Financing
Share Buybacks
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $12.75B to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -12.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 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
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.08B | $13.46B | $20.06B | $9.51B | $5.23B | $6.35B | $6.86B | $9.37B | $898.00M | $3.57B | $5.94B | $15.01B | $6.30B | $8.82B | $0.00 | $12.75B | $10.17B | $3.33B | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | +90.1% | +49.1% | -52.6% | -45.0% | +21.4% | +8.0% | +36.5% | -90.4% | +297.4% | +66.5% | +152.6% | -58.0% | +40.0% | -100.0% | — | -20.3% | -67.3% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.1% | -52.8% | -65.8% | -1.5% | -82.8% | -43.8% | -13.4% | +60.3% | +601.4% | +147.1% | -100.0% | -15.0% | +61.4% | -62.3% | — | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $20.06B
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth+20.4%
Median YoY Growth-26.1%
Current Streak6 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported share buybacks of $0.00 in Q1 2026.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s share buybacks decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $12.75B to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a -12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.54B to $26.25B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.