Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.12%
5Y share count change
3.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$2.29B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 3.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -58.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for WEC Energy Group (WEC)
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 WEC Energy Group (WEC)
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 WEC Energy Group (WEC)
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 WEC Energy Group (WEC)
Latest: $1.30M
Overview
In 2025, WEC Energy Group (WEC) buyback spend totalled $1.30M – plunged 59.4% year-over-year.
WEC Energy Group buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -58.0%, with a net decline across the window.
WEC Energy Group buyback spend plunged from $223.40M in 2013 to $1.30M in 2025, a 99.4% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $223.40M was reported in 2013. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1995.
WEC Energy Group Buyback Spend 2025: $1.30M
In 2025, WEC Energy Group reported buyback spend of $1.30M, plunged 59.4% below 2024.
WEC Energy Group Buyback Spend 2024: $3.20M
WEC Energy Group buyback spend in 2024 was $3.20M, plunged 80.7% below 2023.
WEC Energy Group Buyback Spend 2023: $16.60M
2023's buyback spend for WEC Energy Group came in at $16.60M, plunged 76.0% below 2022.
WEC Energy Group Buyback Spend 2022: $69.20M
WEC Energy Group posted buyback spend of $69.20M in 2022, surged 109.1% from 2021.
WEC Energy Group Buyback Spend 2021: $33.10M
WEC Energy Group buyback spend in 2021 was $33.10M.
See more financial history for WEC Energy Group (WEC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | 0.00% | 0.33B | +3.6% | |
| 2024 | $3.20M | $0.00 | $3.20M | 0.01% | 0.32B | +0.2% | |
| 2023 | $16.60M | $0.00 | $16.60M | 0.06% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $69.20M | $0.00 | $69.20M | 0.23% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $33.10M | $0.00 | $33.10M | 0.11% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2020 | $99.20M | $0.00 | $99.20M | 0.34% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2019 | $140.10M | $0.00 | $140.10M | 0.48% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2018 | $72.40M | $0.00 | $72.40M | 0.33% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2017 | $71.30M | $0.00 | $71.30M | 0.34% | 0.32B | +0.1% | |
| 2016 | $108.00M | $0.00 | $108.00M | 0.58% | 0.32B | +16.2% | |
| 2015 | $127.40M | $0.00 | $127.40M | 0.79% | 0.27B | +19.9% | |
| 2014 | $123.20M | $0.00 | $123.20M | 1.04% | 0.23B | -1.0% | |
| 2013 | $223.40M | $0.00 | $223.40M | 2.39% | 0.23B | -1.3% | |
| 2012 | $153.20M | $0.00 | $153.20M | 1.81% | 0.23B | -1.1% | |
| 2011 | $193.90M | $0.00 | $193.90M | 2.40% | 0.24B | -0.5% | |
| 2010 | $156.60M | $0.00 | $156.60M | 2.28% | 0.24B | +0.4% | |
| 2009 | $29.60M | $0.00 | $29.60M | 0.51% | 0.24B | -0.3% | |
| 2008 | $23.00M | $0.00 | $23.00M | 0.47% | 0.24B | -0.3% | |
| 2007 | $67.80M | $0.00 | $67.80M | 1.19% | 0.24B | +0.1% | |
| 2006 | $48.00M | $0.00 | $48.00M | 0.86% | 0.24B | 0.0% | |
| 2005 | $75.10M | $0.00 | $75.10M | 1.64% | 0.24B | -0.7% | |
| 2004 | $152.70M | $0.00 | $152.70M | 3.87% | 0.24B | +0.5% | |
| 2003 | $6.80M | $0.00 | $6.80M | 0.17% | 0.24B | -16.9% | |
| 2002 | $52.30M | $0.00 | $52.30M | 1.79% | 0.29B | +21.2% | |
| 2001 | $133.60M | $0.00 | $133.60M | 5.15% | 0.24B | -3.0% | |
| 2000 | $100.80M | $0.00 | $100.80M | — | 0.24B | +4.0% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | +2.4% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | +1.4% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.22B | +1.5% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.22B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $5.30M | $0.00 | $5.30M | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.30M
- 2024$3.20M
- 2023$16.60M
- 2022$69.20M
- 2021$33.10M
- 2020$99.20M
- 2019$140.10M
- 2018$72.40M
- 2017$71.30M
- 2016$108.00M
- 2015$127.40M
- 2014$123.20M
- 2013$223.40M
- 2012$153.20M
- 2011$193.90M
- 2010$156.60M
- 2009$29.60M
- 2008$23.00M
- 2007$67.80M
- 2006$48.00M
- 2005$75.10M
- 2004$152.70M
- 2003$6.80M
- 2002$52.30M
- 2001$133.60M
- 2000$100.80M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$5.30M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for WEC Energy Group (WEC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for WEC Energy Group (WEC)
How WEC Energy Group splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as WEC Energy Group, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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