Walmart (WMT) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.85% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.85%.
Walmart
WMT
TTM buyback yield
0.85%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.85%
5Y share count change
-6.1%
TTM buyback spend
$8.09B
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
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: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $8.09B | $0.00 | $8.09B | 8.02B | -0.7% | 0.85% |
| 2025 | $4.49B | $0.00 | $4.49B | 8.08B | -0.3% | 0.57% |
| 2024 | $2.78B | $0.00 | $2.78B | 8.11B | -1.1% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | $9.92B | $0.00 | $9.92B | 8.20B | -2.5% | 2.56% |
| 2022 | $9.79B | $0.00 | $9.79B | 8.41B | -1.5% | 2.53% |
| 2021 | $2.63B | $1.16B | $1.46B | 8.54B | -0.7% | 0.67% |
| 2020 | $5.72B | $0.00 | $5.72B | 8.60B | -2.6% | 1.76% |
| 2019 | $7.41B | $0.00 | $7.41B | 8.84B | -2.2% | 2.67% |
| 2018 | $8.30B | $626.00M | $7.67B | 9.03B | -3.3% | 2.63% |
| 2017 | $8.30B | $596.00M | $7.70B | 9.34B | -3.3% | 4.06% |
| 2016 | $4.11B | $448.00M | $3.66B | 9.65B | -0.8% | 1.91% |
| 2015 | $1.01B | $0.00 | $1.01B | 9.73B | -1.2% | 0.37% |
| 2014 | $6.68B | $388.00M | $6.29B | 9.85B | -3.1% | 2.76% |
| 2013 | $7.60B | $378.00M | $7.22B | 10.17B | -2.4% | 3.25% |
| 2012 | $6.30B | $0.00 | $6.30B | 10.42B | -5.3% | 3.00% |
| 2011 | $14.78B | $0.00 | $14.78B | 11.01B | -5.3% | 7.43% |
| 2010 | $7.28B | $0.00 | $7.28B | 11.63B | -1.9% | 3.57% |
| 2009 | $3.52B | $0.00 | $3.52B | 11.85B | -3.0% | 1.90% |
| 2008 | $7.69B | $0.00 | $7.69B | 12.22B | -2.3% | 3.83% |
| 2007 | $1.72B | $0.00 | $1.72B | 12.50B | -0.5% | 0.87% |
| 2006 | $3.58B | $0.00 | $3.58B | 12.56B | -1.8% | 1.86% |
| 2005 | $4.55B | $0.00 | $4.55B | 12.80B | -2.4% | 2.05% |
| 2004 | $5.05B | $0.00 | $5.05B | 13.12B | -1.6% | 2.18% |
| 2003 | $3.38B | $0.00 | $3.38B | 13.34B | -0.8% | 1.61% |
| 2002 | $1.21B | $0.00 | $1.21B | 13.44B | -0.1% | 0.45% |
| 2001 | $193.00M | $0.00 | $193.00M | 13.45B | 0.2% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | $101.00M | $0.00 | $101.00M | 13.42B | -0.2% | — |
| 1999 | $1.20B | $0.00 | $1.20B | 13.46B | -1.1% | — |
| 1998 | $1.57B | $0.00 | $1.57B | 13.60B | -1.3% | — |
| 1997 | $208.00M | $0.00 | $208.00M | 13.78B | — | — |
| 1996 | $105.00M | $0.00 | $105.00M | — | — | — |
| 1995 | $68.00M | $0.00 | $68.00M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $25.80M | $0.00 | $25.80M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $7.42B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Walmart buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Walmart (WMT) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Walmart spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $8.09B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Walmart's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.85% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Walmart's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.85% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Walmart 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 Walmart's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -6.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).