What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?

This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.

Valley National Bank VLY Share Repurchase Authorization Limit

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$540.4M+13.0%

Net income$163.9M+54.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.28+55.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B-5.3%

Total debt$63.9M+8.2%

Total equity$7.8B+4.4%

Total assets$64.5B+4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$209.6M+1,324%

CapEx$1.4M-54.1%

Free cash flow$208.2M+1,132%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.81B+36.9%

Enterprise value$6.71B+50.0%

P/E11.9×-2.7×

P/S3.7×+0.7×

Profitability

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Net margin31.4%+10.6pp

FCF margin26.5%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.6%+3.1pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Valley National Bank in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept srt:StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased.

The official record: Valley National Bank’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Valley National Bank's share repurchase authorization limit?: Valley National Bank (VLY) reported share repurchase authorization limit of 25M in Q1 2024.
What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?: This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.