Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2021 0.00
September 30, 2021 0.00
June 30, 2021 114.00M
March 31, 2021 2.301B
December 31, 2020 0.00
September 30, 2020 10.00B
June 30, 2020 0.00
March 31, 2020 4.229B
December 31, 2019 3.476B
September 30, 2019 4.521B
June 30, 2019 3.049B
March 31, 2019 2.53B
December 31, 2018 2.266B
September 30, 2018 2.657B
June 30, 2018 3.893B
March 31, 2018 1.914B
December 31, 2017 4.00M
September 30, 2017 1.093B
June 30, 2017 1.276B
March 31, 2017 1.242B
December 31, 2016 533.00M
September 30, 2016 457.00M
June 30, 2016 804.00M
March 31, 2016 793.00M
December 31, 2015 850.00M
Date Value
September 30, 2015 1.029B
June 30, 2015 697.00M
March 31, 2015 425.00M
December 31, 2014 4.325B
September 30, 2014 4.167B
June 30, 2014 2.08B
March 31, 2014 545.00M
December 31, 2013 248.00M
September 30, 2013 544.00M
June 30, 2013 796.00M
March 31, 2013 559.00M
December 31, 2012 675.00M
September 30, 2012 1.175B
June 30, 2012 1.396B
March 31, 2012 1.519B
December 31, 2011 5.078B
September 30, 2011 3.669B
June 30, 2011 1.826B
March 31, 2011 3.767B
December 31, 2010 2.049B
September 30, 2010 -146.00M
June 30, 2010 58.00M
March 31, 2010 -225.00M
December 31, 2009 -23.00M
September 30, 2009 1.554B

Stock Buyback Definition

Stock buybacks are when companies buy back their own stock, removing it from the marketplace. Stock buybacks increase the value of the remaining shares because there is now less common stock outstanding and company earnings are split among fewer shares.

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Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Range, Past 5 Years

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Minimum
Jun 2020
10.00B
Maximum
Sep 2020
2.517B
Average
2.301B
Median
Mar 2021

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks