S&P 500 Index Buybacks Hit Record

2025-07-28 13:04:00 ET

Late last month, S&P Dow Jones Indices reported the preliminary data on dividends and buybacks for the first quarter of 2025. In the report, buybacks of $293.5 billion set a record for buybacks in a quarter. Compared to buybacks in the first quarter of 2024, this represents a year-over-year increase of 23.9%. Dividends of $164.1 billion were down slightly on a QoQ basis but up 8.2% YoY. The combined dividend and buybacks level of $457.55 billion represents a 17.8% increase compared to the first quarter of 2024. The twelve-month dividend and buyback yield equals 3.27% and is up from the 3.20% combined twelve-month dividend and buyback yield as of March 31, 2024....

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