Stock Buyback Statistics 2026: S&P 500 Repurchases, Top Companies and Trends

Stock buybacks are now one of the biggest ways U.S. companies return cash to shareholders. S&P 500 companies spent a record $1.02 trillion on repurchases in the 12 months ending September 2025. That was up 11.1% from $918.4 billion a year earlier. Combined with dividends, companies returned a record $1.685 trillion to shareholders. The trend [...]

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