70M | $841.70M | 4.30% | 0.10B | -4.2% | |
| 2022 | $1.05B | $58.60M | $989.50M | 4.82% | 0.11B | -3.7% | |
| 2021 | $722.59M | $53.40M | $669.19M | 2.57% | 0.11B | -2.7% | |
| 2020 | $777.45M | $48.24M | $729.21M | 3.16% | 0.12B | -3.1% | |
| 2019 | $782.58M | $50.63M | $731.96M | 3.47% | 0.12B | -3.0% | |
| 2018 | $638.15M | $52.50M | $585.65M | 3.57% | 0.12B | -1.2% | |
| 2017 | $621.17M | $52.91M | $568.27M | 5.53% | 0.12B | -3.6% | |
| 2016 | $662.49M | $50.04M | $612.45M | 8.37% | 0.13B | -3.2% | |
| 2015 | $643.17M | $46.08M | $597.09M | 6.64% | 0.13B | -5.6% | |
| 2014 | $883.40M | $43.98M | $839.43M | 12.90% | 0.14B | -9.6% | |
| 2013 | $1.04B | $36.65M | $998.97M | 12.76% | 0.16B | -5.0% | |
| 2012 | $325.68M | $33.36M | $292.32M | 5.43% | 0.16B | -1.8% | |
| 2011 | $550.10M | $43.27M | $506.82M | 9.66% | 0.17B | -6.7% | |
| 2010 | $449.75M | $52.18M | $397.57M | 8.09% | 0.18B | -7.1% | |
| 2009 | $260.57M | $51.17M | $209.41M | 5.87% | 0.19B | -4.0% | |
| 2008 | $1.33B | $90.07M | $1.24B | 36.18% | 0.20B | -15.6% | |
| 2007 | $1.16B | $85.25M | $1.07B | 14.89% | 0.24B | -3.8% | |
| 2006 | $135.00M | $66.28M | $68.72M | 2.30% | 0.25B | -6.3% | |
| 2005 | $548.63M | $6.31M | $542.32M | 10.20% | 0.26B | +3.5% | |
| 2004 | $113.26M | $3.14M | $110.12M | 1.33% | 0.25B | +17.6% | |
| 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 | 0.78% | 0.20B | +27.8% | |
| 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 | — |
- 2025$893.20M
- 2024$1.23B
- 2023$901.40M
- 2022$1.05B
- 2021$722.59M
- 2020$777.45M
- 2019$782.58M
- 2018$638.15M
- 2017$621.17M
- 2016$662.49M
- 2015$643.17M
- 2014$883.40M
- 2013$1.04B
- 2012$325.68M
- 2011$550.10M
- 2010$449.75M
- 2009$260.57M
- 2008$1.33B
- 2007$1.16B
- 2006$135.00M
- 2005$548.63M
- 2004$113.26M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$69.51M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for VeriSign (VRSN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 8.21×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for VeriSign (VRSN)
How VeriSign splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as VeriSign, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
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 $614.50M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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