Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2023 2.35B
September 30, 2023 1.48B
June 30, 2023 4.005B
March 31, 2023 4.016B
December 31, 2022 6.00M
September 30, 2022 5.00M
June 30, 2022 4.00M
March 31, 2022 6.018B
December 31, 2021 7.012B
September 30, 2021 5.291B
June 30, 2021 1.565B
March 31, 2021 596.00M
December 31, 2020 516.00M
September 30, 2020 -56.00M
June 30, 2020 -243.00M
March 31, 2020 3.198B
December 31, 2019 7.723B
September 30, 2019 7.334B
June 30, 2019 4.837B
March 31, 2019 4.639B
December 31, 2018 7.215B
September 30, 2018 7.28B
June 30, 2018 2.859B
March 31, 2018 2.647B
December 31, 2017 2.539B
Date Value
September 30, 2017 2.418B
June 30, 2017 2.137B
March 31, 2017 1.603B
December 31, 2016 1.643B
September 30, 2016 1.61B
June 30, 2016 1.898B
March 31, 2016 1.55B
December 31, 2015 1.702B
September 30, 2015 1.695B
June 30, 2015 1.596B
March 31, 2015 1.978B
December 31, 2014 2.481B
September 30, 2014 2.166B
June 30, 2014 2.519B
March 31, 2014 408.00M
December 31, 2013 1.089B
September 30, 2013 1.542B
June 30, 2013 762.00M
March 31, 2013 -261.00M
December 31, 2012 1.23B
September 30, 2012 -193.00M
June 30, 2012 1.605B
March 31, 2012 -815.00M
December 31, 2011 372.00M
September 30, 2011 477.00M

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

-243.00M
Minimum
Jun 2020
7.723B
Maximum
Dec 2019
2.929B
Average
2.35B
Median
Dec 2023

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks