Buyback yield (TTM)
2.01%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.72%
5Y share count change
-6.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$523.45M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.05B
Key takeaways
- W. R. Berkley (WRB) repurchased about $523.45M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 6.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 12.63× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -4.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 20% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for W. R. Berkley (WRB)
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 W. R. Berkley (WRB)
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 W. R. Berkley (WRB)
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 W. R. Berkley (WRB)
Latest: $270.22M
Overview
The 2025 reading of W. R. Berkley (WRB) buyback spend is $270.22M – declined 11.0% year-over-year.
W. R. Berkley buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -4.8% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Between 2008 and 2025, W. R. Berkley buyback spend plunged 51.2%, falling from $553.28M to $270.22M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $553.28M in 2008 and its low of $0.00 in 1991.
W. R. Berkley Buyback Spend 2025: $270.22M
W. R. Berkley posted buyback spend of $270.22M in 2025, declined 11.0% below 2024.
W. R. Berkley Buyback Spend 2024: $303.65M
In 2024, W. R. Berkley reported buyback spend of $303.65M, plunged 43.5% below 2023.
W. R. Berkley Buyback Spend 2023: $537.16M
W. R. Berkley buyback spend in 2023 was $537.16M, surged 470.6% from 2022.
W. R. Berkley Buyback Spend 2022: $94.14M
2022's buyback spend for W. R. Berkley came in at $94.14M, declined 23.1% below 2021.
W. R. Berkley Buyback Spend 2021: $122.43M
W. R. Berkley buyback spend in 2021 was $122.43M.
See more financial history for W. R. Berkley (WRB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $270.22M | $0.00 | $270.22M | 0.97% | 0.40B | -1.0% | |
| 2024 | $303.65M | $54.38M | $249.27M | 1.30% | 0.40B | -1.6% | |
| 2023 | $537.16M | $51.00M | $486.16M | 2.80% | 0.41B | -2.2% | |
| 2022 | $94.14M | $49.41M | $44.73M | 0.47% | 0.42B | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $122.43M | $46.68M | $75.75M | 0.81% | 0.42B | -1.2% | |
| 2020 | $346.36M | $49.66M | $296.70M | 2.79% | 0.42B | -2.5% | |
| 2019 | $18.23M | $49.27M | −$31.05M | 0.14% | 0.44B | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $24.75M | $36.59M | −$11.84M | 0.26% | 0.43B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $47.81M | $40.49M | $7.32M | 0.52% | 0.44B | +0.4% | |
| 2016 | $132.39M | $37.17M | $95.22M | 1.56% | 0.43B | -1.3% | |
| 2015 | $223.65M | $32.12M | $191.53M | 3.17% | 0.44B | -2.6% | |
| 2014 | $238.93M | $28.07M | $210.87M | 3.53% | 0.45B | -5.0% | |
| 2013 | $166.47M | $23.78M | $142.69M | 2.75% | 0.48B | +47.3% | |
| 2012 | $127.66M | $26.76M | $100.90M | 3.59% | 0.32B | -1.6% | |
| 2011 | $187.16M | $27.18M | $159.99M | 5.95% | 0.33B | -6.1% | |
| 2010 | $471.01M | $27.41M | $443.60M | 18.01% | 0.35B | -6.9% | |
| 2009 | $147.14M | $24.46M | $122.68M | 5.60% | 0.37B | -4.0% | |
| 2008 | $553.28M | $24.14M | $529.14M | 16.58% | 0.39B | -11.8% | |
| 2007 | $488.79M | $0.00 | $488.79M | 13.37% | 0.44B | -2.7% | |
| 2006 | $45.06M | $0.00 | $45.06M | 1.02% | 0.45B | +0.9% | |
| 2005 | $33.75M | $0.00 | $33.75M | 0.83% | 0.45B | +1.1% | |
| 2004 | $337.00K | $0.00 | $337.00K | 0.01% | 0.45B | +1.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.44B | +10.0% | |
| 2002 | $71.00K | $0.00 | $71.00K | 0.01% | 0.40B | +20.3% | |
| 2001 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | 0.09% | 0.33B | +12.3% | |
| 2000 | $7.02M | $0.00 | $7.02M | — | 0.30B | +0.6% | |
| 1999 | $128.99M | $0.00 | $128.99M | — | 0.30B | -10.8% | |
| 1998 | $117.94M | $0.00 | $117.94M | — | 0.33B | -3.6% | |
| 1997 | $41.50M | $0.00 | $41.50M | — | 0.34B | +1.0% | |
| 1996 | $101.72M | $0.00 | $101.72M | — | 0.34B | — | |
| 1995 | $4.09M | $0.00 | $4.09M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $26.40M | $0.00 | $26.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $25.70M | $0.00 | $25.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $2.30M | $0.00 | $2.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $9.80M | $0.00 | $9.80M | — | — | — |
- 2025$270.22M
- 2024$303.65M
- 2023$537.16M
- 2022$94.14M
- 2021$122.43M
- 2020$346.36M
- 2019$18.23M
- 2018$24.75M
- 2017$47.81M
- 2016$132.39M
- 2015$223.65M
- 2014$238.93M
- 2013$166.47M
- 2012$127.66M
- 2011$187.16M
- 2010$471.01M
- 2009$147.14M
- 2008$553.28M
- 2007$488.79M
- 2006$45.06M
- 2005$33.75M
- 2004$337.00K
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$71.00K
- 2001$1.00M
- 2000$7.02M
- 1999$128.99M
- 1998$117.94M
- 1997$41.50M
- 1996$101.72M
- 1995$4.09M
- 1994$26.40M
- 1993$25.70M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$2.30M
- 1989$9.80M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for W. R. Berkley (WRB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 12.63×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for W. R. Berkley (WRB)
How W. R. Berkley splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as W. R. Berkley, 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 $2.67B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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