S&P 500 Buybacks Set A Record High

- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") announced today preliminary S&P 500 ® stock buyback, or share repurchases, data for Q3 2021.

Historical data on S&P 500 buybacks are available at www.spdji.com/indices/equity/sp-500 .

Key Takeaways:

  • Q3 2021 share repurchases were $234.6 billion , increasing 18.0% from Q2 2021's $198.8 billion expenditure and up 130.5% from Q3 2020' $101.8 billion .
  • 309 companies reported buybacks of at least $5 million for the quarter , up from 294 in Q2 2021, and up from 190 in Q3 2020; 371 issues did some buybacks for the quarter, up from 360 in Q2 2020 and up from 290 in Q3 2020.
  • Buybacks remained top heavy with the top 20 issues accounting for 53.8% of Q3 2021 buybacks, down from Q2 2021's 55.7%, down from the dominating 77.4% in Q3 2020, and up from the pre-COVID historical average of 44.5%.
  • For the 12-month September 2021 period, buybacks were $742.2 billion , a 21.8% increase from $609.4 billion in the 12-month June 2021 period , and up 30.0% from $570.8 billion in the 12-month September 2020 period.
  • Buybacks are expected to continue at a higher level for Q4 2021 as companies continue to cover employee options with discretionary purchases resulting in an increase in share count reduction.
  • 7.4% of companies reduced share counts used for EPS by at least 4% year-over-year , up from Q2 2021's 5.4%, and down from Q3 2020's 9.6% period, and significantly down from Q3 2019's 22.8% rate.
  • S&P 500 Q3 2021 dividends increased 5.4% to a record $130.0 billion from Q2 2021's $123.4 billion and were 12.5% greater than the $115.5 billion in Q3 2020. For the 12-month September 2021 period, dividends were $498.9 billion , up 2.3% on an aggregate basis from the 12-month September 2020 period's $487.9 billion .
  • Total shareholder return of buybacks and dividends was a record $364.7 billion in Q3 2021, up 13.2% from Q2 2021's $322.2 billion and up 67.8% from Q3 2020's $217.3 billion .
  • Total shareholder return for the 12-month September 2021 period increased to $1.24 trillion from June 2021's $1.09 trillion and September 2020's $1.06 trillion .

"While companies bought back shares in record numbers in Q3 2021, their expenditures appear cautious when measured against their earnings and market value," said Howard Silverblatt , Senior Index Analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Additionally, the impact on share count remains significantly lower compared to previous years as higher stock prices have reduced the number of shares companies can buy back with their current expenditures. For the quarter, 248 companies reduced their share counts from Q2 2021, up from 238 in the prior quarter (90 in Q3 2020), but still far from the 322 in pre-COVID Q1 2020, as the year-over-year significant EPS boost from fewer shares remains low at 37 for Q3 2021 compared to 115 for the Q3 2019 period.

Remainder of 2021 Outlook, and into 2022:

Silverblatt added, "Companies are expected to increase expenditures, which is needed for the higher priced shares, but not enough to impact share count. Q4 2021 is expected to surpass the Q3 2021 $235 billion record, as is 2021, which would replace the annual record of $806 billion set in 2018. At this point, a slight market downturn or correction could also see additional buying, as companies with strong (and expected strong) cash-flow stock up on shares. The proposed 1% buyback tax is not expected to materially impact buybacks, as the average daily high/low spread is near that mark (0.97%), showing that timing (or dollar averaging) is just as important."

Q3 2021 GICS® Sector Analysis :

Information Technology continued to lead in buybacks, as Financials continue to gain (prior to COVID they were within 1% of each other).  In Q3 2021, IT's share declined to 28.2% of all S&P 500 buybacks compared to Q2 2021's 31.6%, and was down from Q3 2020's 48.9%, as expenditures increased (5.3%) to $66.1 billion from the prior quarter's $62.8 billion and was 32.8% higher than the Q3 2020 expenditure of $49.7 billion . For the 12-month September 2021 period, the sector spent $241.3 billion , representing 32.5% of all S&P buybacks, up from the prior 12-month period of $198.2 billion , which represented 34.7% of all buybacks.  For the 5-years, the sector spent $1.65 trillion , representing 28.4% of the expenditures.

Financial buybacks increased 48.2%, spending $61.9 billion in Q3 2021 representing 26.4% of all buybacks, up from the Q2 2021 $41.8 billion , which accounted for 21.0% of the buybacks. Financial sector buybacks were 410% higher than the Q3 2020 $12.1 billion expenditure, when the Fed limited buybacks. For the 12-month period, the group spent $152.7 billion , up from the prior period of $117.3 billion .

Consumer Staples decrease their buyback expenditures, down 8.9% to $16.2 billion , from the prior quarter's $17.8 billion and up from the Q3 2020 $7.6 billion .  As a percentage of all buybacks, the sector increased declined 6.9% of all buybacks from the prior quarter's 8.9%.

Consumer Staples decrease their buyback expenditures, down 6.5% to $8.3 billion , from the prior quarter's $8.9 billion and up from the Q3 2020 $4.2 billion .  As a percentage of all buybacks, the sector increased declined 3.6% of all buybacks from the prior quarter's 4.5%.

Issues:

The five issues with the highest total buybacks for Q3 2021 are:

  • Apple (AAPL) continued to be the poster child for buybacks as it again spent the most of any issue, with the Q3 2021 expenditure ranked eighth highest in S&P history. For the quarter, the company spent $20.5 billion , down 20.1% from Q2 2021's $25.6 billion . Apple holds 17 of the top 20 record quarters (QUALCOM holds #6, T-Mobile holds #18 and International Business Machines holds #20). For the 12-month period, Apple spent $92.5 billion on buybacks, up from the prior period's $76.0 billion . Over the five-year period, they have spent $348.3 billion and $487.6 billion over the ten-year period.
  • Alphabet (GOOG/L) was next: $15.0 billion for Q3 2021, up from $8.4 billion in Q2 2021; the 12-month September 2021 expenditure was $31.5 billion versus $8.7 billion for the 12-months ending September 2020 .
  • Meta Platforms, formerly    Facebook (FB) : $12.6 billion for Q3 2021, down from $12.8 billion in Q2 2021; the 12-month expenditure was $44.7 billion versus $29.3 billion .
  • Oracle (ORCL) : $9.9 billion for Q3 2021, up from $4.2 billion in Q2 2021; the 12-month expenditure was $17.9 billion versus $14.5 billion .
  • Microsoft (MSFT): $8.8 billion for Q3 2021, up from $8.0 billion in Q2 2021; the 12-month expenditure was $25.0 billion versus $19.8 billion .

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S&P 500, $ U.S. BILLIONS


(preliminary in bold)






