Buyback yield (TTM)
13.25%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
15.29%
5Y share count change
-26.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$421M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.03B
Key takeaways
- KB Home (KBH) repurchased about $421M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 26.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 10.27× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +102.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 141% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for KB Home (KBH)
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 KB Home (KBH)
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 KB Home (KBH)
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 KB Home (KBH)
Latest: $541M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, KB Home (KBH) reported buyback spend of $541M – surged 53.0% year-over-year.
KB Home buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +102.1%, with mixed annual results across the window.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $541M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
KB Home Buyback Spend 2025: $541M
2025's buyback spend for KB Home came in at $541M, surged 53.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
KB Home Buyback Spend 2024: $354M
KB Home posted buyback spend of $354M in 2024, declined 14.0% below 2023.
KB Home Buyback Spend 2023: $411M
In 2023, KB Home reported buyback spend of $411M, surged 174.3% from 2022.
KB Home Buyback Spend 2022: $150M
KB Home buyback spend in 2022 was $150M, declined 20.3% below 2021.
KB Home Buyback Spend 2021: $188M
KB Home buyback spend in 2021 was $188M.
See more financial history for KB Home (KBH).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $541M | $46.2M | $495M | 13.24% | 69.3M | -10.0% | |
| 2024 | $354M | $34.5M | $319M | 5.86% | 77M | -7.7% | |
| 2023 | $411M | $34.6M | $377M | 10.13% | 83.4M | -6.7% | |
| 2022 | $150M | $29.5M | $121M | 5.63% | 89.3M | -4.5% | |
| 2021 | $188M | $28.9M | $159M | 5.36% | 93.6M | -0.5% | |
| 2020 | $16.1M | $21.5M | -$5.47M | 0.50% | 94.1M | +0.3% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $18.3M | -$18.3M | — | 93.8M | -7.1% | |
| 2018 | $35M | $15.9M | $19.2M | 1.88% | 101M | +2.8% | |
| 2017 | $6.67M | $14.6M | -$7.96M | 0.25% | 98.3M | +2.1% | |
| 2016 | $88.4M | $16.9M | $71.5M | 6.57% | 96.3M | -6.4% | |
| 2015 | $567K | $17.1M | -$16.6M | 0.04% | 103M | +3.6% | |
| 2014 | $546K | $9.1M | -$8.55M | 0.03% | 99.3M | +8.5% | |
| 2013 | $8.49M | $5.7M | $2.79M | 0.58% | 91.6M | +18.7% | |
| 2012 | $1.8M | $6.71M | -$4.91M | 0.16% | 77.1M | +0.1% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $8.05M | -$8.05M | — | 77M | +0.2% | |
| 2010 | $350K | $8.07M | -$7.72M | 0.04% | 76.9M | +0.3% | |
| 2009 | $616K | $3.98M | -$3.36M | 0.06% | 76.7M | -1.1% | |
| 2008 | $967K | $0.00 | $967K | 0.12% | 77.5M | +0.4% | |
| 2007 | $6.9M | $9.35M | -$2.46M | 0.43% | 77.2M | -6.9% | |
| 2006 | $394M | $5.81M | $388M | 9.90% | 82.9M | -6.2% | |
| 2005 | $135M | $0.00 | $135M | 2.38% | 88.4M | +4.8% | |
| 2004 | $66.1M | $0.00 | $66.1M | 1.88% | 84.3M | +0.0% | |
| 2003 | $108M | $0.00 | $108M | 3.96% | 84.3M | -4.2% | |
| 2002 | $191M | $0.00 | $191M | 10.66% | 87.9M | +12.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 77.9M | -2.8% | |
| 2000 | $169M | $0.00 | $169M | — | 80.1M | -16.3% | |
| 1999 | $81.9M | $0.00 | $81.9M | — | 95.8M | +16.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 82.2M | +5.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 78M | -1.9% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 79.5M | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $73.7M | $0.00 | $73.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$541M
- 2024$354M
- 2023$411M
- 2022$150M
- 2021$188M
- 2020$16.1M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$35M
- 2017$6.67M
- 2016$88.4M
- 2015$567K
- 2014$546K
- 2013$8.49M
- 2012$1.8M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$350K
- 2009$616K
- 2008$967K
- 2007$6.9M
- 2006$394M
- 2005$135M
- 2004$66.1M
- 2003$108M
- 2002$191M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$169M
- 1999$81.9M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$73.7M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for KB Home (KBH)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 10.27×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for KB Home (KBH)
How KB Home splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by 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 $298M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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