Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in earnings calls?
3,678 companies mentioned share buybacks across 9,197 earnings calls over the past year, spanning 11 sectors. The most active were Royal Gold, Inc. (17 calls), SBA Communications Corporation (15 calls), International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (15 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 1,416 |
| 2025Q1 | 2,370 |
| 2025Q2 | 1,769 |
| 2025Q3 | 1,966 |
| 2025Q4 | 2,032 |
| 2026Q1 | 2,607 |
| 2026Q2 | 2,196 |
| 2026Q3 | 2,209 |
| 2026Q4 | 715 |
Companies ranked by mentions
Representative quotes
…think that trend will continue, but eventually will stabilize. Matthew Clark (Analysts): Okay. And then just last one for me on a potential buyback, I guess, how soon would you consider buying back stock? Should we just assume you kind of have to wait for the lockups…
…company stock in the quarter. Since initiating our repurchases just over 5 years ago, we've returned $642 million to our shareholders through buybacks without hampering any strategic growth investment in our plants, greenfields, acquisitions or otherwise. In Q2, we surpassed cumulative repurchases of 20% of our shares…
…evaluating any further opportunities within the segment? And how do you weigh these potential investments against return on capital to shareholders, particularly share buybacks given your current share price and valuation. Raymundo Pendones (Executives): Thank you, Emilio. Going to the second one, yes, we are always looking into…
…back 2.1 million shares for $83.9 million at an average purchase price of $39.09 per share. That brings our year-to-date share buybacks to $159.8 million at an average price of $38.52. During the quarter, we repaid our $300 million bond that matured in September as well…
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?
Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) led with 17 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on October 15, 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 (172)
- Industrials (94)
- Materials (71)
- Real Estate (41)
- Health Care (39)
- Information Technology (33)
Last updated: October 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.