VISA stock buybacks 2004–2026
VISA spent 4.02B USD buying back its shares in Q4 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, down 18.4% on the same quarter a year before. VISA spent 20.45B USD buying back its shares over the last twelve months, up 11.7% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2026 it spent 20.45B USD, up 11.7% on the year before.
Last updated 5 Nov 2026 · Next report 28 Jan 2027
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 20.45B | +11.66% | 5.11B | 22.06B |
| FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 20.45B | +11.66% | 5.11B | 22.06B |
| FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 18.32B | +9.59% | 4.63B | 21.58B |
| FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 16.71B | +38.11% | 4.22B | 18.69B |
| FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 12.10B | +4.42% | 3.75B | 19.70B |
| FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 11.59B | +33.58% | 3.20B | 17.88B |
| FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 8.68B | +6.93% | 2.80B | 14.52B |
| FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 8.11B | -5.73% | 2.66B | 9.70B |
| FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 8.61B | +19.67% | 2.27B | 12.03B |
| FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 7.19B | +4.37% | 1.92B | 12.00B |
| FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 6.89B | -3.72% | 1.58B | 8.50B |
| FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 7.16B | +145.95% | 1.35B | 5.05B |
| FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 2.91B | -29.33% | 1.18B | 6.17B |
| FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 4.12B | -23.24% | 1.01B | 6.65B |
| FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 5.37B | +655.63% | 864.00M | 2.55B |
| FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 710.00M | -64.92% | 595.00M | 4.63B |
| FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 2.02B | +102.40% | 423.00M | 3.52B |
| FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 1.00B | -62.21% | 368.00M | 2.45B |
| FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 2.65B | -80.32% | 318.00M | 252.00M |
| FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 13.45B | — | 93.00M | 116.00M |
| FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 345.19M |
| FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 434.51M |
| FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 361.36M |
| FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 311.18M |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 4.02B | -18.39% | 1.26B | 6.89B |
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 4.81B | +0.48% | 1.27B | 6.14B |
| Q2 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 7.90B | +71.89% | 1.29B | 2.63B |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Dec 2025 | 3.73B | -7.13% | 1.29B | 6.40B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 4.93B | -15.75% | 1.15B | 5.85B |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 4.78B | +5.63% | 1.15B | 6.31B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 4.60B | +66.64% | 1.16B | 4.37B |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2024 | 4.01B | +12.04% | 1.17B | 5.05B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 5.85B | +55.91% | 1.04B | 6.36B |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 4.53B | +48.87% | 1.06B | 4.73B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 2.76B | +25.71% | 1.06B | 4.26B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2023 | 3.58B | +14.93% | 1.06B | 3.35B |
| Q4 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 3.75B | +78.36% | 928.00M | 6.62B |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 3.04B | +24.99% | 937.00M | 5.50B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 2.19B | -25.60% | 941.00M | 3.65B |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2022 | 3.12B | -24.10% | 945.00M | 3.92B |
| Q4 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 2.10B | -29.12% | 794.00M | 5.58B |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 2.43B | +10.59% | 798.00M | 5.02B |
| Q2 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 2.95B | +72.15% | 802.00M | 3.22B |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2021 | 4.10B | +128.51% | 809.00M | 4.06B |
| Q4 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 2.97B | +92.41% | 696.00M | 3.76B |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 2.20B | +105.80% | 698.00M | 4.24B |
| Q2 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 1.71B | -45.32% | 701.00M | 3.17B |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | 1.80B | -24.22% | 703.00M | 3.35B |
| Q4 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 1.54B | -27.50% | 662.00M | 1.93B |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 1.07B | -50.26% | 663.00M | 2.84B |
| Q2 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 3.13B | +61.66% | 668.00M | 1.25B |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2019 | 2.37B | -0.96% | 671.00M | 3.68B |
| Q4 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 2.13B | +33.94% | 563.00M | 3.79B |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 2.15B | +22.52% | 565.00M | 3.19B |
| Q2 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 1.94B | -6.47% | 569.00M | 1.91B |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2018 | 2.39B | +34.59% | 572.00M | 3.14B |
| Q4 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 1.59B | -7.73% | 483.00M | 3.30B |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 1.75B | +3.12% | 487.00M | 3.47B |
| Q2 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 2.07B | +31.47% | 490.00M | 2.61B |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2017 | 1.78B | -6.08% | 458.00M | 2.62B |
| Q4 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 1.72B | +2.02% | 390.00M | 2.57B |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 1.70B | -0.23% | 394.00M | 3.34B |
| Q2 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 1.58B | -9.94% | 396.00M | 250.00M |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2016 | 1.89B | -6.05% | 399.00M | 2.34B |
| Q4 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 1.69B | +56,133.33% | 339.00M | 2.31B |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 1.71B | +61.61% | 335.00M | 171.00M |
| Q2 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 1.75B | +66.35% | 336.00M | 716.00M |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2015 | 2.02B | +150.93% | 340.00M | 1.85B |
| Q4 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 3.00M | -99.60% | 292.00M | 1.60B |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 1.06B | -8.42% | 294.00M | 2.04B |
| Q2 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 1.05B | -5.99% | 294.00M | 880.00M |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2014 | 803.00M | -26.40% | 297.00M | 1.66B |
| Q4 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 756.00M | -42.33% | 248.00M | 1.57B |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 1.15B | +17.43% | 251.00M | 1.83B |
| Q2 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 1.12B | -38.52% | 253.00M | 1.83B |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2013 | 1.09B | -12.93% | 254.00M | 1.42B |
| Q4 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 1.31B | +653.45% | 211.00M | 1.91B |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 981.00M | +112.80% | 216.00M | 2.04B |
| Q2 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 1.82B | — | 217.00M | 1.53B |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2012 | 1.25B | +1,570.67% | 220.00M | -2.92B |
| Q4 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 174.00M | -58.96% | 147.00M | 1.26B |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 461.00M | -56.67% | 148.00M | 1.15B |
| Q2 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 148.00M | 1.04B |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2011 | 75.00M | -75.49% | 152.00M | 1.19B |
| Q4 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 424.00M | +26.19% | 103.00M | 751.00M |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 1.06B | — | 105.00M | 1.31B |
| Q2 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 230.00M | -0.86% | 107.00M | 531.00M |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2010 | 306.00M | -29.17% | 108.00M | 931.00M |
| Q4 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 336.00M | -87.30% | 90.00M | 796.00M |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 0.00 | — | 93.00M | 1.15B |
| Q2 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 232.00M | — | 92.00M | 567.00M |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2009 | 432.00M | -83.67% | 93.00M | -66.00M |
| Q4 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 2.65B | — | 78.00M | -310.00M |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 0.00 | — | 79.00M | 280.00M |
| Q2 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 0.00 | — | 80.00M | 165.00M |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2008 | 2.65B | — | 81.00M | 117.00M |
| Q4 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 0.00 | — | 22.00M | 182.00M |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 423.00M |
| Q2 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -716.00M |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2007 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 111.00M |
| Q4 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 157.30M |
| Q2 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 208.58M |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 161.00M |
| Q4 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | -83.56M |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 197.02M |
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 VISA's buybacks
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
