Share Buybacks
Analog Devices Share Buybacks decreased by 24.1% to $516.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 222.1%, from $160.37M to $516.50M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 32.2% 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.
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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $188.81M | $163.28M | $2.10B | $76.02M | $776.84M | $905.97M | $818.18M | $654.56M | $1.15B | $686.51M | $469.94M | $180.35M | $222.38M | $117.98M | $94.88M | $160.37M | $248.65M | $1.08B | $680.47M | $516.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.5% | >999% | -96.4% | +921.9% | +16.6% | -9.7% | -20.0% | +76.1% | -40.5% | -31.5% | -61.6% | +23.3% | -46.9% | -19.6% | +69.0% | +55.0% | +332.4% | -36.7% | -24.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +311.4% | +454.9% | -61.0% | +761.0% | +48.4% | -24.2% | -42.6% | -72.4% | -80.7% | -82.8% | -79.8% | -11.1% | +11.8% | +811.3% | +617.2% | +222.1% |
Share Buybacks at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Analog Devices's share buybacks?
- Analog Devices (ADI) reported share buybacks of $516.50M in Q1 2026.
- How has Analog Devices's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Analog Devices's share buybacks increased by 222.1% year-over-year, from $160.37M to $516.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Analog Devices's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Analog Devices's share buybacks has grown at a 32.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $516.37M to $1.58B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.