EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

EQUITY

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income attributable to Kellanova by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is similarly determined, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Dilutive potential common shares consist principally of employee stock options issued by the Company, restricted stock units, and to a lesser extent, certain contingently issuable performance shares. The total number of anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the reconciliation for each period was (shares in millions): 2024-1.3; 2023-3.9; 2022-2.9.

Stock transactions

The Company issues shares to employees and directors under various equity-based compensation and stock purchase programs, as further discussed in Note 11.

In December 2022, the Board of Directors approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $1.5 billion of our common stock through December 2025.

During 2024, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. During 2023, the Company repurchased 3 million shares of common stock for a total of $170 million. During 2022, the Company repurchased 5 million shares of common stock for a total of $300 million. As of December 28, 2024, approximately $1.3 billion remains available under the December 2022 stock repurchase program.

Comprehensive income

Comprehensive income includes net income and all other changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by or distributions to shareholders. Other comprehensive income consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, fair value adjustments associated with cash flow hedges, which are recorded in interest expense within the statement of income, upon reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI), adjustments for net experience gains (losses), prior service credit (costs) related to employee benefit plans and adjustments for unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities, which are recorded in other income (expense) within the statement of income, upon reclassification from AOCI. The related tax effects of these items are recorded in income tax expense within the statement of income, upon reclassification from AOCI.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 consisted of the following:

(millions)	December 28, 2024		December 30, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(2,721)	$	(2,326)
Net investment hedges gain (loss)	318		186
Cash flow hedges — net deferred gain (loss)	174		143
Postretirement and postemployment benefits:
Net experience gain (loss)	(4)		1
Prior service credit (cost)	(43)		(45)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(2,276)	$	(2,041)