PERIOD

MARKET

OPERATING

AS REPORTED





DIVIDEND &


VALUE

EARNINGS

EARNINGS

DIVIDENDS

BUYBACKS

DIVIDEND

BUYBACK

BUYBACK


$ BILLIONS

$ BILLIONS

$ BILLIONS

$ BILLIONS

$ BILLIONS

YIELD

YIELD

YIELD

12 Mo Sep,21

$36,538

$1,604.29

$1,483.50

$498.95

$742.21

1.37%

2.03%

3.40%

12 Mo Sep,20

$27,868

$1,021.75

$813.49

$487.91

$570.75

1.75%

2.05%

3.80%

2020

$31,659

$1,019.04

$784.21

$483.18

$519.76

1.53%

1.64%

3.17%

2019

$26,760

$1,304.76

$1,158.22

$485.48

$728.74

1.81%

2.72%

4.54%

2018

$21,027

$1,281.66

$1,119.43

$456.31

$806.41

2.17%

3.84%

6.01%










9/30/2021

$36,538

$441.51

$410.46

$130.04

$234.64

1.37%

2.03%

3.40%

6/30/2021

$36,325

$439.95

$409.02

$123.38

$198.84

1.33%

1.68%

3.01%

3/31/2021

$33,619

$401.19

$388.84

$123.91

$178.13

1.43%

1.48%

2.91%

12/31/2020

$31,659

$321.81

$265.00

$121.62

$130.59

1.53%

1.64%

3.17%

9/30/2020

$27,868

$314.06

$273.29

$115.54

$101.79

1.75%

2.05%

3.80%

6/30/2020

$25,637

$221.53

$147.44

$119.04

$88.66

1.93%

2.52%

4.45%

3/31/2020

$21,424

$161.64

$98.48

$126.98

$198.72

2.31%

3.37%

5.68%

12/31/2019

$26,760

$324.52

$294.29

$126.35

$181.58

1.81%

2.72%

4.54%

9/30/2019

$24,707

$330.42

$282.12

$123.12

$175.89

1.94%

3.12%

5.06%

6/28/2019

$24,423

$333.26

$290.00

$118.68

$165.46

1.93%

3.27%

5.20%

3/29/2019

$23,619

$316.56

$291.82

$117.33

$205.81

1.97%

3.49%

5.45%

12/31/2018

$21,027

$293.82

$242.91

$119.81

$222.98

2.17%

3.84%

6.01%

9/30/2018

$24,579

$349.04

$306.70

$115.72

$203.76

1.81%

2.93%

4.75%

6/30/2018

$23,036

$327.53

$288.55

$111.60

$190.62

1.89%

2.80%

4.69%

3/29/2018

$22,496

$311.26

$281.28

$109.18

$189.05

1.90%

2.56%

4.46%

12/29/2017

$22,821

$288.93

$230.12

$109.46

$136.97

1.84%

2.28%

4.12%

9/29/2017

$21,579

$268.35

$243.68

$105.45

$129.17

1.92%

2.40%

4.32%

S&P Dow Jones Indices










S&P 500 SECTOR BUYBACKS










SECTOR $ MILLIONS

Q3,'21

Q2,'21

Q3,'20

12MoSep,'21

12MoSep,'20

5-YEARS

10-YEARS

Q4,'18

Q2,'20









(high)

(recent low)

