Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in Health Care in earnings calls?
339 companies mentioned share buybacks across 619 earnings calls in Health Care over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were Exelixis, Inc. (9 calls), Royalty Pharma plc (9 calls), Zoetis Inc. (8 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025Q3 | 121 |
| 2025Q4 | 126 |
| 2026Q1 | 205 |
| 2026Q2 | 167 |
Companies ranked by mentions
Representative quotes
…years. We had our AGM in May, and the main decisions there was we now have an authorization for share buybacks that we may choose to do when we feel it's prudent. And we also had, as most of you know, we had some change…
…stop, it would be great. But I think it's truly, as Daniel mentioned, the MedTech sector, we see some share buybacks from Boston Scientific, from Zimmer from other large medical device companies. Really, it's a matter of think people will come back to this sector…
…nicely over the last few weeks and months, and we're happy about that. But we're still -- we still have an active buyback program and we'll be out there when time warrants, right? So that's how our priorities are in cash. So with everything going…
…allocating capital largely to innovation. But as the company grows and the balance sheet grows, we're also doing more stock buybacks, and you should expect more of the same from us on that front. That probably takes us through at least 2030. Salveen Richter (Analysts): Perfect. Maybe…
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 Health Care in the past year?
Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL) led with 9 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on June 9, 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.