Block (XYZ) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.85% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.85%.
Block
XYZ
TTM buyback yield
5.85%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.85%
5Y share count change
29.2%
TTM buyback spend
$2.33B
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.92x
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: 1.92x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.33B | $1.22B | $1.12B | 0.62B | -2.1% | 5.85% |
| 2024 | $1.17B | $1.27B | −$102.44M | 0.64B | 3.6% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | $156.81M | $1.28B | −$1.12B | 0.61B | 6.1% | 0.33% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $1.07B | −$1.07B | 0.58B | 15.4% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $608.04M | −$608.04M | 0.50B | 4.1% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $397.80M | −$397.80M | 0.48B | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $297.86M | −$297.86M | 0.47B | 14.9% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $216.88M | −$216.88M | 0.41B | 7.0% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $155.84M | −$155.84M | 0.38B | 11.1% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $138.79M | −$138.79M | 0.34B | 4.4% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $82.29M | −$82.29M | 0.33B | 15.1% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $36.10M | −$36.10M | 0.28B | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $14.66M | −$14.66M | 0.28B | 2.5% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $10.11M | −$10.11M | 0.28B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)96% of headroom
Headroom $2.42B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Block buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Block (XYZ) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Block spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.33B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Block's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.85% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Block's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.85% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Block 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 Block's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 29.2% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).