Equinor ASA 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.
Equinor ASA spent 3.14B USD buying back its shares in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, down 33.7% on the same quarter a year before. Equinor ASA spent 3.88B USD buying back its shares over the last twelve months, down 35.9% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it spent 5.92B USD, down 1.6% on the year before.
Last updated 7 Nov 2026 · Next report 3 Feb 2027
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 3.88B | -35.90% | 3.75B | 11.31B |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 5.92B | -1.61% | 4.79B | 5.93B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 6.01B | +7.59% | 8.58B | 7.93B |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 5.59B | +68.60% | 3.33B | 14.13B |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 3.32B | +932.71% | 2.50B | 26.38B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 321.00M | -69.69% | 1.80B | 20.78B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 1.06B | +139.59% | 2.33B | 1.91B |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 442.00M | — | 3.34B | 3.55B |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 0.00 | — | 2.67B | 8.33B |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 0.00 | — | 1.49B | 3.61B |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 0.00 | — | 1.88B | -3.16B |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 0.00 | — | 2.84B | -1.79B |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 0.00 | — | 5.34B | 524.56M |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 0.00 | — | 3.54B | -1.97B |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 3.71B | 2.80B |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 68.36M | +36.69% | 3.33B | 3.22B |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 50.01M | -15.51% | 3.25B | 431.37M |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 59.19M | +34.01% | 3.67B | -370.84M |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 44.17M | +10.42% | 4.80B | 4.77B |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 40.00M | -75.31% | 4.39B | 4.23B |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 162.00M | — | 2.77B | 3.04B |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 0.00 | — | 1.78B | 3.68B |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 0.00 | — | 948.20M | 1.16B |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 0.00 | — | 998.00M | 1.31B |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 913.00M | 880.00M |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 0.00 | — | 631.00M | 2.51B |
| FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 0.00 | — | 2.41B | 4.45B |
| FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 0.00 | — | 16.84M | -694.46M |
| FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 0.00 | — | 385.98M | -1.59B |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 3.14B | -33.69% | 938.00M | 4.68B |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 83.00M | -69.43% | 971.00M | 6.60B |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 271.00M | -50.64% | 920.00M | 2.10B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 389.00M | -22.51% | 918.00M | -2.06B |
| Q3 FY2025 | 29 Sept 2025 | 4.73B | +3.66% | 935.36M | 2.93B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 271.47M | -31.79% | 1.04B | -889.81M |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 549.00M | -0.18% | 1.91B | 6.01B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 502.00M | -3.09% | 1.91B | -1.23B |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 4.56B | +759.51% | 1.94B | 3.95B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 398.00M | -90.24% | 2.07B | -1.14B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 550.00M | +19.31% | 2.65B | 6.54B |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 518.00M | -10.23% | 4.87B | -294.00M |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 531.00M | -73.40% | 2.61B | 2.58B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 4.08B | +1,241.78% | 2.73B | -985.00M |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 461.00M | +5.01% | 2.86B | 12.57B |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 577.00M | +159.91% | 651.14M | 1.89B |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 2.00B | +1,916.16% | 1.26B | 4.53B |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 304.00M | — | 1.31B | 6.81B |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 439.00M | — | 582.00M | 13.59B |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 222.00M | — | 565.00M | 5.81B |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 99.00M | -90.11% | 488.00M | 6.08B |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 0.00 | — | 389.00M | 4.90B |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 355.00M | 3.83B |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 293.00M | -161.00M |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 1.00B | +1,000.00% | 287.00M | 909.00M |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 0.00 | — | 904.00M | -1.53B |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 58.00M | — | 845.00M | 2.69B |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 351.00M | — | 850.00M | -926.00M |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 91.00M | — | 859.00M | 1.54B |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 0.00 | — | 864.00M | -173.00M |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 0.00 | — | 769.00M | 3.10B |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 0.00 | — | 760.00M | 1.21B |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 0.00 | — | 765.00M | 2.34B |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 0.00 | — | 744.00M | 228.00M |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 0.00 | — | 402.00M | 3.34B |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 0.00 | — | 373.00M | -1.74B |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 0.00 | — | 390.00M | 139.00M |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 0.00 | — | 728.00M | 1.62B |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 0.00 | — | 390.00M | 3.59B |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 0.00 | — | 371.00M | -1.79B |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 0.00 | — | 404.00M | 1.00B |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 0.00 | — | 404.00M | -1.75B |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 0.00 | — | 697.00M | -616.00M |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 0.00 | — | 658.00M | -978.34M |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 0.00 | — | 687.00M | 1.12B |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 0.00 | — | 735.00M | -1.89B |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 0.00 | — | 757.00M | -199.56M |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 0.00 | — | 766.66M | -780.11M |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 0.00 | — | 884.30M | 31.03M |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 0.00 | — | 3.64B | -2.36B |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 4.38B |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 0.00 | — | 43.65M | -2.42B |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 2.55B |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 3.54B | -3.77B |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 1.85B |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 101.70M | 2.49B |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 23.02M | +57.08% | 136.00M | 1.17B |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 19.19M | -0.56% | 3.47B | 1.02B |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 21.07M | +18.85% | 0.00 | -1.88B |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 16.67M | -1.17% | 94.52M | 727.83M |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 14.66M | +73.87% | 274.50M | -152.57M |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 19.30M | +122.31% | 3.70B | 2.43B |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 17.73M | +10.58% | 0.00 | 215.79M |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 16.87M | +12.40% | 14.21M | -1.39B |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 8.43M | -74.09% | 330.99M | 347.98M |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 8.68M | +517.26% | 2.93B | 702.68M |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 16.03M | +22.72% | 3.99B | 770.71M |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 15.00M | +150.08% | 16.39M | -1.05B |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 32.53M | +294.81% | 411.88M | 810.13M |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 1.41M | -93.61% | 3.57B | 1.73B |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 13.06M | +63.30% | 7.13M | -1.72B |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 6.00M | -53.85% | 720.00M | -2.48B |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 8.24M | -36.62% | 719.41M | 2.23B |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 22.00M | +144.44% | 0.00 | 2.18B |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 8.00M | +60.00% | 0.00 | 2.84B |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 13.00M | -85.23% | 1.11B | -1.43B |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 13.00M | — | 304.00M | 3.24B |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 9.00M | — | 0.00 | 757.00M |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 5.00M | — | 0.00 | 1.66B |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 88.00M | — | 122.00M | -1.07B |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 0.00 | — | 127.00M | 963.00M |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 0.00 | — | 2.83B | 1.53B |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 0.00 | — | 25.00M | 1.62B |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 0.00 | — | 83.00M | — |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 0.00 | — | 3.00M | 1.46B |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 0.00 | — | 1.73B | -145.00M |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 0.00 | — | 23.00M | 1.73B |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 0.00 | — | 200.00M | -1.77B |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 0.00 | — | 7.00M | 1.16B |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 0.00 | — | 925.00M | -401.00M |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 0.00 | — | 19.00M | 2.17B |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 0.00 | — | 102.00M | -1.31B |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 0.00 | — | 29.00M | 1.60B |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -620.00M |
| Q1 FY2003 | 31 Mar 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 1.65B |
| Q4 FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 84.00M | -645.00M |
| Q3 FY2002 | 30 Sept 2002 | 0.00 | — | 2.00M | 1.23B |
| Q2 FY2002 | 30 Jun 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -98.00M |
| Q1 FY2002 | 31 Mar 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 392.00M |
| Q4 FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 0.00 | — | 8.00M | -729.00M |
| Q3 FY2001 | 30 Sept 2001 | 0.00 | — | 29.00M | 441.00M |
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 Equinor ASA's buybacks
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