Share Buybacks
Coca-Cola Share Buybacks increased by 367.6% to $477.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.9%, from $370.00M to $477.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -19.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests management believes shares are undervalued or wishes to return excess cash to shareholders; a decrease may indicate a focus on debt reduction or capital investment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow used by the company to buy back its own outstanding common stock from the open market....
Peer comparison
Commonly reported by mature, cash-generative companies as part of a balanced capital allocation strategy alongside dividends.
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
| 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 | $7.00M | $546.00M | $664.00M | $202.00M | $6.00M | $848.00M | $236.00M | $109.00M | $1.10B | $702.00M | $172.00M | $354.00M | $567.00M | $370.00M | $102.00M | $172.00M | $102.00M | $477.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | +21.6% | -69.6% | -97.0% | >999% | -72.2% | -53.8% | +905.5% | -35.9% | -75.5% | +105.8% | +60.2% | -34.7% | -72.4% | +68.6% | -40.7% | +367.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -14.3% | +55.3% | -64.5% | -46.0% | >999% | -17.2% | -27.1% | +224.8% | -48.3% | -47.3% | -40.7% | -51.4% | -82.0% | +28.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coca-Cola's share buybacks?
- Coca-Cola (KO) reported share buybacks of $477.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Coca-Cola's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Coca-Cola's share buybacks increased by 28.9% year-over-year, from $370.00M to $477.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Coca-Cola's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Coca-Cola's share buybacks has grown at a -19.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.42B to $746.00M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own shares from the stock market.