Financing
Share Buybacks
Salesforce Share Buybacks increased by 3.6% to $3.94B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5080.3%, from $76.00M to $3.94B. Over 3 years (FY 2023 to FY 2026), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 46.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2021
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 2, 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_repurchasesHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | -$1.68B | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.68B | $2.32B | $2.05B | $1.95B | $1.93B | $1.69B | $2.13B | $4.34B | $1.29B | $76.00M | $2.63B | $2.23B | $3.80B | $3.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | — | +100.0% | — | — | +38.5% | -11.6% | -5.1% | -1.2% | -12.1% | +26.1% | +103.2% | -70.4% | -94.1% | >999% | -15.5% | +70.8% | +3.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | +238.5% | — | — | +14.8% | -27.2% | +3.8% | +122.4% | -33.2% | -95.5% | +23.4% | -48.7% | +195.8% | >999% |
Range-$1.68B – $4.34B
Avg YoY Growth+497.7%
Median YoY Growth+14.8%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's share buybacks?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported share buybacks of $3.94B in Q4 2025.
- How has Salesforce's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's share buybacks increased by 5080.3% year-over-year, from $76.00M to $3.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for Salesforce's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2023 to 2026), Salesforce's share buybacks has grown at a 46.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.00B to $12.60B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.