Consumer Discretionary

$20,553

$19,193

$3,247

$64,528

$37,270

$344,503

$737,907

$25,652

$1,317

Consumer Staples

$8,337

$8,912

$4,231

$35,599

$20,452

$176,356

$395,295

$9,588

$1,514

Energy

$2,974

$1,615

$66

$5,410

$9,012

$72,291

$222,239

$8,698

$60

Financials

$61,927

$41,777

$12,101

$152,693

$117,316

$699,756

$1,065,765

$45,641

$8,346

Healthcare

$16,170

$17,754

$7,551

$69,336

$59,105

$394,836

$730,856

$31,336

$10,706

Industrials

$17,567

$14,894

$3,442

$53,241

$36,212

$286,599

$588,119

$23,026

$1,816

Information Technology

$66,060

$62,758

$49,728

$241,262

$198,198

$1,037,980

$1,648,996

$61,298

$36,900

Materials

$5,252

$4,624

$785

$16,534

$8,637

$60,508

$127,528

$5,857

$184

Real Estate

$272

$42

$406

$1,473

$2,502

$13,548

$14,003

$1,480

$204

Communication Services

$35,230

$27,268

$17,316

$100,860

$78,552

$224,708

$261,355

$9,556

$27,548

Utilities

$299

$7

$2,914

$1,272

$3,496

$10,131

$17,755

$850

$67

TOTAL

$234,640

$198,843

$101,786

$742,209

$570,753

$3,321,214

$5,809,820

$222,980

$88,661











SECTOR BUYBACK MAKEUP %

Q3,'21

Q2,'21

Q3,'20

12MoSep,'21

12MoSep,'20

5-YEARS

10-YEARS

Q4,'18

Q2,'20

Consumer Discretionary

8.76%

9.65%

3.19%

8.69%

6.53%

10.37%

12.70%

11.50%

1.49%

Consumer Staples

3.55%

4.48%

4.16%

4.80%

3.58%

5.31%

6.80%

4.30%

1.71%

Energy

1.27%

0.81%

0.06%

0.73%

1.58%

2.18%

3.83%

3.90%

0.07%

Financials

26.39%

21.01%

11.89%

20.57%

20.55%

21.07%

18.34%

20.47%

9.41%

Healthcare

6.89%

8.93%

7.42%

9.34%

10.36%

11.89%

12.58%

14.05%

12.07%

Industrials

7.49%

7.49%

3.38%

7.17%

6.34%

8.63%

10.12%

10.33%

2.05%

Information Technology

28.15%

31.56%

48.85%

32.51%

34.73%

31.25%

28.38%

27.49%

41.62%

Materials

2.24%

2.33%

0.77%

2.23%

1.51%

1.82%

2.20%

2.63%

0.21%

Real Estate

0.12%

0.02%

0.40%

0.20%

0.44%

0.41%

0.24%

0.66%

0.23%

Communication Services

15.01%

13.71%

17.01%

13.59%

13.76%

6.77%

4.50%

4.29%

31.07%

Utilities

0.13%

0.00%

2.86%

0.17%

0.61%

0.31%

0.31%

0.38%

0.08%

TOTAL

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

S&P Dow Jones Indices








S&P 500 20 LARGEST Q3 2021 BUYBACKS, $ MILLIONS








Company

Ticker

Sector

Q3 2021

Q2 2021

Q3 20220

12-Months

12-Months

5-Year

10-Year

Indicated




Buybacks

Buybacks

Buybacks

Sep,'21

Sep,'20

Buybacks

Buybacks

Dividend




$ Million

$ Million

$ Million

$ Million

$ Million

$ Million

$ Million

$ Million

Apple

AAPL

Information Technology

$20,449

$25,595

$17,587

$92,527

$75,992

$348,272

$487,642

$15,312

Alphabet

GOOGL

Communication Services

$15,033

$8,434

$2,725

$31,532

$8,710

$66,167

$69,998

$0

Meta Platforms

FB

Communication Services

$12,610

$12,796

$7,897

$44,705

$29,343

$100,267

$105,740

$0

Oracle

ORCL

Information Technology

$9,914

$4,209

$114

$17,856

$14,510

$87,000

$98,051

$8,032

Microsoft

MSFT

Information Technology

$8,815

$8,045

$5,423

$24,992

$19,809

$100,488

$147,180

$6,057

JPMorgan Chase

JPM

Financials

$7,684

$7,177

$6,743

$28,326

$24,799

$95,727

$146,272

$18,637

Berkshire Hathaway

BRK.B

Financials

$7,632

$5,980

$8,973

$29,186

$17,755

$51,094

$51,161

$0

Bank of America

BAC

Financials

$5,318

$1,593

$9

$7,746

$11,124

$69,626

$104,233

$3,285

Charter Communications

CHTR

Communication Services

$5,286

$6,194

$0

$16,286

$13,268

$84,448

$108,960

$11,953

Union Pacific

UNP

Industrials

$3,666

$3,516

$3,361

$15,183

$9,173

$46,152

$47,093

$0

Lowe's

LOW

Consumer Discretionary

$3,628

$3,018

$30

$9,278

$3,347

$27,955

$36,004

$6,386

Home Depot,

HD

Consumer Discretionary

$3,469

$3,117

$0

$10,374

$3,847

$38,438

$69,917

$7,018

Morgan Stanley

MS

Financials

$3,284

$884

$1

$4,684

$2,248

$17,436

$38,132

$1,687

Procter & Gamble

PG

Consumer Staples

$3,071

$2,912

$1

$7,779

$3,333

$53,366

$67,956

$4,135

Citigroup

C

Financials

$2,969

$2,202

$1,544

$8,820

$8,274

$40,065

$60,675

$2,531

Walmart

WMT

Consumer Staples

$2,825

$3,136

$562

$12,442

$2,192

$25,053

$44,543

$2,262

HCA Healthcare

HCA

Health Care

$2,750

$3,000

$2,000

$11,759

$6,405

$35,872

$58,385

$8,447

Visa

V

Information Technology

$2,710

$1,668

$2

$4,956

$388

$9,272

$17,628

$1,071

Chubb

CB

Financials

$2,611

$916

$1,028

$8,011

$2,799

$15,417

$19,050

$1,360

Mastercard

MA

Information Technology

$2,596

$163

$7

$3,105

$245

$4,235

$5,414

$1,485

Top 20



$126,320

$104,555

$58,007

$389,547

$257,561

$1,316,350

$1,784,034

$99,658

S&P 500



$234,640

$198,843

$101,786

$742,209

$570,753

$3,321,214

$5,809,820

$568,697

Top 20 % of S&P 500



53.84%

52.58%

56.99%

52.48%

45.13%

39.63%

30.71%

17.52%

Gross values are not adjusted for float









S&P Dow Jones Indices




S&P 500 Q3 2021 Buyback Report







SECTOR

DIVIDEND

BUYBACK

COMBINED


YIELD

YIELD

YIELD

Consumer Discretionary

0.62%

1.25%

1.87%

Consumer Staples

3.18%

1.58%

4.76%

Energy

4.15%

0.49%

4.64%

Financials

1.98%

3.54%

5.52%

HealthCare

1.56%

1.35%

2.92%

Industrials

1.50%

1.69%

3.18%

Information Technology

0.83%

2.05%

2.88%

Materials

1.84%

1.64%

3.48%

Real Estate

2.48%

0.13%

2.60%

Communications Services

1.04%

3.11%

4.15%

Utilities

3.06%

0.13%

3.19%

S&P 500

1.45%

1.90%

3.35%

Uses full values (unadjusted for float)



