Xylem (XYL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.05% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.05%.
Xylem
XYL
TTM buyback yield
0.05%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.05%
5Y share count change
34.7%
TTM buyback spend
$15.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.28x
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: 0.28x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.00M | $53.00M | −$38.00M | 0.24B | 0.2% | 0.05% |
| 2024 | $20.00M | $56.00M | −$36.00M | 0.24B | 11.6% | 0.07% |
| 2023 | $25.00M | $60.00M | −$35.00M | 0.22B | 20.6% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | $52.00M | $37.00M | $15.00M | 0.18B | -0.3% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | $68.00M | $33.00M | $35.00M | 0.18B | 0.2% | 0.31% |
| 2020 | $61.00M | $26.00M | $35.00M | 0.18B | -0.1% | 0.33% |
| 2019 | $40.00M | $29.00M | $11.00M | 0.18B | 0.1% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | $59.00M | $30.00M | $29.00M | 0.18B | 0.1% | 0.49% |
| 2017 | $25.00M | $21.00M | $4.00M | 0.18B | 0.5% | 0.20% |
| 2016 | $4.00M | $18.00M | −$14.00M | 0.18B | -0.9% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | $179.00M | $15.00M | $164.00M | 0.18B | -1.4% | 2.75% |
| 2014 | $134.00M | $18.00M | $116.00M | 0.18B | -1.0% | 1.93% |
| 2013 | $73.00M | $27.00M | $46.00M | 0.19B | -0.1% | 1.14% |
| 2012 | $13.00M | $22.00M | −$9.00M | 0.19B | 0.5% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $13.00M | −$13.00M | 0.19B | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $9.00M | −$9.00M | 0.18B | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $9.00M | −$9.00M | 0.18B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)3% of headroom
Headroom $519.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Xylem buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Xylem (XYL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Xylem spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $15.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Xylem's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.05% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Xylem's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.05% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Xylem 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 Xylem's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 34.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).