Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in earnings calls?
4,430 companies mentioned share buybacks across 9,000 earnings calls over the past year, spanning 11 sectors. The most active were SBA Communications Corporation (14 calls), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (11 calls), Pentair plc (11 calls). The table below ranks every company by how often the theme came up, with direct links to each transcript.
Mentions over time
Data table
| Quarter | Calls mentioning Share Buybacks |
|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 1,512 |
| 2024Q4 | 1,998 |
| 2025Q1 | 2,370 |
| 2025Q2 | 1,769 |
| 2025Q3 | 1,966 |
| 2025Q4 | 2,032 |
| 2026Q1 | 2,607 |
| 2026Q2 | 2,196 |
| 2026Q3 | 640 |
Companies ranked by mentions
Representative quotes
…different ways. And so as a result, that's why we're talking now about potentially going back and doing share buybacks. And so we are looking at doing some more. Some of that in the second half of this year, really focused on trying to just continue…
…plan for the year with the target of achieving CV growth as we exit 2026. In addition, we restarted our stock buyback program during the period and we intend to continue with repurchases throughout the remainder of the year. Q2 saw a 3% CV decline in the quarter…
…estimating that interest income will decline year-over-year in 2026 due to the declining cash balances due to more aggressive stock buybacks and a declining interest rate environment. The effective tax rates for the remaining 2 quarters of 2026 have been reduced due to the contribution…
…where we would expect it to the beta to kind of drift to. Jared David Shaw (Analysts): And then looking at the buyback, increasing the amount this quarter. How should we -- is this sort of a good level that we should be thinking about going through the rest…
Frequently asked questions
What is Share Buybacks and why are companies discussing it?
Repurchase authorisations and execution — the capital-return signal investors track alongside dividends.
Which company mentioned share buybacks most in the past year?
SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC) led with 14 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on May 18, 2026.
How can I track share buybacks mentions across earnings calls via API?
The EarningsCalls.dev REST API exposes the same data behind this page. Use the search_transcripts and count_mentions_by_ticker endpoints to query our archive of 33,000+ earnings call transcripts — keyword search, sector / date filters, per-company mention counts, and the underlying full transcripts. See the API docs →
Share Buybacks by sector
- Financials (131)
- Materials (60)
- Health Care (60)
- Communication Services (53)
- Information Technology (46)
- Industrials (44)
Last updated: July 31, 2026. Methodology: full-text search across all earnings call transcripts in our corpus over the past 12 months, matching the canonical term and its aliases (buyback, buyback, buybacks, share repurchase, share repurchases). Mentions are per call, not per occurrence within a call; the company-rank table is built by counting distinct calls mentioning the theme. Page refreshes every hour at the edge as new calls land in our archive.