SLB LIMITED/NV (SLB) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.50 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.14 USD per share.
SLB LIMITED/NV (SLB) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.50 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.14 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 94.5 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 22.2 %. The dividend per share was 1.14 USD, up 3.6 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1.60 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1.22B | 1.19B | 1.36B | 1.33B | 1.33B | 1.31B | 1.28B | 1.26B | 1.39B | 1.38B | 1.38B | 1.38B | 1.39B | 1.40B | 1.42B | 1.43B | 1.40B | 1.50B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 166M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 135M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 1.55M | 7.81M | 11.1M | 16.6M | 7.00M | 0.00M | 94.5M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 12.22 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 9.71 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.11 % | 0.56 % | 0.79 % | 1.17 % | 0.49 % | 0.00 % | 6.32 % |
| Shares repurchased | -15.0M | -29.2M | 0.00M | -27.4M | -5.52M | -20.9M | -32.0M | -18.9M | 0.00M | -7.54M | -0.97M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -26.1M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -1.23 % | -2.44 % | 0.00 % | -2.05 % | -0.42 % | -1.60 % | -2.51 % | -1.51 % | 0.00 % | -0.55 % | -0.07 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.87 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -15.0M | -29.2M | 166M | -27.4M | -5.52M | -20.9M | -32.0M | -18.9M | 135M | -7.54M | -0.97M | 1.55M | 7.81M | 11.1M | 16.6M | 7.00M | -26.1M | 94.5M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -1.23 % | -2.44 % | 12.22 % | -2.05 % | -0.42 % | -1.60 % | -2.51 % | -1.51 % | 9.71 % | -0.55 % | -0.07 % | 0.11 % | 0.56 % | 0.79 % | 1.17 % | 0.49 % | -1.87 % | 6.32 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.88 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.14 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 17.74 % | 32.10 % | 24.37 % | 26.02 % | 26.08 % | 23.89 % | 36.19 % | 116.75 % | — | — | 129.56 % | — | — | 37.16 % | 24.64 % | 31.33 % | 34.36 % | 47.48 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.96B | 1.01B | 1.04B | 1.30B | 1.43B | 1.61B | 1.97B | 2.42B | 2.65B | 2.78B | 2.77B | 2.77B | 1.73B | 0.70B | 0.85B | 1.32B | 1.53B | 1.60B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.13 % | 1.28 % | 1.02 % | 1.49 % | 1.62 % | 1.39 % | 1.84 % | 2.84 % | 2.36 % | 2.96 % | 5.46 % | 5.00 % | 4.06 % | 1.66 % | 1.24 % | 1.91 % | 2.91 % | 3.02 % |
Figures in USD