Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2023 70.60M
September 30, 2023 42.66M
June 30, 2023 38.99M
March 31, 2023 27.90M
December 31, 2022 63.15M
September 30, 2022 51.14M
June 30, 2022 57.13M
March 31, 2022 74.74M
December 31, 2021 50.19M
September 30, 2021 38.56M
June 30, 2021 13.53M
March 31, 2021 49.09M
December 31, 2020 44.13M
September 30, 2020 30.49M
June 30, 2020 -2.484M
March 31, 2020 49.55M
December 31, 2019 2.27M
September 30, 2019 27.47M
June 30, 2019 40.36M
March 31, 2019 9.504M
December 31, 2018 65.18M
September 30, 2018 55.79M
June 30, 2018 41.00M
March 31, 2018 60.84M
December 31, 2017 33.38M
Date Value
September 30, 2017 49.42M
June 30, 2017 45.52M
March 31, 2017 -0.603M
December 31, 2016 5.273M
September 30, 2016 -5.33M
June 30, 2016 13.67M
March 31, 2016 20.05M
December 31, 2015 24.65M
September 30, 2015 18.28M
June 30, 2015 -2.229M
March 31, 2015 -2.425M
December 31, 2014 13.44M
September 30, 2014 -0.611M
June 30, 2014 -0.575M
March 31, 2014 9.049M
December 31, 2013 30.61M
September 30, 2013 11.75M
June 30, 2013 -0.72M
March 31, 2013 37.43M
December 31, 2012 45.60M
September 30, 2012 -6.268M
June 30, 2012 -1.042M
March 31, 2012 -2.808M
December 31, 2011 -0.628M
September 30, 2011 19.98M

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

-2.484M
Minimum
Jun 2020
74.74M
Maximum
Mar 2022
40.50M
Average
42.66M
Median
Sep 2023

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks