Blackrock stock buybacks 1998–2026What 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.
Blackrock spent 568.00M USD buying back its shares in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, up 47.9% on the same quarter a year before. Blackrock spent 3.16B USD buying back its shares over the last twelve months, up 73.5% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it spent 1.95B USD, up 1.1% on the year before.
Last updated 9 Nov 2026 · Next report 21 Jan 2027
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 3.16B | +73.51% | 4.66B | 3.59B |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 1.95B | +1.09% | 3.35B | 3.55B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 1.93B | +2.44% | 3.10B | 4.70B |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 1.88B | -19.21% | 3.04B | 3.82B |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 2.33B | +57.04% | 2.99B | 4.42B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 1.49B | -17.91% | 2.55B | 4.60B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 1.81B | -5.34% | 2.26B | 3.55B |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 1.91B | -8.43% | 2.10B | 2.63B |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 2.09B | +46.87% | 1.97B | 2.87B |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 1.42B | +1.57% | 1.66B | 3.67B |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 1.40B | +5.11% | 1.55B | 2.04B |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 1.33B | -0.97% | 1.48B | 2.78B |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 1.34B | +8.13% | 1.34B | 3.02B |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 1.24B | -24.44% | 1.17B | 3.55B |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 1.65B | -42.98% | 1.06B | 2.09B |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 2.89B | +992.80% | 1.01B | 2.58B |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 264.00M | +473.91% | 776.00M | 2.36B |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 46.00M | 0.00% | 422.00M | 1.33B |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 46.00M | -88.00% | 419.00M | 1.84B |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 383.31M | +1,136.48% | 353.46M | 476.13M |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 31.00M | -59.98% | 135.67M | 636.89M |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 77.47M | +34.47% | 76.61M | 199.78M |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 57.61M | -30.94% | 63.66M | 205.77M |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 83.42M | +570.35% | 25.61M | 166.14M |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 12.44M | +68.00% | 0.00 | 129.22M |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 7.41M | +46,193.75% | 0.00 | 126.89M |
| FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 16.00K | -97.09% | 0.00 | 75.85M |
| FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 550.00K | +175.00% | 0.00 | 97.40M |
| FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 200.00K | — | 12.30M | 45.30M |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 568.00M | +47.92% | 931.00M | 2.61B |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 1.27B | +220.96% | 1.91B | 32.00M |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 810.00M | +23.29% | 973.00M | -1.19B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 514.00M | +33.16% | 850.00M | 2.15B |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 384.00M | -1.79% | 851.00M | 1.34B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 396.00M | -23.70% | 808.00M | 1.28B |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 657.00M | +3.63% | 838.00M | -1.21B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 386.00M | +0.52% | 791.00M | 2.53B |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 391.00M | -1.26% | 757.00M | 1.29B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 519.00M | +35.51% | 758.00M | 1.36B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 634.00M | -12.07% | 795.00M | -472.00M |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 384.00M | -23.96% | 743.00M | 1.87B |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 396.00M | +3.13% | 748.00M | 1.50B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 383.00M | -24.46% | 748.00M | 924.00M |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 721.00M | -22.97% | 796.00M | -475.00M |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 505.00M | +66.67% | 731.00M | 1.84B |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 384.00M | +24.27% | 736.00M | 1.62B |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 507.00M | +66.23% | 737.00M | 1.53B |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 936.00M | +64.79% | 786.00M | -569.00M |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 303.00M | +1,682.35% | 627.00M | 1.79B |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 309.00M | +2,990.00% | 629.00M | 1.74B |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 305.00M | -72.89% | 630.00M | 1.70B |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 568.00M | -13.55% | 661.00M | -621.00M |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 17.00M | +142.86% | 554.00M | 1.93B |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 10.00M | -90.83% | 556.00M | 955.00M |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 1.13B | +15,971.43% | 554.00M | 1.66B |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 657.00M | -63.26% | 596.00M | -990.00M |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 7.00M | -98.68% | 512.00M | 1.16B |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 109.00M | -78.83% | 513.00M | 876.00M |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 7.00M | -97.82% | 515.00M | 875.00M |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 1.79B | +148.68% | 556.00M | -283.00M |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 532.00M | +84.72% | 497.00M | 427.00M |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 515.00M | +79.44% | 502.00M | 1.22B |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 321.00M | +13.03% | 464.00M | 1.40B |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 719.00M | +27.94% | 505.00M | -174.00M |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 288.00M | +2.49% | 403.00M | 1.29B |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 287.00M | +3.61% | 405.00M | 1.30B |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 