Dividends based on indicated; buybacks based on the last 12-months ending Q3,'21

Share Count Changes



(Y/Y diluted shares used for EPS)

>=4%

Q3 2021

10.22%

7.41%

Q2 2021

11.02%

5.41%

Q1 2021

10.40%

5.80%

Q4 2020

9.02%

6.01%

Q3 2020

8.62%

9.62%

Q2 2020

8.60%

17.80%

Q1 2020

8.00%

19.60%

Q4 2019

7.63%

20.68%

Q3 2019

8.62%

22.85%

Q2 2019

7.98%

24.15%

Q1 2019

8.03%

24.90%

Q4 2018

8.45%

18.71%

Q3 2018

6.43%

17.67%

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Apple empowers developers and fuels innovation with new tools and resources

Enhancements to Xcode and Swift, combined with new APIs, offer developers expanded capabilities for creating high-quality apps

Apple® today unveiled a suite of innovative new tools and resources designed to enable developers worldwide to create more powerful and efficient apps across all Apple platforms. With Xcode® 16, developers can save time in their development process and get more done thanks to features like Swift® Assist and predictive code completion. New and expanded APIs give developers the tools to advance their apps and introduce exciting features.

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macOS Sequoia takes productivity and intelligence on Mac to new heights

The Mac experience gets better than ever with iPhone Mirroring, big updates to Safari, highly anticipated games, and Apple Intelligence to deliver all-new capabilities

Apple® today previewed macOS® Sequoia, the next version of the world's most advanced desktop operating system, bringing entirely new ways of working and transformative intelligence features to Mac®. macOS Sequoia is full of exciting new capabilities, including iPhone® Mirroring, which expands Continuity by enabling full access to and control of iPhone directly from macOS. Safari® gets another big update with the new Highlights feature for effortless information discovery on webpages while browsing. The new Passwords app makes it even easier to access passwords and organize credentials all in one place. Gaming advances with a more immersive experience, as well as a breadth of new titles, including Assassin's Creed Shadows, Frostpunk 2, and more.

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iOS 18 makes iPhone more personal, capable, and intelligent than ever

The release introduces all-new customization options, the biggest-ever redesign of Photos, powerful updates for staying connected, and Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system

Apple® today previewed iOS 18, a major release that features more customization options, the biggest redesign ever of the Photos app, new ways for users to manage their inbox in Mail, Messages over satellite, and so much more. Users will be able to arrange apps and widgets in any open space on the Home Screen, customize the buttons at the bottom of the Lock Screen, and quickly access more controls in Control Center. Photo libraries are automatically organized in a new single view in Photos, and helpful new collections keep favorites easily accessible. Mail simplifies the inbox by sorting email into categories using on-device intelligence, and all-new text effects come to iMessage®. Powered by the same groundbreaking technology as existing iPhone® satellite capabilities, users can now communicate over satellite in the Messages app when a cellular or Wi-Fi connection isn't available. 1

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Introducing Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative models at the core of iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Setting a new standard for privacy in AI, Apple Intelligence understands personal context to deliver intelligence that is helpful and relevant

Apple® today introduced Apple Intelligence ™, the personal intelligence system for iPhone®, iPad®, and Mac® that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence that's incredibly useful and relevant. Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS® 18, and macOS® Sequoia. It harnesses the power of Apple silicon to understand and create language and images, take action across apps, and draw from personal context to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks. With Private Cloud Compute, Apple sets a new standard for privacy in AI, with the ability to flex and scale computational capacity between on-device processing and larger, server-based models that run on dedicated Apple silicon servers.

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iPadOS 18 introduces powerful new intelligence features and apps designed for Apple Pencil

iPadOS 18 takes iPad to the next level with Apple Intelligence, the introduction of Calculator with Math Notes, new handwriting tools in Notes, additional ways to customize iPad, and more

Apple ® today previewed iPadOS ® 18, a major release that enhances the iPad ® experience, making it more versatile and intelligent than ever. With iPadOS 18, Calculator comes to iPad with Math Notes, along with new handwriting tools in Notes — all designed for Apple Pencil ® . iPad users now have more ways to customize the Home Screen and Control Center, and with iPadOS 18, users receive the biggest redesign of the Photos app to date and new ways to express themselves in Messages.

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