Buyback yield (TTM)
0.25%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.47%
5Y share count change
-2.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$80M
Cumulative buybacks
$27.4B
Key takeaways
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB) repurchased about $80M 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: $141M
Overview
In 2025, Kimberly-Clark (KMB) buyback spend totalled $141M – 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 $141M.
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: $141M
Kimberly-Clark posted buyback spend of $141M in 2025, plunged 85.9% below 2024.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2024: $1B
In 2024, Kimberly-Clark reported buyback spend of $1B, surged 344.4% from 2023.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2023: $225M
Kimberly-Clark buyback spend in 2023 was $225M, surged 125.0% from 2022.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2022: $100M
2022's buyback spend for Kimberly-Clark came in at $100M, plunged 75.0% below 2021.
Kimberly-Clark Buyback Spend 2021: $400M
Kimberly-Clark buyback spend in 2021 was $400M.
See more financial history for Kimberly-Clark (KMB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $141M | $140M | $1M | 0.42% | 333M | -1.2% | |
| 2024 | $1B | $131M | $869M | 2.29% | 337M | -0.5% | |
| 2023 | $225M | $169M | $56M | 0.55% | 339M | +0.1% | |
| 2022 | $100M | $150M | -$50M | 0.22% | 338M | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $400M | $26M | $374M | 0.83% | 339M | -1.1% | |
| 2020 | $700M | $147M | $553M | 1.53% | 343M | -0.9% | |
| 2019 | $800M | $96M | $704M | 1.70% | 346M | -1.1% | |
| 2018 | $800M | $41M | $759M | 2.04% | 350M | -1.8% | |
| 2017 | $911M | $76M | $835M | 2.15% | 356M | -1.6% | |
| 2016 | $739M | $77M | $662M | 1.81% | 362M | -1.3% | |
| 2015 | $861M | $75M | $786M | 1.87% | 366M | -2.9% | |
| 2014 | $1.94B | $52M | $1.89B | 4.57% | 377M | -2.6% | |
| 2013 | $1.22B | $92M | $1.12B | 3.18% | 387M | -2.2% | |
| 2012 | $1.28B | $67M | $1.22B | 4.08% | 396M | -0.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.25B | $48M | $1.2B | 4.48% | 399M | -3.8% | |
| 2010 | $803M | $52M | $751M | 3.27% | 414M | -0.6% | |
| 2009 | $300M | $86M | $214M | 1.18% | 417M | -0.4% | |
| 2008 | $700M | $47M | $653M | 3.39% | 419M | -6.1% | |
| 2007 | $2.81B | $62.7M | $2.75B | 10.05% | 446M | -3.4% | |
| 2006 | $762M | $67.4M | $694M | 2.55% | 461M | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $1.52B | $0.00 | $1.52B | 5.80% | 478M | -4.1% | |
| 2004 | $1.6B | $0.00 | $1.6B | 5.29% | 499M | -2.0% | |
| 2003 | $547M | $0.00 | $547M | 1.97% | 509M | -2.2% | |
| 2002 | $681M | $0.00 | $681M | 2.98% | 520M | -2.4% | |
| 2001 | $892M | $0.00 | $892M | 3.03% | 533M | -2.0% | |
| 2000 | $1.19B | $0.00 | $1.19B | — | 544M | +0.8% | |
| 1999 | $779M | $0.00 | $779M | — | 540M | -7.9% | |
| 1998 | $920M | $0.00 | $920M | — | 586M | +4.6% | |
| 1997 | $911M | $0.00 | $911M | — | 560M | -2.0% | |
| 1996 | $349M | $0.00 | $349M | — | 571M | — | |
| 1995 | $138M | $0.00 | $138M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $52.2M | $0.00 | $52.2M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $2.3M | $0.00 | $2.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $800K | $0.00 | $800K | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $66.1M | $0.00 | $66.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $1.1M | $0.00 | $1.1M | — | — | — |
- 2025$141M
- 2024$1B
- 2023$225M
- 2022$100M
- 2021$400M
- 2020$700M
- 2019$800M
- 2018$800M
- 2017$911M
- 2016$739M
- 2015$861M
- 2014$1.94B
- 2013$1.22B
- 2012$1.28B
- 2011$1.25B
- 2010$803M
- 2009$300M
- 2008$700M
- 2007$2.81B
- 2006$762M
- 2005$1.52B
- 2004$1.6B
- 2003$547M
- 2002$681M
- 2001$892M
- 2000$1.19B
- 1999$779M
- 1998$920M
- 1997$911M
- 1996$349M
- 1995$138M
- 1994$52.2M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$2.3M
- 1991$800K
- 1990$66.1M
- 1989$1.1M
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
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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 $905M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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