Share Buybacks
Flex Ltd. Share Buybacks decreased by 32.7% to $200.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.5%, from $201.00M to $200.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 22.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $162.00M | $328.00M | $90.00M | $106.00M | $181.00M | $72.00M | $40.00M | $44.00M | $197.00M | $309.00M | $275.00M | $517.00M | $457.00M | $300.00M | $201.00M | $299.00M | $247.00M | $297.00M | $200.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +102.5% | -72.6% | +17.8% | +70.8% | -60.2% | -44.4% | +10.0% | +347.7% | +56.9% | -11.0% | +88.0% | -11.6% | -34.4% | -33.0% | +48.8% | -17.4% | +20.2% | -32.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.7% | -78.0% | -55.6% | -58.5% | +8.8% | +329.2% | +587.5% | >999% | +132.0% | -2.9% | -26.9% | -42.2% | -46.0% | -1.0% | -0.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Flex Ltd.'s share buybacks?
- Flex Ltd. (FLEX) reported share buybacks of $200.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Flex Ltd.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Flex Ltd.'s share buybacks decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $201.00M to $200.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Flex Ltd.'s share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Flex Ltd.'s share buybacks has grown at a 22.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $686.00M to $1.26B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.