Merck Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Analysis

Merck & Co Inc (MRK)

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Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date	Value
September 30, 2024	444.00M
June 30, 2024	251.00M
March 31, 2024	122.00M
December 31, 2023	393.00M
September 30, 2023	466.00M
June 30, 2023	338.00M
March 31, 2023	149.00M
December 31, 2022	0.00
September 30, 2022	0.00
June 30, 2022	0.00
March 31, 2022	0.00
December 31, 2021	18.00M
September 30, 2021	583.00M
June 30, 2021	239.00M
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020	0.00
September 30, 2020	0.00
June 30, 2020	0.00
March 31, 2020	1.281B
December 31, 2019	1.05B
September 30, 2019	1.405B
June 30, 2019	1.235B
March 31, 2019	1.09B
December 31, 2018	5.933B
September 30, 2018	996.00M

Date	Value
June 30, 2018	1.596B
March 31, 2018	566.00M
December 31, 2017	1.702B
September 30, 2017	159.00M
June 30, 2017	1.134B
March 31, 2017	1.019B
December 31, 2016	1.016B
September 30, 2016	845.00M
June 30, 2016	660.00M
March 31, 2016	913.00M
December 31, 2015	1.181B
September 30, 2015	1.281B
June 30, 2015	709.00M
March 31, 2015	1.015B
December 31, 2014	1.62B
September 30, 2014	2.67B
June 30, 2014	2.246B
March 31, 2014	1.167B
December 31, 2013	196.00M
September 30, 2013	215.00M
June 30, 2013	5.525B
March 31, 2013	580.00M
December 31, 2012	1.152B
September 30, 2012	454.00M
June 30, 2012	529.00M

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

Minimum

Jun 2020

1.281B

Maximum

Mar 2020

280.74M

Average

149.00M

Median

Mar 2023

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks