Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2023 20.14B
September 30, 2023 21.00B
June 30, 2023 17.48B
March 31, 2023 19.59B
December 31, 2022 19.48B
September 30, 2022 24.43B
June 30, 2022 21.86B
March 31, 2022 22.63B
December 31, 2021 20.48B
September 30, 2021 19.75B
June 30, 2021 22.90B
March 31, 2021 18.55B
December 31, 2020 24.78B
September 30, 2020 17.62B
June 30, 2020 15.89B
March 31, 2020 18.15B
December 31, 2019 20.70B
September 30, 2019 17.05B
June 30, 2019 16.95B
March 31, 2019 23.31B
December 31, 2018 8.796B
September 30, 2018 18.76B
June 30, 2018 20.78B
March 31, 2018 22.43B
December 31, 2017 10.10B
Date Value
September 30, 2017 7.514B
June 30, 2017 7.092B
March 31, 2017 6.888B
December 31, 2016 10.85B
September 30, 2016 5.778B
June 30, 2016 10.17B
March 31, 2016 6.421B
December 31, 2015 6.862B
September 30, 2015 13.03B
June 30, 2015 9.985B
March 31, 2015 6.741B
December 31, 2014 4.95B
September 30, 2014 16.70B
June 30, 2014 4.906B
March 31, 2014 17.76B
December 31, 2013 4.895B
September 30, 2013 4.715B
June 30, 2013 15.94B
March 31, 2013 -199.00M
December 31, 2012 1.874B
September 30, 2012 -232.00M
June 30, 2012 -56.00M
March 31, 2012 -286.00M
December 31, 2011 -91.00M
September 30, 2011 -254.00M

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

15.89B
Minimum
Jun 2020
24.78B
Maximum
Dec 2020
19.97B
Average
19.75B
Median
Sep 2021

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks