Buyback yield (TTM)
0.25%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.47%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$80.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$27.39B
Key takeaways
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) repurchased about $80.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.61× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -27.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 9% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
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 Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
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 Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
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 Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Latest: $141.00M
Overview
In 2025, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) buyback spend totalled $141.00M – plunged 85.9% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Kimberly-Clark buyback spend expanded at a -27.4% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2007 and 2025, Kimberly-Clark buyback spend plunged 95.0%, falling from $2.81B to $141.00M.
The highest annual buyback spend of $2.81B was reported in 2007. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1993.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2025: $141.00M
Kimberly-Clark posted buyback spend of $141.00M in 2025, plunged 85.9% below 2024.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2024: $1.00B
In 2024, Kimberly-Clark reported buyback spend of $1.00B, surged 344.4% from 2023.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2023: $225.00M
Kimberly-Clark buyback spend in 2023 was $225.00M, surged 125.0% from 2022.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2022: $100.00M
2022's buyback spend for Kimberly-Clark came in at $100.00M, plunged 75.0% below 2021.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2021: $400.00M
Kimberly-Clark buyback spend in 2021 was $400.00M.
See more financial history for Kimberly-Clark (KMB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $141.00M | $140.00M | $1.00M | 0.42% | 0.33B | -1.2% | |
| 2024 | $1.00B | $131.00M | $869.00M | 2.29% | 0.34B | -0.5% | |
| 2023 | $225.00M | $169.00M | $56.00M | 0.55% | 0.34B | +0.1% | |
| 2022 | $100.00M | $150.00M | −$50.00M | 0.22% | 0.34B | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $400.00M | $26.00M | $374.00M | 0.83% | 0.34B | -1.1% | |
| 2020 | $700.00M | $147.00M | $553.00M | 1.53% | 0.34B | -0.9% | |
| 2019 | $800.00M | $96.00M | $704.00M | 1.70% | 0.35B | -1.1% | |
| 2018 | $800.00M | $41.00M | $759.00M | 2.04% | 0.35B | -1.8% | |
| 2017 | $911.00M | $76.00M | $835.00M | 2.15% | 0.36B | -1.6% | |
| 2016 | $739.00M | $77.00M | $662.00M | 1.81% | 0.36B | -1.3% | |
| 2015 | $861.00M | $75.00M | $786.00M | 1.87% | 0.37B | -2.9% | |
| 2014 | $1.94B | $52.00M | $1.89B | 4.57% | 0.38B | -2.6% | |
| 2013 | $1.22B | $92.00M | $1.12B | 3.18% | 0.39B | -2.2% | |
| 2012 | $1.28B | $67.00M | $1.22B | 4.08% | 0.40B | -0.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.25B | $48.00M | $1.20B | 4.48% | 0.40B | -3.8% | |
| 2010 | $803.00M | $52.00M | $751.00M | 3.27% | 0.41B | -0.6% | |
| 2009 | $300.00M | $86.00M | $214.00M | 1.18% | 0.42B | -0.4% | |
| 2008 | $700.00M | $47.00M | $653.00M | 3.39% | 0.42B | -6.1% | |
| 2007 | $2.81B | $62.70M | $2.75B | 10.05% | 0.45B | -3.4% | |
| 2006 | $761.50M | $67.40M | $694.10M | 2.55% | 0.46B | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $1.52B | $0.00 | $1.52B | 5.80% | 0.48B | -4.1% | |
| 2004 | $1.60B | $0.00 | $1.60B | 5.29% | 0.50B | -2.0% | |
| 2003 | $546.70M | $0.00 | $546.70M | 1.97% | 0.51B | -2.2% | |
| 2002 | $680.70M | $0.00 | $680.70M | 2.98% | 0.52B | -2.4% | |
| 2001 | $891.50M | $0.00 | $891.50M | 3.03% | 0.53B | -2.0% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$141.00M
- 2024$1.00B
- 2023$225.00M
- 2022$100.00M
- 2021$400.00M
- 2020$700.00M
- 2019$800.00M
- 2018$800.00M
- 2017$911.00M
- 2016$739.00M
- 2015$861.00M
- 2014$1.94B
- 2013$1.22B
- 2012$1.28B
- 2011$1.25B
- 2010$803.00M
- 2009$300.00M
- 2008$700.00M
- 2007$2.81B
- 2006$761.50M
- 2005$1.52B
- 2004$1.60B
- 2003$546.70M
- 2002$680.70M
- 2001$891.50M
- 2000$1.19B
- 1999$779.00M
- 1998$919.70M
- 1997$910.60M
- 1996$348.80M
- 1995$137.80M
- 1994$52.20M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$2.30M
- 1991$800.00K
- 1990$66.10M
- 1989$1.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.61×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
How Kimberly-Clark splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Kimberly-Clark, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
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| $1.00B | |
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| $903.00M | |
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| $0.00 |
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- $903.00M
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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 $905.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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