Buyback yield (TTM)
2.08%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.65%
5Y share count change
94.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$325.10M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.80B
Key takeaways
- Viatris (VTRS) repurchased about $325.10M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 94.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.90× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 28% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Viatris (VTRS)
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 Viatris (VTRS)
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 Viatris (VTRS)
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 Viatris (VTRS)
Latest: $500.50M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Viatris (VTRS) reported buyback spend of $500.50M – surged 100.2% year-over-year.
Viatris buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is +22.2%, with mixed annual results across the window.
Viatris buyback spend plunged from $1.26B in 2005 to $500.50M in 2025, a 60.2% drawdown.
$1.26B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2005, against a low of $0.00 during 2004.
Viatris Buyback Spend 2025: $500.50M
In 2025, Viatris reported buyback spend of $500.50M, surged 100.2% from 2024.
Viatris Buyback Spend 2024: $250.00M
Viatris buyback spend in 2024 was $250.00M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Viatris Buyback Spend 2023: $250.00M
Viatris buyback spend in 2023 was $250.00M.
Viatris Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Viatris posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2022, plunged 100.0% below 2021.
Viatris Buyback Spend 2021: $17.40M
Viatris buyback spend in 2021 was $17.40M.
See more financial history for Viatris (VTRS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $500.50M | $177.70M | $322.80M | 3.49% | 1.17B | -1.9% | |
| 2024 | $250.00M | $146.10M | $103.90M | 1.68% | 1.19B | -1.1% | |
| 2023 | $250.00M | $180.70M | $69.30M | 1.92% | 1.21B | -0.9% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $116.40M | −$116.40M | — | 1.22B | +0.7% | |
| 2021 | $17.40M | $111.20M | −$93.80M | 0.11% | 1.21B | +101.1% | |
| 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 | 3.06% | 0.52B | -3.8% | |
| 2017 | $500.20M | $74.70M | $425.50M | 2.22% | 0.54B | +3.1% | |
| 2016 | $17.50M | $88.90M | −$71.40M | 0.09% | 0.52B | +4.6% | |
| 2015 | $67.50M | $92.80M | −$25.30M | 0.24% | 0.50B | +25.0% | |
| 2014 | $27.70M | $66.00M | −$38.30M | 0.12% | 0.40B | +0.9% | |
| 2013 | $1.00B | $47.00M | $953.00M | 5.82% | 0.39B | -6.1% | |
| 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 | — |
- 2025$500.50M
- 2024$250.00M
- 2023$250.00M
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$17.40M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$432.00M
- 2017$500.20M
- 2016$17.50M
- 2015$67.50M
- 2014$27.70M
- 2013$1.00B
- 2012$999.90M
- 2011$350.00M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2005$1.26B
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$133.09M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Viatris (VTRS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.90×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Viatris (VTRS)
How Viatris splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Viatris, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.95B | |
| $5.54B | |
| $5.08B | |
| $4.11B | |
| $980.00M | |
| $216.35M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $5.95B
- $5.54B
- $5.08B
- $4.11B
- $980.00M
- $216.35M
- $0.00
- $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 $1.15B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Data & methodology
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation