Share Buybacks
Bank of New York Mellon Share Buybacks increased by 23.1% to $1.05B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 39.3%, from $750.00M to $1.05B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -6.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $618.00M | $2.00B | $1.25B | $118.00M | $3.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $1.26B | $448.00M | $450.00M | $450.00M | $988.00M | $601.00M | $725.00M | $750.00M | $746.00M | $895.00M | $849.00M | $1.05B |
| QoQ Change | — | +223.8% | -37.6% | -90.6% | -97.5% | -66.7% | +100.0% | >999% | -64.3% | +0.4% | +0.0% | +119.6% | -39.2% | +20.6% | +3.4% | -0.5% | +20.0% | -5.1% | +23.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -99.5% | -100.0% | -99.8% | +964.4% | >999% | >999% | >999% | -21.3% | +34.2% | +61.1% | +66.7% | -24.5% | +48.9% | +17.1% | +39.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of New York Mellon's share buybacks?
- Bank of New York Mellon (BK) reported share buybacks of $1.05B in Q4 2025.
- How has Bank of New York Mellon's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Bank of New York Mellon's share buybacks increased by 39.3% year-over-year, from $750.00M to $1.05B.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of New York Mellon's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of New York Mellon's share buybacks has grown at a -6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.57B to $3.54B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.