Williams Companies (WMB) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
0.5%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
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: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.22B | -0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $99.00M | −$99.00M | 1.22B | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | $130.00M | $77.00M | $53.00M | 1.22B | 0.0% | 0.31% |
| 2022 | $9.00M | $73.00M | −$64.00M | 1.22B | 0.4% | 0.02% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $81.00M | −$81.00M | 1.22B | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $52.00M | −$52.00M | 1.22B | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $57.00M | −$57.00M | 1.21B | 24.7% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $55.00M | −$55.00M | 0.97B | 17.5% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $78.00M | −$78.00M | 0.83B | 10.4% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $73.00M | −$73.00M | 0.75B | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $82.00M | −$82.00M | 0.75B | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $53.00M | −$53.00M | 0.75B | 8.7% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $37.00M | −$37.00M | 0.69B | 0.9% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $36.00M | −$36.00M | 0.68B | 13.8% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.60B | 2.3% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $48.00M | −$48.00M | 0.58B | -0.7% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.59B | -0.6% | — |
| 2008 | $474.00M | $0.00 | $474.00M | 0.59B | -2.8% | 7.12% |
| 2007 | $526.00M | $0.00 | $526.00M | 0.61B | 0.2% | 3.16% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.61B | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.61B | 14.7% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.53B | 2.2% | — |
| 2003 | $275.00M | $0.00 | $275.00M | 0.52B | -0.3% | 6.80% |
| 2002 | $135.00M | $0.00 | $135.00M | 0.52B | 3.1% | 12.21% |
| 2001 | $194.00M | $0.00 | $194.00M | 0.50B | 12.2% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.45B | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.44B | 2.6% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 32.7% | — |
| 1997 | $50.20M | $0.00 | $50.20M | 0.32B | -20.7% | — |
| 1996 | $33.90M | $0.00 | $33.90M | 0.41B | — | — |
| 1995 | $3.70M | $0.00 | $3.70M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $413.20M | $0.00 | $413.20M | — | — | — |
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 Williams Companies buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Williams Companies (WMB) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Williams Companies 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 Williams Companies's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 0.5% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).