H.B. Fuller (FUL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.54% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.54%.

H.B. Fuller
FUL
TTM buyback yield
0.54%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.54%
5Y share count change
5.4%
TTM buyback spend
$19.29M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.43x
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: 1.43x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $60.71M | $0.00 | $60.71M | 0.06B | -2.2% | 1.91% |
| 2024 | $39.56M | $21.91M | $17.64M | 0.06B | 1.2% | 0.94% |
| 2023 | $2.57M | $19.91M | −$17.34M | 0.06B | 1.2% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | $3.95M | $24.37M | −$20.42M | 0.06B | 1.8% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | $2.68M | $22.37M | −$19.68M | 0.05B | 3.4% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | $3.43M | $16.91M | −$13.48M | 0.05B | 1.0% | 0.12% |
| 2019 | $3.03M | $24.00M | −$20.98M | 0.05B | 0.0% | 0.12% |
| 2018 | $4.69M | $17.11M | −$12.43M | 0.05B | 0.7% | 0.19% |
| 2017 | $21.83M | $17.50M | $4.33M | 0.05B | 0.7% | 0.78% |
| 2016 | $23.23M | $13.34M | $9.88M | 0.05B | -0.2% | 1.00% |
| 2015 | $19.29M | $14.16M | $5.13M | 0.05B | 0.3% | 0.97% |
| 2014 | $15.51M | $13.38M | $2.13M | 0.05B | 0.2% | 0.72% |
| 2013 | $17.64M | $12.32M | $5.32M | 0.05B | 1.0% | 0.69% |
| 2012 | $4.33M | $9.73M | −$5.39M | 0.05B | 1.5% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | $8.51M | $7.74M | $769.00K | 0.05B | 0.5% | 0.78% |
| 2010 | $377.00K | $6.41M | −$6.03M | 0.05B | 1.0% | 0.04% |
| 2009 | $362.00K | $5.67M | −$5.31M | 0.05B | -5.2% | 0.04% |
| 2008 | $200.75M | $4.32M | $196.43M | 0.05B | -15.0% | 23.48% |
| 2007 | $100.22M | $0.00 | $100.22M | 0.06B | 1.5% | 6.72% |
| 2006 | $1.89M | $0.00 | $1.89M | 0.06B | 2.7% | 0.12% |
| 2005 | $338.00K | $0.00 | $338.00K | 0.06B | 1.1% | 0.04% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | -5.7% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | -4.3% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | 0.06B | 1.0% | — |
| 1998 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | 0.06B | -1.7% | — |
| 1997 | $15.50M | $0.00 | $15.50M | 0.06B | -0.2% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $1.50M | $0.00 | $1.50M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $1.50M | $0.00 | $1.50M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $500.00K | $0.00 | $500.00K | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $8.90M | $0.00 | $8.90M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)20% of headroom
Headroom $94.56M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does H.B. Fuller buy back its own stock?
- Yes, H.B. Fuller (FUL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does H.B. Fuller spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $19.29M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is H.B. Fuller's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.54% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is H.B. Fuller's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.54% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is H.B. Fuller 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 H.B. Fuller's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 5.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).