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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Share Buybacks

The buybacks for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is $18.42 Billion with a year-over-year change of +6.76%. Share buybacks (stock repurchases) represent cash spent by the company to buy back its own shares in the open market, reducing shares outstanding and returning capital to shareholders.

MSFT Buybacks Chart

MSFT Buybacks
$18.42B+128.62% 20Y
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Current Buybacks

$18.42B

$18.42 Billion

Year-over-Year Change

+6.76%

vs. $17.25B prior year

Historical Data

30

Years of data available

Annual Buybacks History

YearBuybacksYoY Change% Change
2025$18.42B+$1.17B+6.76%
2024$17.25B$-4.99B-22.44%
2023$22.25B$-10.45B-31.96%
2022$32.70B+$5.31B+19.39%
2021$27.39B+$4.42B+19.23%
2020$22.97B+$3.42B+17.53%
2019$19.54B+$8.82B+82.29%
2018$10.72B$-1.07B-9.05%
2017$11.79B$-4.18B-26.18%
2016$15.97B+$1.53B+10.57%
2015$14.44B+$7.13B+97.42%
2014$7.32B+$1.96B+36.49%
2013$5.36B+$331.00M+6.58%
2012$5.03B$-6.53B-56.48%
2011$11.55B+$286.00M+2.54%
2010$11.27B+$1.92B+20.49%
2009$9.35B$-3.18B-25.37%
2008$12.53B$-15.04B-54.55%
2007$27.57B+$8.37B+43.57%
2006$19.21B+$11.15B+138.39%
2005$8.06B+$4.67B+138.16%
2004$3.38B$-3.10B-47.84%
2003$6.49B+$417.00M+6.87%
2002$6.07B$-1.37B-18.44%
2001$7.44B+$2.54B+51.98%
2000$4.90B+$1.95B+65.97%
1999$2.95B+$482.00M+19.53%
1998$2.47B$-633.00M-20.41%
1997$3.10B+$1.84B+145.92%
1996$1.26B
Data as of Wednesday, June 10, 2026