Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in Materials in earnings calls?
354 companies mentioned share buybacks across 581 earnings calls in Materials over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were Royal Gold, Inc. (10 calls), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (10 calls), AptarGroup, 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
| Quarter | Calls mentioning Share Buybacks |
|---|---|
| 2025Q3 | 126 |
| 2025Q4 | 124 |
| 2026Q1 | 184 |
| 2026Q2 | 147 |
Companies ranked by mentions
Representative quotes
…liquidity to be able to go out and target and execute on other transactions. And the second is our Board authorized a share buyback. And so that's not something we've had in place before, but we thought it was a prudent time…
…distribute $220 million, and we will remain opportunistic around how we do our share buybacks. And in the event that we don't fully utilize what we currently allocate to share buyback of $150 million, any shortfall of the $150 million, we will pay out as a special…
…growth opportunities. We're also looking at options for shareholder returns. So we've got a $500 million authorization on our share buyback program. Today, we have a very modest quarterly dividend that we believe is payable across all market cycles. We can look at that. And then…
…return of capital to shareholders. In the last 5 years, we've returned about $1.2 billion to shareholders through dividends and through buybacks. And of course, we're very proud of our sustainability credentials, we get a lot of awards for sustainability. I won't go through…
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 Materials in the past year?
Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) led with 10 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on June 17, 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.