284.00M | +1.79% | 407.00M | 1.29B |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 562.00M | 0.00% | 447.00M | -210.00M |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 281.00M | +1.08% | 374.00M | 1.16B |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 277.00M | +0.36% | 376.00M | 1.04B |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 279.00M | 0.00% | 376.00M | 430.00M |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 562.00M | +12.85% | 419.00M | -595.00M |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 278.00M | +8.59% | 361.00M | 1.10B |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 276.00M | +7.81% | 362.00M | 1.33B |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 279.00M | +8.56% | 364.00M | 950.00M |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 498.00M | -13.39% | 389.00M | -588.00M |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 256.00M | -1.16% | 322.00M | 1.25B |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 256.00M | -10.80% | 324.00M | 1.28B |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 257.00M | +1.18% | 326.00M | 713.00M |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 575.00M | +24.73% | 366.00M | -221.00M |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 259.00M | +52.35% | 286.00M | 1.13B |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 287.00M | +68.82% | 287.00M | 1.13B |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 254.00M | -75.65% | 286.00M | 1.11B |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 461.00M | +75.95% | 309.00M | 172.00M |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 170.00M | +66.67% | 256.00M | 325.00M |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 170.00M | +31.78% | 259.00M | 998.00M |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 1.04B | -59.07% | 260.00M | 910.00M |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 262.00M | +147.17% | 285.00M | -143.00M |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 102.00M | -61.36% | 245.00M | 844.00M |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 129.00M | -12.24% | 249.00M | 1.18B |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 2.55B | +84,833.33% | 248.00M | 797.00M |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 106.00M | -7.02% | 272.00M | -239.00M |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 264.00M | +5,180.00% | 194.00M | 1.04B |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 147.00M | +14,600.00% | 193.00M | 1.08B |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 3.00M | +200.00% | 193.00M | 452.00M |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 114.00M | +192.31% | 196.00M | -208.00M |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 5.00M | +133.54% | 81.00M | 553.00M |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 1.00M | 0.00% | 108.00M | 538.00M |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 1.00M | -85.71% | 103.00M | 383.00M |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 39.00M | +8.33% | 105.00M | -142.00M |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 2.14M | -83.79% | 313.00M | 754.56M |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 1.00M | -98.80% | 105.00M | 642.87M |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 7.00M | -94.28% | 104.00M | 596.50M |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 36.00M | -78.10% | 104.00M | -154.93M |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 13.21M | +107.72% | 87.88M | 199.76M |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 83.35M | +256.34% | 88.82M | 416.29M |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 122.36M | +10,208.51% | 88.35M | 185.00M |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 164.40M | +421,428.21% | 88.42M | -324.91M |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 6.36M | +35.54% | 54.53M | 446.05M |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 23.39M | -41.77% | 27.02M | 186.21M |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 1.19M | -96.35% | 27.22M | 81.28M |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 39.00K | -53.57% | 26.89M | -76.64M |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 4.69M | -48.27% | 19.10M | 157.89M |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 40.17M | +3,518.83% | 19.07M | 81.28M |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 32.52M | +364.40% | 19.16M | 111.49M |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 84.00K | -99.79% | 19.27M | -150.88M |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 9.07M | -56.08% | 15.98M | 77.55M |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 1.11M | -97.26% | 15.93M | 98.33M |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 7.00M | +19.30% | 15.85M | 68.34M |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 40.43M | +145.56% | 15.91M | -38.46M |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 20.65M | +688.58% | 12.78M | 333.67M |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 40.44M | +6,102.45% | 12.83M | -184.02M |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 5.87M | +2,430.17% | 0.00 | 48.49M |
| Q1 FY2003 | 31 Mar 2003 | 16.46M | +84.11% | 0.00 | -32.00M |
| Q4 FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 2.62M | +180.00% | 0.00 | 70.71M |
| Q3 FY2002 | 30 Sept 2002 | 652.00K | — | 0.00 | 63.47M |
| Q2 FY2002 | 30 Jun 2002 | 232.00K | — | 0.00 | 47.93M |
| Q1 FY2002 | 31 Mar 2002 | 8.94M | +38.16% | 0.00 | -52.89M |
| Q4 FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 935.00K | +5,743.75% | 0.00 | 33.71M |
| Q3 FY2001 | 30 Sept 2001 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 50.75M |
| Q2 FY2001 | 30 Jun 2001 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 77.09M |
| Q1 FY2001 | 31 Mar 2001 | 6.47M | +10,686.67% | 0.00 | -34.65M |
| Q4 FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 16.00K | -68.00% | 0.00 | 33.45M |
| Q3 FY2000 | 30 Sept 2000 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 47.23M |
| Q2 FY2000 | 30 Jun 2000 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 35.63M |
| Q1 FY2000 | 31 Mar 2000 | 60.00K | — | 0.00 | -40.45M |
| Q4 FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 50.00K | — | 0.00 | 8.50M |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. 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 Blackrock's buybacks
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