Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2023 4.30M
September 30, 2023 4.00M
June 30, 2023 4.00M
March 31, 2023 3.70M
December 31, 2022 4.30M
September 30, 2022 4.00M
June 30, 2022 18.20M
March 31, 2022 42.90M
December 31, 2021 4.20M
September 30, 2021 4.00M
June 30, 2021 4.00M
March 31, 2021 3.80M
December 31, 2020 4.10M
September 30, 2020 3.70M
June 30, 2020 6.40M
March 31, 2020 14.70M
December 31, 2019 4.70M
September 30, 2019 4.50M
June 30, 2019 4.70M
March 31, 2019 5.60M
December 31, 2018 10.50M
September 30, 2018 4.70M
June 30, 2018 4.60M
March 31, 2018 6.20M
December 31, 2017 4.60M
Date Value
September 30, 2017 4.60M
June 30, 2017 4.60M
March 31, 2017 4.40M
December 31, 2016 4.60M
September 30, 2016 4.60M
June 30, 2016 5.10M
March 31, 2016 12.50M
December 31, 2015 12.60M
September 30, 2015 12.50M
June 30, 2015 10.10M
March 31, 2015 9.40M
December 31, 2014 10.50M
September 30, 2014 9.10M
June 30, 2014 10.60M
March 31, 2014 9.40M
December 31, 2013 3.00M
September 30, 2013 10.00M
June 30, 2013 10.00M
March 31, 2013 0.00
December 31, 2012 0.00
September 30, 2012 2.60M
June 30, 2012 63.20M
March 31, 2012
December 31, 2011 3.40M
September 30, 2011 26.80M

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

3.70M
Minimum
Sep 2020
42.90M
Maximum
Mar 2022
7.590M
Average
4.20M
Median
Dec 2021

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks