Buyback yield (TTM)
0.38%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.08%
5Y share count change
63.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$313.53M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.10B
Key takeaways
- KKR & Co. (KKR) repurchased about $313.53M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 63.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.62× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -13.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 5% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for KKR & Co. (KKR)
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 KKR & Co. (KKR)
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 KKR & Co. (KKR)
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 KKR & Co. (KKR)
Latest: $122.92M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for KKR & Co. (KKR) came in at $122.92M – edged down 1.7% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, KKR & Co. buyback spend compounded at -13.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
KKR & Co. buyback spend plunged from $346.65M in 2022 to $122.92M in 2025, a 64.5% drawdown.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $346.65M in 2022 and its low of $0.00 in 2007.
KKR & Co. Buyback Spend 2025: $122.92M
In 2025, KKR & Co. reported buyback spend of $122.92M, edged down 1.7% below 2024.
KKR & Co. Buyback Spend 2024: $125.01M
KKR & Co. buyback spend in 2024 was $125.01M, plunged 56.9% below 2023.
KKR & Co. Buyback Spend 2023: $289.84M
2023's buyback spend for KKR & Co. came in at $289.84M, declined 16.4% below 2022.
KKR & Co. Buyback Spend 2022: $346.65M
KKR & Co. posted buyback spend of $346.65M in 2022, grew 28.5% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
KKR & Co. Buyback Spend 2021: $269.71M
KKR & Co. buyback spend in 2021 was $269.71M.
See more financial history for KKR & Co. (KKR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $122.92M | $616.91M | −$494.00M | 0.11% | 0.96B | +1.8% | |
| 2024 | $125.01M | $746.44M | −$621.44M | 0.10% | 0.94B | +3.0% | |
| 2023 | $289.84M | $618.47M | −$328.63M | 0.40% | 0.91B | +21.7% | |
| 2022 | $346.65M | $730.24M | −$383.58M | 0.87% | 0.75B | +18.4% | |
| 2021 | $269.71M | $529.82M | −$260.11M | 0.62% | 0.63B | +8.5% | |
| 2020 | $246.16M | $326.76M | −$80.60M | 1.07% | 0.58B | +4.7% | |
| 2019 | $72.12M | $297.71M | −$225.58M | 0.45% | 0.56B | +4.5% | |
| 2018 | $173.14M | $331.71M | −$158.57M | 1.67% | 0.53B | +5.4% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $334.82M | −$334.82M | — | 0.51B | +4.7% | |
| 2016 | $296.84M | $264.89M | $31.95M | 4.28% | 0.48B | +0.2% | |
| 2015 | $161.93M | $261.58M | −$99.65M | 2.31% | 0.48B | +17.1% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $310.40M | −$310.40M | — | 0.41B | +37.2% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $307.51M | −$307.51M | — | 0.30B | +18.2% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $400.21M | −$400.21M | — | 0.25B | +14.2% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $470.22M | −$470.22M | — | 0.22B | +8.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $824.19M | −$824.19M | — | 0.21B | +0.6% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $562.37M | −$562.37M | — | 0.20B | 0.0% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | 0.0% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | — |
- 2025$122.92M
- 2024$125.01M
- 2023$289.84M
- 2022$346.65M
- 2021$269.71M
- 2020$246.16M
- 2019$72.12M
- 2018$173.14M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$296.84M
- 2015$161.93M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for KKR & Co. (KKR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.62×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for KKR & Co. (KKR)
How KKR & Co. splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as KKR & Co., 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 $6.32B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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