Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Chart

Historical Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2024 9.961M
May 31, 2024 -3.961M
February 29, 2024 1.023M
November 30, 2023 9.207M
August 31, 2023 5.13M
May 31, 2023 -1.631M
February 28, 2023 -0.704M
November 30, 2022 0.649M
August 31, 2022 3.466M
May 31, 2022 52.17M
February 28, 2022 53.99M
November 30, 2021 15.40M
August 31, 2021 64.98M
May 31, 2021 41.93M
February 28, 2021 51.80M
November 30, 2020 36.27M
August 31, 2020 55.47M
May 31, 2020 -0.082M
February 29, 2020 20.94M
November 30, 2019 3.811M
August 31, 2019 32.81M
May 31, 2019 40.82M
February 28, 2019 28.48M
November 30, 2018 64.24M
August 31, 2018 40.94M
Date Value
May 31, 2018 43.03M
February 28, 2018 46.84M
November 30, 2017 68.17M
August 31, 2017 48.35M
May 31, 2017 -0.15M
February 28, 2017 12.20M
November 30, 2016 2.849M
August 31, 2016 -5.821M
May 31, 2016 -2.897M
February 29, 2016 25.60M
November 30, 2015 40.25M
August 31, 2015 28.18M
May 31, 2015 31.66M
February 28, 2015 50.71M
November 30, 2014 20.98M
August 31, 2014 21.09M
May 31, 2014 37.77M
February 28, 2014 42.00M
November 30, 2013 15.51M
August 31, 2013 28.32M
May 31, 2013 25.46M
February 28, 2013 -17.33M
November 30, 2012 -4.773M
August 31, 2012 -10.86M
May 31, 2012 19.89M

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

-3.961M
Minimum
May 2024
64.98M
Maximum
Aug 2021
20.99M
Average
9.584M
Median

Stock Buybacks (Quarterly) Benchmarks