Buyback yield (TTM)
10.77%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
14.44%
5Y share count change
-7.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$136.56M
Cumulative buybacks
$615.16M
Key takeaways
- Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) repurchased about $136.56M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 7.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 133.23× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +44.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 197% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)
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 Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)
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 Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)
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 Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)
Latest: $103.78M
Overview
In 2025, Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) buyback spend totalled $103.78M – surged 49321.4% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Westamerica Bancorporation buyback spend produced a CAGR of +44.5% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $103.78M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Westamerica Bancorporation Buyback Spend 2025: $103.78M
In 2025, Westamerica Bancorporation reported buyback spend of $103.78M, surged 49321.4% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Westamerica Bancorporation Buyback Spend 2024: $210.00K
Westamerica Bancorporation buyback spend in 2024 was $210.00K, plunged 98.5% below 2023.
Westamerica Bancorporation Buyback Spend 2023: $13.75M
2023's buyback spend for Westamerica Bancorporation came in at $13.75M, surged 6206.0% from 2022.
Westamerica Bancorporation Buyback Spend 2022: $218.00K
Westamerica Bancorporation posted buyback spend of $218.00K in 2022, declined 6.0% below 2021.
Westamerica Bancorporation Buyback Spend 2021: $232.00K
Westamerica Bancorporation buyback spend in 2021 was $232.00K.
See more financial history for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $103.78M | $1.10M | $102.69M | 8.73% | 0.02B | -6.9% | |
| 2024 | $210.00K | $1.48M | −$1.27M | 0.01% | 0.03B | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $13.75M | $1.36M | $12.39M | 0.91% | 0.03B | -0.7% | |
| 2022 | $218.00K | $1.31M | −$1.09M | 0.01% | 0.03B | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $232.00K | $1.42M | −$1.19M | 0.01% | 0.03B | -0.3% | |
| 2020 | $16.50M | $1.88M | $14.62M | 1.11% | 0.03B | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $488.00K | $1.74M | −$1.26M | 0.03% | 0.03B | +0.9% | |
| 2018 | $524.00K | $1.99M | −$1.46M | 0.04% | 0.03B | +1.3% | |
| 2017 | $314.00K | $1.82M | −$1.51M | 0.02% | 0.03B | +2.9% | |
| 2016 | $5.42M | $1.49M | $3.93M | 0.33% | 0.03B | +0.4% | |
| 2015 | $14.73M | $1.27M | $13.46M | 1.23% | 0.03B | -2.2% | |
| 2014 | $52.16M | $1.32M | $50.84M | 4.12% | 0.03B | -2.7% | |
| 2013 | $57.32M | $1.40M | $55.92M | 3.82% | 0.03B | -3.0% | |
| 2012 | $51.50M | $1.45M | $50.05M | 4.43% | 0.03B | -3.6% | |
| 2011 | $60.51M | $1.43M | $59.08M | 4.91% | 0.03B | -2.5% | |
| 2010 | $28.72M | $1.38M | $27.34M | 1.78% | 0.03B | +0.4% | |
| 2009 | $85.77M | $1.13M | $84.64M | 5.30% | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2008 | $35.91M | $1.19M | $34.72M | 2.43% | 0.03B | -3.0% | |
| 2007 | $87.10M | $1.78M | $85.32M | 6.77% | 0.03B | -5.0% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | +1.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | -2.7% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | -2.5% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.03B | -4.3% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -3.2% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -5.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -7.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -2.8% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | +23.4% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$103.78M
- 2024$210.00K
- 2023$13.75M
- 2022$218.00K
- 2021$232.00K
- 2020$16.50M
- 2019$488.00K
- 2018$524.00K
- 2017$314.00K
- 2016$5.42M
- 2015$14.73M
- 2014$52.16M
- 2013$57.32M
- 2012$51.50M
- 2011$60.51M
- 2010$28.72M
- 2009$85.77M
- 2008$35.91M
- 2007$87.10M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 133.23×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)
How Westamerica Bancorporation splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Westamerica Bancorporation, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
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 $69.22M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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