Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2016 1.025B
September 30, 2016 -829.48M
June 30, 2016 213.19M
March 31, 2016 173.20M
December 31, 2015 111.55M
September 30, 2015 122.48M
June 30, 2015 115.73M
March 31, 2015 121.86M
December 31, 2014 180.32M
September 30, 2014 143.19M
June 30, 2014 322.48M
March 31, 2014 146.59M
December 31, 2013 77.00M
September 30, 2013 33.29M
June 30, 2013 343.02M
March 31, 2013 293.07M
December 31, 2012 266.01M
September 30, 2012 153.81M
June 30, 2012 365.63M
March 31, 2012 201.91M
December 31, 2011 281.20M
September 30, 2011 654.39M
June 30, 2011
March 31, 2011
December 31, 2010 -13.83M
Date Value
September 30, 2010 -17.59M
June 30, 2010 -54.74M
March 31, 2010
December 31, 2009 -40.44M
September 30, 2009 20.45M
June 30, 2009 -20.45M
March 31, 2009
December 31, 2008 -4.321B
September 30, 2008 1.067B
June 30, 2008 1.804B
March 31, 2008 1.450B
December 31, 2007 -35.39M
September 30, 2007 1.129B
June 30, 2007 494.26M
March 31, 2007 401.22M
December 31, 2006 1.932B
September 30, 2006 1.019B
June 30, 2006 63.15M
March 31, 2006 448.69M
December 31, 2005 926.70M
September 30, 2005 384.63M
June 30, 2005 336.11M
March 31, 2005 542.23M
December 31, 2004 -11.42M
September 30, 2004 33.44M

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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