Financing

Share Buybacks

Analog Devices Share Buybacks increased by 49.6% to $772.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 210.8%, from $248.65M to $772.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -4.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026May 20, 2026

How to read this metric

High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.

Detailed definition

The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...

Peer comparison

Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.

Metric ID: share_repurchases

Historical Data

21 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Value$188.81M$163.28M$2.10B$76.02M$776.84M$905.97M$818.18M$654.56M$1.15B$686.51M$469.94M$180.35M$222.38M$117.98M$94.88M$160.37M$248.65M$1.08B$680.47M$516.50M$772.90M
QoQ Change-13.5%>999%-96.4%+921.9%+16.6%-9.7%-20.0%+76.1%-40.5%-31.5%-61.6%+23.3%-46.9%-19.6%+69.0%+55.0%+332.4%-36.7%-24.1%+49.6%
YoY Change+311.4%+454.9%-61.0%+761.0%+48.4%-24.2%-42.6%-72.4%-80.7%-82.8%-79.8%-11.1%+11.8%+811.3%+617.2%+222.1%+210.8%
Range$76.02M$2.10B
CAGR+32.6%
Avg YoY Growth+176.1%
Median YoY Growth+11.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Analog Devices's share buybacks?
Analog Devices (ADI) reported share buybacks of $772.90M in Q1 2026.
How has Analog Devices's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
Analog Devices's share buybacks increased by 210.8% year-over-year, from $248.65M to $772.90M.
What is the long-term trend for Analog Devices's share buybacks?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Analog Devices's share buybacks has grown at a -4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.61B to $2.16B.
What does share buybacks mean?
Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.