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Zimmer Biomet stock buybacks

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$751Mbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026

Zimmer Biomet bought back $751M of its stock in the last twelve months, $653M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.8% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$300M$600MQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20$0
Q4 '20$0
Q1 '21$0
Q2 '21$0
Q3 '21$0
Q4 '21$0
Q1 '22$0
Q2 '22$0
Q3 '22$0
Q4 '22$0
Q1 '23$267.6M
Q2 '23$14.3M
Q3 '23$0
Q4 '23$410.3M
Q1 '24$113.6M
Q2 '24$85.9M
Q3 '24$596.3M
Q4 '24$72.2M
Q1 '25$229.8M
Q2 '25$7.2M
Q3 '25$0
Q4 '25$250M
Q1 '26$250.1M
Q2 '26$250.7M
Diluted shares outstanding
193.6M201.8M209.9MQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20208.5M
Q4 '20206.2M
Q1 '21210.2M
Q2 '21210.7M
Q3 '21210.6M
Q4 '21210.1M
Q1 '22210.1M
Q2 '22210.3M
Q3 '22210.3M
Q4 '22210.5M
Q1 '23210.4M
Q2 '23209.9M
Q3 '23210.0M
Q4 '23208.5M
Q1 '24206.2M
Q2 '24206.4M
Q3 '24203.0M
Q4 '24200.0M
Q1 '25199.7M
Q2 '25198.3M
Q3 '25198.8M
Q4 '25198.0M
Q1 '26195.8M
Q2 '26192.8M
$251Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$653Mnet of stock compensation ($98M)
−2.8%diluted shares, 1 year
−4.0%diluted shares, 5 years
$188Mdividends, 12 months
49%of free cash flow ($1.5B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
190.7Mshares outstanding (Jul 30, 2026)

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2025$487M$190M$90M$1.5B198.7M10-K
2024$868M$196M$101M$1.3B203.9M10-K
2023$692M$201M$100M$1.3B209.7M10-K
2022$126M$201M$105M—210.3M10-K
2016$416M$188M$57M$1.4B202.4M10-K
2015$150M$157M$46M—189.8M10-K
2014$401M$146M$49M—171.7M10-K
2013$721M$132M$49M$863M171.8M10-K
2012$486M$94M$55M$1.0B176.0M10-K
2011$1.1B—$61M$1.1B188.7M10-K

Questions

Does Zimmer Biomet buy back its stock?
Zimmer Biomet bought back $751M of its stock in the last twelve months, $653M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.8% from a year earlier.
How much did Zimmer Biomet spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
$487M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
Is Zimmer Biomet's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed −4.0% over five fiscal years and −2.8% over the last year.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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