Financing
Share Buybacks
Walt Disney Share Buybacks increased by 186.1% to $2.03B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 156.2%, from $794.00M to $2.03B.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ4 2025Feb 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
10 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.52B | $794.00M | $711.00M | $2.03B |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -47.8% | -10.5% | +186.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -53.3% | +156.2% |
Range$0.00 – $2.03B
Avg YoY Growth+51.4%
Median YoY Growth+51.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Walt Disney's share buybacks?
- Walt Disney (DIS) reported share buybacks of $2.03B in Q3 2025.
- How has Walt Disney's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Walt Disney's share buybacks increased by 156.2% year-over-year, from $794.00M to $2.03B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.