Financing
Share Buybacks
Reliance Share Buybacks increased by 17.0% to $234.20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 7.5%, from $253.20M to $234.20M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows relatively stable performance with a -2.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 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
17 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $131.00M | $168.50M | $17.10M | $193.90M | $336.70M | $82.60M | $38.90M | $73.90M | $126.40M | $240.30M | $432.00M | $142.40M | $253.20M | $79.90M | $60.90M | $200.10M | $234.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | +28.6% | -89.9% | >999% | +73.6% | -75.5% | -52.9% | +90.0% | +71.0% | +90.1% | +79.8% | -67.0% | +77.8% | -68.4% | -23.8% | +228.6% | +17.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +157.0% | -51.0% | +127.5% | -61.9% | -62.5% | +190.9% | +241.8% | -40.7% | — | — | -85.9% | +40.5% | -7.5% |
Range$17.10M – $432.00M
CAGR+15.6%
Avg YoY Growth+40.7%
Median YoY Growth-7.5%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Reliance's share buybacks?
- Reliance (RS) reported share buybacks of $234.20M in Q1 2026.
- How has Reliance's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Reliance's share buybacks decreased by 7.5% year-over-year, from $253.20M to $234.20M.
- What is the long-term trend for Reliance's share buybacks?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Reliance's share buybacks has grown at a -2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $630.30M to $594.10M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.