Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in Communication Services in earnings calls?

261 companies mentioned share buybacks across 500 earnings calls in Communication Services over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (9 calls), Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (8 calls), AT&T Inc. (7 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
QuarterCalls mentioning Share Buybacks
2025Q3112
2025Q4114
2026Q1138
2026Q2136

Companies ranked by mentions

Company Ticker Sector Calls Last mention
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. GTM Communication Services 9 Mar 3, 2026
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI Communication Services 8 May 18, 2026
AT&T Inc. T Communication Services 7 Jun 9, 2026
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS Communication Services 7 Jun 2, 2026
IAC Inc. IAC Communication Services 7 May 19, 2026
Match Group, Inc. MTCH Communication Services 7 May 19, 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ Communication Services 7 May 18, 2026
Roku, Inc. ROKU Communication Services 6 Jun 15, 2026
Fox Corporation FOXA Communication Services 6 May 13, 2026
Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD Communication Services 5 May 18, 2026
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. DV Communication Services 5 May 18, 2026
News Corporation NWSA Communication Services 5 May 7, 2026
EverQuote, Inc. EVER Communication Services 5 May 4, 2026
Liberty Global Ltd. LBTYA Communication Services 5 Mar 24, 2026
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. TKO Communication Services 5 Mar 2, 2026
IDT Corporation IDT Communication Services 4 Jun 3, 2026
JOYY Inc. JOYY Communication Services 4 May 26, 2026
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI Communication Services 4 May 20, 2026
Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN Communication Services 4 May 18, 2026
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. MSGE Communication Services 4 May 7, 2026
GameSquare Holdings, Inc. GAME Communication Services 4 Apr 8, 2026
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK Communication Services 4 Mar 10, 2026
Embracer Group AB (publ) EMBJ Communication Services 4 Nov 17, 2025
MTN Group Limited MTN Communication Services 3 Jun 10, 2026
Zhihu Inc. ZH Communication Services 3 Jun 3, 2026
Versant Media Group, Inc. VSNT Communication Services 3 Jun 2, 2026
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. TTWO Communication Services 3 May 21, 2026
Baidu, Inc. BIDU Communication Services 3 May 18, 2026
Universal Music Group N.V. UMG Communication Services 3 May 18, 2026
Gambling.com Group Limited GAMB Communication Services 3 May 14, 2026
Stran & Company, Inc. SWAG Communication Services 3 May 13, 2026
Deutsche Telekom AG DTE Communication Services 3 May 13, 2026
VEON Ltd. VEON Communication Services 3 May 13, 2026
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS Communication Services 3 May 8, 2026
Grindr Inc. GRND Communication Services 3 May 7, 2026
Liberty Latin America Ltd. LILA Communication Services 3 May 7, 2026
Playtika Holding Corp. PLTK Communication Services 3 May 7, 2026
Criteo S.A. CRTO Communication Services 3 May 6, 2026
Vend Marketplaces ASA VEND Communication Services 3 Apr 30, 2026
Cellnex Telecom, S.A. CLNX Communication Services 3 Apr 30, 2026
Vivendi SE VIV Communication Services 3 Apr 21, 2026
DHI Group, Inc. DHX Communication Services 3 Mar 10, 2026
Bilibili Inc. BILI Communication Services 3 Mar 5, 2026
Comcast Corporation CMCSA Communication Services 3 Mar 3, 2026
Taboola.com Ltd. TBLA Communication Services 3 Mar 2, 2026
Cars.com Inc. CARS Communication Services 3 Feb 26, 2026
Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM Communication Services 3 Feb 12, 2026
LiveOne, Inc. LVO Communication Services 3 Feb 12, 2026
Angi Inc. ANGI Communication Services 3 Feb 11, 2026
LG Uplus Corp. 032640.KS Communication Services 3 Feb 5, 2026

Representative quotes

…evaluate the portfolio for potential divestitures that no longer fit our growth or margin profile; and fourth, return to shareholders. Record share buybacks of $100 million in fiscal '26, up 67% and with $174 million in total return, up from $137 million. Our average repurchase price…
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), June 16, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…continuing to return capital to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends. With respect to share repurchases specifically, we intend to continue with our buyback program post today's announcement, except for mandatory SEC blackout periods. As a combined company, we expect robust long-term growth and significant cash…
Roku, Inc. (ROKU), June 15, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…below 2x in F '27. I mean the stock has pulled back. I would assume that you might step up some of your buyback activity. But maybe just talk about some of the priorities for capital allocation in F '27. Eric Boyko (Executives): Yes. So again…
Stingray Group Inc. (RAY), June 10, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…from HoldCo leverage to group leverage in anticipation of IHS. And we have this new shareholder remuneration framework, which is on dividends and buybacks. Inorganic opportunities still in the picture. If we can find compelling value creation opportunities, we'll present them in front of our shareholders…
MTN Group Limited (MTN), June 10, 2026. Read the full transcript →

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 Communication Services in the past year?

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (GTM) led with 9 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on March 3, 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 →

Last updated: June 18, 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.