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Wolters Kluwer N.V.

WKL#108 of 134 by buybacks

AS · Industrials · Specialty Business Services · Netherlands

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Buybacks · TTM to Jun 2026€802M≈ $899M · reported in EUR
Buyback yield4.8%repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · TTM to Jun 2026€569Mdividend yield 3.4%
Shareholder yield8.2%buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−13.7%225M shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow58%payout incl. dividends 98%
Buybacks and dividends by fiscal year
Cash returned to shareholders, in EUR. Fiscal years end in December.
Shares outstanding
Share count down 13.7% over roughly five years. Falling is what a real buyback looks like.
Quarterly repurchases
Last 8 reported quarters, in EUR. Orange bars mark quarters where the company issued more shares than it bought.

Fiscal-year detail

From the cash-flow statement as reported, in EUR. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.

Fiscal yearRepurchasesDividendsFree cash flow
FY2025Dec 2025€1.10B€563M€1.37B
FY2024Dec 2024€1.00B€521M€1.34B
FY2023Dec 2023€1.00B€467M€1.22B
FY2022Dec 2022€1.00B€424M€1.29B
FY2021Dec 2021€410M€373M€1.05B
FY2020Dec 2020€350M€334M€960M
FY2019Dec 2019€350M€280M€876M

Repurchases in FY2025 were +9.6% versus the prior year.

About Wolters Kluwer N.V.

Wolters Kluwer N.V. provides information, software solutions, and services for professionals in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through Health; Tax & Accounting; Financial & Corporate Compliance; Legal & Regulatory; and Corporate Performance & ESG segments. The Health segment offers clinical solutions and develops GenAI and agentic solutions to drive better patient care and health outcomes. It serves hospitals, healthcare organi…

Market cap
€16.7B
P/E (trailing)
12.8×
Fiscal year end
December
ISIN
NL0000395903
Reporting currency
EUR
Data updated
Oct 9, 2026