Stock Buybacks

Dividend yield misses the buyback half of the story. Learn how shareholder yield works, why net beats gross, and how to calculate it in minutes.

Record buybacks say nothing about where the cash came from. Learn how to tell free-cash-flow repurchases from debt-funded ones with a simple five-minute checklist.

A buyback announcement is not the same as shareholder value. Use these five checks on spending, share count, price paid and funding before you cheer.

Buyback headlines show gross repurchases, but share count tells the real story. Learn why stock compensation and dilution can erase the benefit of buybacks.

Nvidia just authorized a record $150 billion buyback increase, bringing total authorization to $235 billion through 2028 and surpassing Apple's prior record. Here's what this unprecedented capital return commitment signals about Nvidia's own confidence in sustained AI-driven cash flow.

Meta reported zero share buybacks in Q1 2026 as it poured capital into AI — even as the broader tech sector's buyback pace accelerates in a pattern JPMorgan calls "puzzling." Here's the full divergence playing out across Big Tech's capital allocation.

Nvidia's buyback authorization has grown to $99.3 billion after an $80 billion addition and a 25-fold dividend hike. Here's the full data from Nvidia's own filings on what's driving the shift and what management says it signals.

A $100 billion buyback authorization highlights a real strategic split in Big Tech: return cash to shareholders, or plow it into AI infrastructure like rivals are doing. Here's the full financial picture behind the decision.

S&P 500 buybacks are on pace for a record year, with the 1% excise tax still a minor cost. Here's the real data on the buyback boom, the tax-hike debate, and whether record repurchases are bullish or a red flag.