Share Buyback Rankings — Top Stock Repurchasers

Rankings of S&P 500 companies by share buyback volume. See which large-cap companies are returning the most capital to shareholders through stock repurchases.

Top 10 Stocks by Share Buyback Volume

1. 1. BAX — Baxter International, $1300M remaining auth
2. 2. BSX — Boston Scientific, $3000M remaining auth
3. 3. AMGN — Amgen, $6800M remaining auth
4. 4. VZ — Verizon, $21500M remaining auth
5. 5. AMZN — Amazon, $6100M remaining auth
6. 6. MCHP — Microchip Technology, $1560M remaining auth
7. 7. STX — Seagate Technology, $4800M remaining auth
8. 8. WDC — Western Digital, $3260M remaining auth
9. 9. SNPS — Synopsys, $1700M remaining auth
10. 10. CME — CME Group, $1500M remaining auth

What Is a Share Buyback?

Data sourced from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings. Share buybacks reduce share count, increasing earnings per share for remaining shareholders. Companies with low EV/EBITDA doing large buybacks are often creating the most value — Read more: What is EV/EBITDA?