Buyback yield (TTM)
5.51%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.08%
5Y share count change
-22.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.15B
Cumulative buybacks
$6.54B
Key takeaways
- Williams-Sonoma (WSM) repurchased about $1.15B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 22.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 5.48× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +41.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 149% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
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-Sonoma (WSM)
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-Sonoma (WSM)
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-Sonoma (WSM)
Latest: $853.96M
Overview
In 2025, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) buyback spend totalled $853.96M – grew 5.8% year-over-year.
Williams-Sonoma buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +41.6%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Williams-Sonoma buyback spend peaked at $899.43M in 2021; the latest annual figure is $853.96M in 2025 (5.1% below peak).
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $899.43M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1990.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2025: $853.96M
In 2025, Williams-Sonoma reported buyback spend of $853.96M, grew 5.8% from 2024.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2024: $807.48M
Williams-Sonoma buyback spend in 2024 was $807.48M, surged 158.0% from 2023.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2023: $313.00M
2023's buyback spend for Williams-Sonoma came in at $313.00M, plunged 64.4% below 2022.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2022: $880.04M
Williams-Sonoma posted buyback spend of $880.04M in 2022, edged down 2.2% below 2021.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2021: $899.43M
Williams-Sonoma buyback spend in 2021 was $899.43M.
See more financial history for Williams-Sonoma (WSM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $853.96M | $106.52M | $747.44M | 3.35% | 0.12B | -3.8% | |
| 2024 | $807.48M | $98.98M | $708.49M | 3.10% | 0.13B | -1.9% | |
| 2023 | $313.00M | $84.75M | $228.25M | 2.52% | 0.13B | -5.5% | |
| 2022 | $880.04M | $90.27M | $789.77M | 9.83% | 0.14B | -9.5% | |
| 2021 | $899.43M | $95.24M | $804.19M | 7.57% | 0.15B | -3.4% | |
| 2020 | $150.00M | $73.19M | $76.81M | 1.56% | 0.16B | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $148.83M | $64.16M | $84.67M | 2.75% | 0.16B | -3.8% | |
| 2018 | $295.30M | $59.80M | $235.50M | 6.81% | 0.16B | -1.7% | |
| 2017 | $196.18M | $42.99M | $153.19M | 4.56% | 0.17B | -6.4% | |
| 2016 | $151.27M | $51.12M | $100.16M | 3.58% | 0.18B | -2.9% | |
| 2015 | $225.00M | $41.36M | $183.64M | 4.85% | 0.18B | -3.3% | |
| 2014 | $224.38M | $44.63M | $179.75M | 3.11% | 0.19B | -3.6% | |
| 2013 | $239.27M | $38.79M | $200.49M | 4.66% | 0.20B | -2.3% | |
| 2012 | $155.08M | $31.04M | $124.04M | 3.60% | 0.20B | -5.2% | |
| 2011 | $194.43M | $24.34M | $170.09M | 5.20% | 0.21B | -2.7% | |
| 2010 | $125.00M | $26.63M | $98.37M | 3.63% | 0.22B | +2.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $24.99M | −$24.99M | — | 0.21B | +0.5% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $12.13M | −$12.13M | — | 0.21B | -4.1% | |
| 2007 | $190.38M | $26.81M | $163.57M | 6.48% | 0.22B | -4.6% | |
| 2006 | $185.51M | $26.81M | $158.69M | 4.65% | 0.23B | -1.4% | |
| 2005 | $93.92M | $0.00 | $93.92M | 2.04% | 0.24B | -0.8% | |
| 2004 | $79.32M | $250.00K | $79.07M | 1.97% | 0.24B | +0.3% | |
| 2003 | $59.70M | $250.00K | $59.45M | 1.61% | 0.24B | -0.4% | |
| 2002 | $48.36M | $0.00 | $48.36M | 1.77% | 0.24B | +3.6% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | +0.5% | |
| 2000 | $18.54M | $0.00 | $18.54M | 1.24% | 0.23B | -2.6% | |
| 1999 | $4.74M | $0.00 | $4.74M | — | 0.24B | +2.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.23B | +4.7% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.22B | +4.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.21B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$853.96M
- 2024$807.48M
- 2023$313.00M
- 2022$880.04M
- 2021$899.43M
- 2020$150.00M
- 2019$148.83M
- 2018$295.30M
- 2017$196.18M
- 2016$151.27M
- 2015$225.00M
- 2014$224.38M
- 2013$239.27M
- 2012$155.08M
- 2011$194.43M
- 2010$125.00M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$190.38M
- 2006$185.51M
- 2005$93.92M
- 2004$79.32M
- 2003$59.70M
- 2002$48.36M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$18.54M
- 1999$4.74M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 5.48×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
How Williams-Sonoma splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Williams-Sonoma, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $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 $768.37M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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