Financing
Share Buybacks
McKesson Share Buybacks decreased by 45.5% to $581.00M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.2%, from $527.00M to $581.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -3.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Aug 6, 2025
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
17 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.01B | $476.00M | $2.02B | $16.00M | $1.00B | $505.00M | $842.00M | $1.29B | $696.00M | $1.32B | $827.00M | $179.00M | $527.00M | $872.00M | $680.00M | $1.07B | $581.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -52.8% | +323.5% | -99.2% | >999% | -49.5% | +66.7% | +53.3% | -46.1% | +90.1% | -37.5% | -78.4% | +194.4% | +65.5% | -22.0% | +56.9% | -45.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.8% | +6.1% | -58.2% | >999% | -30.4% | +162.0% | -1.8% | -86.1% | -24.3% | -34.1% | -17.8% | +496.1% | +10.2% |
Range$16.00M – $2.02B
CAGR-12.9%
Avg YoY Growth+645.4%
Median YoY Growth-1.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McKesson's share buybacks?
- McKesson (MCK) reported share buybacks of $581.00M in Q2 2025.
- How has McKesson's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- McKesson's share buybacks increased by 10.2% year-over-year, from $527.00M to $581.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for McKesson's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), McKesson's share buybacks has grown at a -3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.52B to $3.15B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.