Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.42% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.42%.
TTM buyback yield
0.42%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.42%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
TTM buyback spend
$141.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.01x
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: 1.01x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $141.00M | $140.00M | $1.00M | 0.33B | -1.2% | 0.42% |
| 2024 | $1.00B | $131.00M | $869.00M | 0.34B | -0.5% | 2.29% |
| 2023 | $225.00M | $169.00M | $56.00M | 0.34B | 0.1% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $100.00M | $150.00M | −$50.00M | 0.34B | -0.1% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | $400.00M | $26.00M | $374.00M | 0.34B | -1.1% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | $700.00M | $147.00M | $553.00M | 0.34B | -0.9% | 1.53% |
| 2019 | $800.00M | $96.00M | $704.00M | 0.35B | -1.1% | 1.70% |
| 2018 | $800.00M | $41.00M | $759.00M | 0.35B | -1.8% | 2.04% |
| 2017 | $911.00M | $76.00M | $835.00M | 0.36B | -1.6% | 2.15% |
| 2016 | $739.00M | $77.00M | $662.00M | 0.36B | -1.3% | 1.81% |
| 2015 | $861.00M | $75.00M | $786.00M | 0.37B | -2.9% | 1.87% |
| 2014 | $1.94B | $52.00M | $1.89B | 0.38B | -2.6% | 4.57% |
| 2013 | $1.22B | $92.00M | $1.12B | 0.39B | -2.2% | 3.18% |
| 2012 | $1.28B | $67.00M | $1.22B | 0.40B | -0.6% | 4.07% |
| 2011 | $1.25B | $48.00M | $1.20B | 0.40B | -3.8% | 4.48% |
| 2010 | $803.00M | $52.00M | $751.00M | 0.41B | -0.6% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | $300.00M | $86.00M | $214.00M | 0.42B | -0.4% | 1.18% |
| 2008 | $700.00M | $47.00M | $653.00M | 0.42B | -6.1% | 3.39% |
| 2007 | $2.81B | $62.70M | $2.75B | 0.45B | -3.4% | 10.05% |
| 2006 | $761.50M | $67.40M | $694.10M | 0.46B | -3.5% | 2.55% |
| 2005 | $1.52B | $0.00 | $1.52B | 0.48B | -4.1% | 5.79% |
| 2004 | $1.60B | $0.00 | $1.60B | 0.50B | -2.0% | 5.29% |
| 2003 | $546.70M | $0.00 | $546.70M | 0.51B | -2.2% | 1.93% |
| 2002 | $680.70M | $0.00 | $680.70M | 0.52B | -2.4% | 2.93% |
| 2001 | $891.50M | $0.00 | $891.50M | 0.53B | -2.0% | 2.97% |
| 2000 | $1.19B | $0.00 | $1.19B | 0.54B | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | $779.00M | $0.00 | $779.00M | 0.54B | -7.9% | — |
| 1998 | $919.70M | $0.00 | $919.70M | 0.59B | 4.6% | — |
| 1997 | $910.60M | $0.00 | $910.60M | 0.56B | -2.0% | — |
| 1996 | $348.80M | $0.00 | $348.80M | 0.57B | — | — |
| 1995 | $137.80M | $0.00 | $137.80M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $52.20M | $0.00 | $52.20M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $2.30M | $0.00 | $2.30M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $800.00K | $0.00 | $800.00K | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $66.10M | $0.00 | $66.10M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $1.10M | $0.00 | $1.10M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)20% of headroom
Headroom $720.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Kimberly-Clark buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Kimberly-Clark spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $141.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Kimberly-Clark's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.42% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Kimberly-Clark's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.42% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Kimberly-Clark 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 Kimberly-Clark's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).