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: $854M
Overview
In 2025, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) buyback spend totalled $854M – 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 $899M in 2021; the latest annual figure is $854M in 2025 (5.1% below peak).
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $899M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1990.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2025: $854M
In 2025, Williams-Sonoma reported buyback spend of $854M, grew 5.8% from 2024.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2024: $807M
Williams-Sonoma buyback spend in 2024 was $807M, surged 158.0% from 2023.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2023: $313M
2023's buyback spend for Williams-Sonoma came in at $313M, plunged 64.4% below 2022.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2022: $880M
Williams-Sonoma posted buyback spend of $880M in 2022, edged down 2.2% below 2021.
Williams-Sonoma Buyback Spend 2021: $899M
Williams-Sonoma buyback spend in 2021 was $899M.
See more financial history for Williams-Sonoma (WSM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $854M | $107M | $747M | 3.35% | 123M | -3.8% | |
| 2024 | $807M | $99M | $708M | 3.10% | 128M | -1.9% | |
| 2023 | $313M | $84.8M | $228M | 2.52% | 131M | -5.5% | |
| 2022 | $880M | $90.3M | $790M | 9.83% | 138M | -9.5% | |
| 2021 | $899M | $95.2M | $804M | 7.57% | 153M | -3.4% | |
| 2020 | $150M | $73.2M | $76.8M | 1.56% | 158M | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $149M | $64.2M | $84.7M | 2.75% | 158M | -3.8% | |
| 2018 | $295M | $59.8M | $236M | 6.81% | 165M | -1.7% | |
| 2017 | $196M | $43M | $153M | 4.56% | 167M | -6.4% | |
| 2016 | $151M | $51.1M | $100M | 3.58% | 179M | -2.9% | |
| 2015 | $225M | $41.4M | $184M | 4.85% | 184M | -3.3% | |
| 2014 | $224M | $44.6M | $180M | 3.11% | 190M | -3.6% | |
| 2013 | $239M | $38.8M | $200M | 4.66% | 198M | -2.3% | |
| 2012 | $155M | $31M | $124M | 3.60% | 202M | -5.2% | |
| 2011 | $194M | $24.3M | $170M | 5.20% | 213M | -2.7% | |
| 2010 | $125M | $26.6M | $98.4M | 3.63% | 219M | +2.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $25M | -$25M | — | 215M | +0.5% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $12.1M | -$12.1M | — | 214M | -4.1% | |
| 2007 | $190M | $26.8M | $164M | 6.48% | 223M | -4.6% | |
| 2006 | $186M | $26.8M | $159M | 4.65% | 234M | -1.4% | |
| 2005 | $93.9M | $0.00 | $93.9M | 2.04% | 237M | -0.8% | |
| 2004 | $79.3M | $250K | $79.1M | 1.97% | 239M | +0.3% | |
| 2003 | $59.7M | $250K | $59.4M | 1.61% | 238M | -0.4% | |
| 2002 | $48.4M | $0.00 | $48.4M | 1.77% | 239M | +3.6% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 231M | +0.5% | |
| 2000 | $18.5M | $0.00 | $18.5M | — | 230M | -2.6% | |
| 1999 | $4.74M | $0.00 | $4.74M | — | 236M | +2.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 231M | +4.7% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 220M | +4.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 211M | — | |
| 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$854M
- 2024$807M
- 2023$313M
- 2022$880M
- 2021$899M
- 2020$150M
- 2019$149M
- 2018$295M
- 2017$196M
- 2016$151M
- 2015$225M
- 2014$224M
- 2013$239M
- 2012$155M
- 2011$194M
- 2010$125M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$190M
- 2006$186M
- 2005$93.9M
- 2004$79.3M
- 2003$59.7M
- 2002$48.4M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$18.5M
- 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.
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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 $768M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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