82/100BAirbnb stock buybacks 2017–2026What are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company.
Airbnb spent 712.00M USD buying back its shares in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, down 29.7% on the same quarter a year before. Airbnb spent 3.95B USD buying back its shares over the last twelve months, up 7.6% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it spent 3.79B USD, up 10.5% on the year before.
Last updated 13 Nov 2026 · Next report 11 Feb 2027
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 3.95B | +7.58% | — | — |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 3.79B | +10.47% | 0.00 | 4.65B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 3.43B | +52.31% | 0.00 | 4.52B |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 2.25B | +50.13% | 0.00 | 3.88B |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 1.50B | — | 0.00 | 3.41B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 2.29B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -667.10M |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 97.28M |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 504.93M |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 151.02M |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 712.00M | -29.71% | 0.00 | 1.51B |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 1.05B | +4.06% | 0.00 | 1.27B |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 1.09B | +34.82% | 0.00 | 1.71B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 1.10B | +30.67% | 0.00 | — |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 1.01B | -7.32% | 0.00 | 1.36B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 1.01B | +34.85% | 0.00 | 952.00M |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 807.00M | +7.60% | 0.00 | 1.79B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 838.00M | +11.44% | 0.00 | 466.00M |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 1.09B | +118.60% | 0.00 | 1.08B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 749.00M | +47.73% | 0.00 | 1.05B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 750.00M | +52.13% | 0.00 | 1.92B |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 752.00M | +50.40% | 0.00 | — |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 500.00M | -50.00% | 0.00 | 1.31B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 507.00M | +262.14% | 0.00 | 900.00M |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 493.00M | — | 0.00 | 1.58B |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 500.00M | +2,135.44% | 0.00 | 454.30M |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 1.00B | — | 0.00 | 959.96M |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 140.00M | — | 0.00 | 796.00M |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 1.20B |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 22.37M | — | 0.00 | 376.39M |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 517.67M |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 783.65M |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 130.43M | — | 0.00 | 598.67M |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -146.99M |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 328.03M |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -262.65M |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -585.50M |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -222.55M |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; owner earnings take off only the spending that keeps the business as it is, not the spending to grow it (an estimate by Financial Modeling Prep). Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
The money spent buying back the company's own shares in each period, from the cash flow statement.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Free cash flow,Cash flow
Common questions about Airbnb's buybacks
Source: Financial Modeling Prep