Buyback yield (TTM)
0.54%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.95%
5Y share count change
5.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$19.29M
Cumulative buybacks
$566.69M
Key takeaways
- H.B. Fuller (FUL) repurchased about $19.29M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 5.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.03× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +77.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 20% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for H.B. Fuller (FUL)
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 H.B. Fuller (FUL)
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 H.B. Fuller (FUL)
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 H.B. Fuller (FUL)
Latest: $60.71M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, H.B. Fuller (FUL) reported buyback spend of $60.71M – surged 53.5% year-over-year.
H.B. Fuller buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +77.6%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2008 and 2025, H.B. Fuller buyback spend plunged 69.8%, falling from $200.75M to $60.71M.
The highest annual buyback spend of $200.75M was reported in 2008. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1995.
H.B. Fuller Buyback Spend 2025: $60.71M
In 2025, H.B. Fuller reported buyback spend of $60.71M, surged 53.5% from 2024.
H.B. Fuller Buyback Spend 2024: $39.56M
H.B. Fuller buyback spend in 2024 was $39.56M, surged 1441.0% from 2023.
H.B. Fuller Buyback Spend 2023: $2.57M
2023's buyback spend for H.B. Fuller came in at $2.57M, plunged 35.0% below 2022.
H.B. Fuller Buyback Spend 2022: $3.95M
H.B. Fuller posted buyback spend of $3.95M in 2022, surged 47.3% from 2021.
H.B. Fuller Buyback Spend 2021: $2.68M
H.B. Fuller buyback spend in 2021 was $2.68M.
See more financial history for H.B. Fuller (FUL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $60.71M | $0.00 | $60.71M | 1.91% | 0.06B | -2.2% | |
| 2024 | $39.56M | $21.91M | $17.64M | 0.94% | 0.06B | +1.2% | |
| 2023 | $2.57M | $19.91M | −$17.34M | 0.06% | 0.06B | +1.2% | |
| 2022 | $3.95M | $24.37M | −$20.42M | 0.09% | 0.06B | +1.8% | |
| 2021 | $2.68M | $22.37M | −$19.68M | 0.07% | 0.05B | +3.4% | |
| 2020 | $3.43M | $16.91M | −$13.48M | 0.12% | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 2019 | $3.03M | $24.00M | −$20.98M | 0.12% | 0.05B | +0.0% | |
| 2018 | $4.69M | $17.11M | −$12.43M | 0.19% | 0.05B | +0.7% | |
| 2017 | $21.83M | $17.50M | $4.33M | 0.78% | 0.05B | +0.7% | |
| 2016 | $23.23M | $13.34M | $9.88M | 1.00% | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 2015 | $19.29M | $14.16M | $5.13M | 0.97% | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2014 | $15.51M | $13.38M | $2.13M | 0.72% | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2013 | $17.64M | $12.32M | $5.32M | 0.69% | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 2012 | $4.33M | $9.73M | −$5.39M | 0.27% | 0.05B | +1.5% | |
| 2011 | $8.51M | $7.74M | $769.00K | 0.78% | 0.05B | +0.5% | |
| 2010 | $377.00K | $6.41M | −$6.03M | 0.04% | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 2009 | $362.00K | $5.67M | −$5.31M | 0.04% | 0.05B | -5.2% | |
| 2008 | $200.75M | $4.32M | $196.43M | 23.48% | 0.05B | -15.0% | |
| 2007 | $100.22M | $0.00 | $100.22M | 6.72% | 0.06B | +1.5% | |
| 2006 | $1.89M | $0.00 | $1.89M | 0.12% | 0.06B | +2.7% | |
| 2005 | $338.00K | $0.00 | $338.00K | 0.04% | 0.06B | +1.1% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$60.71M
- 2024$39.56M
- 2023$2.57M
- 2022$3.95M
- 2021$2.68M
- 2020$3.43M
- 2019$3.03M
- 2018$4.69M
- 2017$21.83M
- 2016$23.23M
- 2015$19.29M
- 2014$15.51M
- 2013$17.64M
- 2012$4.33M
- 2011$8.51M
- 2010$377.00K
- 2009$362.00K
- 2008$200.75M
- 2007$100.22M
- 2006$1.89M
- 2005$338.00K
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$600.00K
- 1998$100.00K
- 1997$15.50M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$1.50M
- 1993$1.50M
- 1992$200.00K
- 1991$500.00K
- 1990$8.90M
- 1989$3.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for H.B. Fuller (FUL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.03×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for H.B. Fuller (FUL)
How H.B. Fuller splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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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 $94.56M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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