Buyback yield (TTM)
0.46%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.15%
5Y share count change
-1.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$28M
Cumulative buybacks
$11.7B
Key takeaways
- Campbell Soup (CPB) repurchased about $28M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.53× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 7% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Campbell Soup (CPB)
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 Campbell Soup (CPB)
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 Campbell Soup (CPB)
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 Campbell Soup (CPB)
Latest: $62M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Campbell Soup (CPB) reported buyback spend of $62M – declined 7.5% year-over-year.
Campbell Soup buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is -12.8%, with a net decline across the window.
Between 1997 and 2025, Campbell Soup buyback spend plunged 96.3%, falling from $1.7B to $62M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.7B in 1997 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Campbell Soup Buyback Spend 2025: $62M
Campbell Soup buyback spend in 2025 was $62M, declined 7.5% below 2024.
Campbell Soup Buyback Spend 2024: $67M
2024's buyback spend for Campbell Soup came in at $67M, plunged 52.8% below 2023.
Campbell Soup Buyback Spend 2023: $142M
Campbell Soup posted buyback spend of $142M in 2023, declined 15.0% below 2022.
Campbell Soup Buyback Spend 2022: $167M
In 2022, Campbell Soup reported buyback spend of $167M, surged 363.9% from 2021.
Campbell Soup Buyback Spend 2021: $36M
Campbell Soup buyback spend in 2021 was $36M.
See more financial history for Campbell Soup (CPB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $62M | $57M | $5M | 0.64% | 300M | 0.0% | |
| 2024 | $67M | $99M | -$32M | 0.48% | 300M | -0.3% | |
| 2023 | $142M | $63M | $79M | 1.04% | 301M | -0.3% | |
| 2022 | $167M | $59M | $108M | 1.13% | 302M | -1.0% | |
| 2021 | $36M | $64M | -$28M | 0.27% | 305M | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $61M | -$61M | — | 304M | +0.7% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $58M | -$58M | — | 302M | 0.0% | |
| 2018 | $86M | $61M | $25M | 0.70% | 302M | -1.6% | |
| 2017 | $437M | $60M | $377M | 2.73% | 307M | -1.3% | |
| 2016 | $143M | $0.00 | $143M | 0.75% | 311M | -0.6% | |
| 2015 | $244M | $0.00 | $244M | 1.60% | 313M | -0.9% | |
| 2014 | $76M | $56M | $20M | 0.58% | 316M | -0.3% | |
| 2013 | $153M | $113M | $40M | 1.04% | 317M | -0.6% | |
| 2012 | $412M | $79M | $333M | 3.95% | 319M | -3.0% | |
| 2011 | $728M | $87M | $641M | 6.78% | 329M | -4.1% | |
| 2010 | $472M | $88M | $384M | 3.87% | 343M | -4.2% | |
| 2009 | $527M | $84M | $443M | 4.82% | 358M | -5.0% | |
| 2008 | $903M | $0.00 | $903M | 6.65% | 377M | -4.8% | |
| 2007 | $1.14B | $0.00 | $1.14B | 8.02% | 396M | -4.3% | |
| 2006 | $506M | $0.00 | $506M | 3.39% | 414M | +0.2% | |
| 2005 | $110M | $0.00 | $110M | 0.88% | 413M | +0.2% | |
| 2004 | $56M | $0.00 | $56M | 0.54% | 412M | +0.2% | |
| 2003 | $24M | $0.00 | $24M | 0.24% | 411M | 0.0% | |
| 2002 | $5M | $0.00 | $5M | 0.05% | 411M | -1.7% | |
| 2001 | $618M | $0.00 | $618M | 5.46% | 418M | -3.2% | |
| 2000 | $394M | $0.00 | $394M | — | 432M | -2.9% | |
| 1999 | $1.03B | $0.00 | $1.03B | — | 445M | -3.3% | |
| 1998 | $669M | $0.00 | $669M | — | 460M | -3.8% | |
| 1997 | $1.7B | $0.00 | $1.7B | — | 478M | -5.0% | |
| 1996 | $244M | $0.00 | $244M | — | 503M | — | |
| 1995 | $24M | $0.00 | $24M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $145M | $0.00 | $145M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $42.3M | $0.00 | $42.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $150M | $0.00 | $150M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $176M | $0.00 | $176M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $28.7M | $0.00 | $28.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$62M
- 2024$67M
- 2023$142M
- 2022$167M
- 2021$36M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$86M
- 2017$437M
- 2016$143M
- 2015$244M
- 2014$76M
- 2013$153M
- 2012$412M
- 2011$728M
- 2010$472M
- 2009$527M
- 2008$903M
- 2007$1.14B
- 2006$506M
- 2005$110M
- 2004$56M
- 2003$24M
- 2002$5M
- 2001$618M
- 2000$394M
- 1999$1.03B
- 1998$669M
- 1997$1.7B
- 1996$244M
- 1995$24M
- 1994$145M
- 1993$42.3M
- 1992$150M
- 1991$176M
- 1990$28.7M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Campbell Soup (CPB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.53×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Campbell Soup (CPB)
How Campbell Soup splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Campbell Soup, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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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 $428M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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