Viatris (VTRS) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.49% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.49%.
Viatris
VTRS
TTM buyback yield
3.49%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.49%
5Y share count change
94.7%
TTM buyback spend
$500.50M
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.82x
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: 2.82x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $500.50M | $177.70M | $322.80M | 1.17B | -1.9% | 3.49% |
| 2024 | $250.00M | $146.10M | $103.90M | 1.19B | -1.1% | 1.68% |
| 2023 | $250.00M | $180.70M | $69.30M | 1.21B | -0.9% | 1.92% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $116.40M | −$116.40M | 1.22B | 0.7% | — |
| 2021 | $17.40M | $111.20M | −$93.80M | 1.21B | 101.1% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $79.20M | −$79.20M | 0.60B | 16.4% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $56.80M | −$56.80M | 0.52B | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | $432.00M | $70.60M | $361.40M | 0.52B | -3.8% | 3.06% |
| 2017 | $500.20M | $74.70M | $425.50M | 0.54B | 3.1% | 2.22% |
| 2016 | $17.50M | $88.90M | −$71.40M | 0.52B | 4.6% | 0.09% |
| 2015 | $67.50M | $92.80M | −$25.30M | 0.50B | 25.0% | 0.24% |
| 2014 | $27.70M | $66.00M | −$38.30M | 0.40B | 0.9% | 0.12% |
| 2013 | $1.00B | $47.00M | $953.00M | 0.39B | -6.1% | 5.82% |
| 2012 | $999.90M | $0.00 | $999.90M | 0.42B | -4.2% | — |
| 2011 | $350.00M | $0.00 | $350.00M | 0.44B | 33.4% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.33B | 7.2% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.31B | 0.8% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.30B | 18.4% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.26B | 9.8% | — |
| 2005 | $1.26B | $0.00 | $1.26B | 0.23B | -14.4% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.27B | -1.0% | — |
| 2003 | $133.09M | $0.00 | $133.09M | 0.28B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)40% of headroom
Headroom $1.26B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Viatris buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Viatris (VTRS) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Viatris spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $500.50M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Viatris's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.49% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Viatris's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.49% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Viatris 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 Viatris's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 94.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).