Kenvue (KVUE) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.77% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.77%.

Kenvue
KVUE
TTM buyback yield
0.77%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.77%
5Y share count change
1.9%
TTM buyback spend
$254.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.87x
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: 1.87x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $136.00M | −$136.00M | 1.92B | 0.1% | — |
| 2024 | $235.00M | $254.00M | −$19.00M | 1.92B | 0.4% | 0.53% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $188.00M | −$188.00M | 1.92B | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $137.00M | −$137.00M | 1.91B | 1.4% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $141.00M | −$141.00M | 1.89B | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $115.00M | −$115.00M | 1.89B | -0.0% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $102.00M | −$102.00M | 1.89B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Kenvue buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Kenvue (KVUE) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Kenvue spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $254.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Kenvue's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.77% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Kenvue's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.77% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Kenvue 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 Kenvue's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 1.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).