Welltower (WELL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Welltower
WELL
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
62.8%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
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: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $1.56B | −$1.56B | 0.68B | 11.6% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $75.82M | −$75.82M | 0.61B | 17.4% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $37.20M | −$37.20M | 0.52B | 11.5% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $26.15M | −$26.15M | 0.47B | 9.0% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $17.81M | −$17.81M | 0.43B | 2.3% | — |
| 2020 | $7.66M | $28.32M | −$20.66M | 0.42B | 3.4% | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $25.05M | −$25.05M | 0.40B | 7.6% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $27.65M | −$27.65M | 0.38B | 1.7% | — |
| 2017 | $287.50M | $19.10M | $268.40M | 0.37B | 2.4% | 1.22% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $28.87M | −$28.87M | 0.36B | 3.1% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $30.84M | −$30.84M | 0.35B | 13.5% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $32.08M | −$32.08M | 0.31B | 10.4% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $20.18M | −$20.18M | 0.28B | 23.4% | — |
| 2012 | $275.00M | $18.52M | $256.48M | 0.23B | 29.6% | 1.73% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $10.79M | −$10.79M | 0.17B | 36.0% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $11.82M | −$11.82M | 0.13B | 11.9% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $9.63M | −$9.63M | 0.11B | 21.5% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $8.53M | −$8.53M | 0.09B | 18.8% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $7.05M | −$7.05M | 0.08B | 28.0% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $6.98M | −$6.98M | 0.06B | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | 4.6% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.05B | 17.8% | — |
| 2003 | $75.00M | $0.00 | $75.00M | 0.04B | 18.5% | 4.12% |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.04B | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | 8.3% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | 9.6% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | 18.3% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.02B | 55.6% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | — | — |
| 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 | $2.50M | $0.00 | $2.50M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $969.92M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Welltower buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Welltower (WELL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Welltower 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 Welltower's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 62.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).