Share Buybacks
Advanced Micro Devices Share Buybacks decreased by 81.4% to $89.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 64.4%, from $250.00M to $89.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -21.2% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $256.00M | $748.00M | $758.00M | $1.91B | $921.00M | $617.00M | $250.00M | $241.00M | $0.00 | $511.00M | $233.00M | $4.00M | $352.00M | $250.00M | $256.00M | $749.00M | $478.00M | $89.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +192.2% | +1.3% | +152.5% | -51.9% | -33.0% | -59.5% | -3.6% | -100.0% | — | -54.4% | -98.3% | >999% | -29.0% | +2.4% | +192.6% | -36.2% | -81.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +259.8% | -17.5% | -67.0% | -87.4% | -100.0% | -17.2% | -6.8% | -98.3% | — | -51.1% | +9.9% | >999% | +35.8% | -64.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Advanced Micro Devices's share buybacks?
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported share buybacks of $89.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Advanced Micro Devices's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Advanced Micro Devices's share buybacks decreased by 64.4% year-over-year, from $250.00M to $89.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Advanced Micro Devices's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Advanced Micro Devices's share buybacks has grown at a -21.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.76B to $862.00M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.