Discontinued — last reported Q1 '24
Share Buybacks
FinancingAlphabet Inc. Share Buybacks decreased by 52.2% to $5.50B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 64.6%, from $15.55B to $5.50B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows relatively stable performance with a -2.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Aggressive repurchases signal management's confidence that the stock is undervalued and a commitment to returning excess cash to investors.
Detailed definition
The amount of cash spent to buy back the company's own shares from the open market. This is a key method of returning ca...
Peer comparison
A critical metric for 'Big Tech' companies like Apple and Microsoft, which use massive cash flows to support share prices.
cf_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 | $12.80B | $12.61B | $13.47B | $13.30B | $15.20B | $15.39B | $15.41B | $14.56B | $14.97B | $15.79B | $16.19B | $15.70B | $15.68B | $15.29B | $15.55B | $15.07B | $13.64B | $11.50B | $5.50B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | +6.8% | -1.3% | +14.3% | +1.3% | +0.1% | -5.5% | +2.8% | +5.5% | +2.6% | -3.1% | -0.1% | -2.5% | +1.7% | -3.1% | -9.5% | -15.6% | -52.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.8% | +22.1% | +14.4% | +9.5% | -1.5% | +2.6% | +5.1% | +7.8% | +4.8% | -3.1% | -4.0% | -4.0% | -13.0% | -24.8% | -64.6% |
Share Buybacks at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) reported share buybacks of $5.50B in Q4 2025.
- How has Alphabet Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Alphabet Inc.'s share buybacks decreased by 64.6% year-over-year, from $15.55B to $5.50B.
- What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a -2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $50.27B to $45.71B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Money spent by the company to buy back its own stock.