NetEase stock buybacks 1999–2026
NetEase spent 1.79B CNY buying back its shares in Q2 FY2026, the three months to 30 June 2026, up 403.0% on the same quarter a year before. NetEase spent 3.08B CNY buying back its shares over the last twelve months, down 50.7% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it spent 621.92M CNY, down 93.0% on the year before.
Last updated 6 Nov 2026 · Next report 19 Nov 2026
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Jun 2026 | 3.08B | -50.65% | 13.42B | 49.91B |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 621.92M | -92.96% | 13.45B | 48.32B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 8.83B | +68.70% | 11.17B | 37.47B |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 5.23B | -37.15% | 8.01B | 31.06B |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 8.33B | -35.56% | 6.72B | 25.07B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 12.92B | — | 3.51B | 21.82B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 0.00 | — | 4.28B | 21.60B |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 8.84B | 13.89B |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 7.52B | +264.61% | 1.44B | 6.53B |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 2.06B | +71.93% | 3.26B | 10.04B |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 1.20B | +807.09% | 2.55B | 14.35B |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 132.19M | — | 1.47B | 7.05B |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 1.98B | 5.24B |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 106.81M | -74.26% | 815.41M | 5.02B |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 414.94M | — | 35.00M | 4.05B |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 3.62B |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 1.48B |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 1.69B |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 165.73M | -83.49% | 0.00 | 1.88B |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 1.00B | +14.92% | 0.00 | 1.28B |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 873.41M | — | 0.00 | 1.45B |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 1.01B |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 554.01M |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 38.16M | — | 0.00 | 347.17M |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 103.31M |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -206.82M |
| FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -199.77M |
| FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -25.00M |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 1.79B | +403.00% | 3.15B | 9.97B |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 1.31B | +332.81% | 5.16B | 13.13B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 16.30M | -98.98% | 2.53B | 14.34B |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 35.23M | -99.12% | 2.58B | 12.47B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 355.56M | -82.28% | 3.08B | 10.36B |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 303.60M | -75.39% | 5.58B | 11.35B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 1.60B | +154.88% | 1.98B | 12.58B |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 3.99B | +1,247.14% | 1.97B | 9.97B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 2.01B | -8.57% | 2.26B | 5.96B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 1.23B | -41.71% | 4.95B | 8.95B |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 625.83M | -79.19% | 2.26B | 11.20B |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 296.50M | -84.85% | 2.42B | 8.46B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 2.20B | +3.57% | 2.12B | 6.87B |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 2.12B | +70.17% | 1.21B | 4.52B |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 3.01B | +42.40% | 2.02B | 8.50B |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 1.96B | -68.99% | 1.62B | 6.78B |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 2.12B | -14.15% | 1.40B | 6.10B |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 1.24B | -38.79% | 1.68B | 3.69B |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 2.11B | +1,132.07% | 940.54M | 7.63B |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 6.31B | +183.84% | 1.03B | 5.67B |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 2.47B | — | 1.28B | 3.73B |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 2.03B | -20.64% | 260.84M | 4.79B |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 171.44M | — | 861.21M | 7.58B |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 2.22B | +31,762,428.57% | 1.38B | 4.29B |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 0.00 | — | 1.12B | 3.70B |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 2.56B | — | 926.55M | 6.03B |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 6.89B | 4.51B |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 7.00K | -100.00% | 923.44M | 3.31B |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 613.12M | 3.87B |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 413.59M | 2.11B |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 61.57M | -85.90% | 399.37M | 5.10B |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 1.79B | +91.20% | 533.73M | 239.30M |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 3.34B | +533.08% | 191.58M | 292.27M |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 2.33B | +1,325.80% | 315.51M | 897.25M |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 436.63M | — | 624.40M | 3.31B |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 933.86M | — | 735.61M | 1.14B |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 527.82M | -27.91% | 980.51M | 1.89B |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 163.28M | -65.03% | 917.09M | 3.71B |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 0.00 | — | 692.52M | 4.91B |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 683.83M | 3.56B |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 732.13M | — | 617.06M | 3.02B |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 466.97M | — | 552.76M | 2.85B |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 0.00 | — | 470.94M | 2.77B |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 132.19M | — | 369.85M | 1.97B |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 0.00 | — | 313.78M | 501.20M |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 0.00 | — | 313.41M | 1.80B |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 0.00 | — | 288.69M | 1.56B |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 0.00 | — | 298.14M | 1.02B |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 0.00 | — | 274.03M | 1.07B |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 1.12B | 1.61B |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 1.51B |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 974.71M |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 1.02B |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 106.81M | — | 815.41M | 1.51B |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 0.00 | — | 35.00M | 1.30B |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 604.67M |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 831.99M |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 1.31B |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 1.07B |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 803.53M |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 11.00M | — | 0.00 | 919.00M |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 828.16M |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 10.00M | +233.33% | 0.00 | 839.00M |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 10.00M | — | 0.00 | 436.00M |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 665.55M |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 616.40M |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 3.00M | -96.69% | 0.00 | 657.00M |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 179.00M |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 100.09M |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 544.75M |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 90.67M | +138.86% | 0.00 | 358.02M |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 326.68K | -99.86% | 0.00 | 522.85M |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 1.71M | -99.70% | 0.00 | 482.81M |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 76.43M | -52.44% | 0.00 | 478.81M |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 37.96M | -88.88% | 0.00 | 414.05M |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 233.56M | +79.21% | 0.00 | 298.69M |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 571.52M | — | 0.00 | 318.94M |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 160.70M | — | 0.00 | 249.76M |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 341.24M | — | 0.00 | 518.49M |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 130.33M | — | 0.00 | 292.73M |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 377.72M |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 390.81M |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 619.21M |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 162.37M |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 47.30M |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 183.29M |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 192.52M |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 129.06M |
| Q2 FY2004 | 1 Jun 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 98.69M |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 133.74M |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 375.00M |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 84.10M |
| Q4 FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -156.48M |
Figures in CNY. 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 NetEase's buybacks
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
