Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.78%
5Y share count change
0.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$2.24B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.5%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Williams Companies (WMB)
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 Williams Companies (WMB)
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 Williams Companies (WMB)
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 Williams Companies (WMB)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
Williams Companies (WMB) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025).
Between 2007 and 2025, Williams Companies buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $526.00M to $0.00.
2007 marks the peak buyback spend at $526.00M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1998.
Williams Companies Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Williams Companies buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Williams Companies Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
2024's buyback spend for Williams Companies came in at $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2023.
Williams Companies Buyback Spend 2023: $130.00M
Williams Companies posted buyback spend of $130.00M in 2023, surged 1344.4% from 2022.
Williams Companies Buyback Spend 2022: $9.00M
Williams Companies buyback spend in 2022 was $9.00M.
Williams Companies Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Williams Companies buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Williams Companies (WMB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 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 | 0.31% | 1.22B | +0.0% | |
| 2022 | $9.00M | $73.00M | −$64.00M | 0.02% | 1.22B | +0.4% | |
| 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 | 7.12% | 0.59B | -2.8% | |
| 2007 | $526.00M | $0.00 | $526.00M | 3.16% | 0.61B | +0.2% | |
| 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 | 6.80% | 0.52B | -0.3% | |
| 2002 | $135.00M | $0.00 | $135.00M | 12.21% | 0.52B | +3.1% | |
| 2001 | $194.00M | $0.00 | $194.00M | 1.85% | 0.50B | +12.2% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$130.00M
- 2022$9.00M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$474.00M
- 2007$526.00M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$275.00M
- 2002$135.00M
- 2001$194.00M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$50.20M
- 1996$33.90M
- 1995$3.70M
- 1994$413.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Williams Companies (WMB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Williams Companies (WMB)
How Williams Companies splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Williams Companies, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $20.27B | |
| $11.86B | |
| $5.02B | |
| $3.49B | |
| $2.60B | |
| $2.56B | |
| $2.41B | |
| $0.00 |
- $20.27B
- $11.86B
- $5.02B
- $3.49B
- $2.60B
- $2.56B
- $2.41B
- $0.00
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 $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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