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Wolverine World Wide has retired 34.4% of its shares since 2000, from 125,058,693 to 82,066,339.

34.4%retired since 2000
0.4%last 5 years
-0.1%last 12 months
82Mshares today

At $19.79 a share, a market value of $1.6B. FCF yield 10.8%, P/E 15.0, trailing twelve months to July 2026.

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2017125M shares, 200082M200020052010201520202025
1999, 123,006,7292026-07-27, 82,066,339
A share bought in 1999
1.5× more of Wolverine World Wide today, without buying another share. It was one of 123,006,729 shares then. It is one of 82,066,339 now.
Every filing we read25 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-03-01123,006,72910-Kcover page
20002001-03-23125,058,69310-Kcover page
20012002-03-22124,975,23310-Kcover page
20022003-03-20119,429,77510-Kcover page
20042004-03-12118,269,03310-Kcover page
20052006-03-10109,115,19010-Kcover page
20062007-02-21111,128,94210-Kcover page
20072008-02-22100,667,19410-Kcover page
20092009-02-2399,032,32010-Kcover page
20102011-02-2599,226,79810-K
20112012-02-2497,325,45010-K/A
20122013-02-25100,182,57610-K
20132014-02-10100,816,66010-K
20142015-02-27103,075,59310-K
20152016-02-1999,894,87210-K
20162017-02-1796,727,47310-K
20172018-02-1696,009,23610-K
20182019-02-1591,521,54410-K
20192020-02-1481,929,36410-K
20202021-02-1282,479,13410-K
20212022-02-1181,689,71510-K
20222023-02-1078,933,60210-K
20232024-02-0979,745,92710-K
20242025-02-0780,371,56610-K
20252026-02-0681,315,28710-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Wolverine World Wide on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Wolverine World Wide buybacks, answered

Is Wolverine World Wide buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 82,066,339 as of July 27, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 0.4%.

How many shares has Wolverine World Wide bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Wolverine World Wide has 43.0 million fewer shares than at its 2000 peak. That is 34.4% of the company.

How many shares does Wolverine World Wide have outstanding?

82,066,339 shares, as of July 27, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2000 peak it had 125,058,693.

What do Wolverine World Wide's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Wolverine World Wide stock in 2000 owns 1.5 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Wolverine World Wide compare with other cannibal stocks?

Wolverine World Wide ranks No. 223 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: KLA (34.6%), Tenet Healthcare (34.5%), Nucor (34.3%), Progressive (34.2%).

Every answer is computed from Wolverine World Wide's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Price DeMontyDirector2025-11-07, 25,000 shares at $15.77 $394K total
Long Nicholas T.Director2025-11-07, 2,000 shares at $15.88 $32K total
Boyle JackDirector2025-11-07, 6,250 shares at $15.77 $99K total

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