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Why did Apple buy up another $20B in stock at record highs?

Since 2012, Apple has been buying back its shares at an extraordinary rate, often exceeding $10 billion— and frequently approaching $20 billion— per quarter. Now that its stock has doubled across the last year, why is it continuing to snap up shares?

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 53

Apple quietly bought $17B more after record high $24B Q2 stock repurchase [u]

Since 2012, Apple has been buying back shares at the extraordinary rate of around $10 billion per quarter. A year ago it picked up the pace to around $20 billion per quarter. After a reprieve last winter, the company has resumed its buyback frenzy with its largest-ever quarterly funding: $24 billion in Q2 followed by $17 billion in the most recent June quarter. Here's why. [The original version of this article contained an error regarding the dates of Apple's quarterly buybacks.]

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 65

Apple paid $3.3 billion in Q4 dividends as its market valuation grew $162B larger than Google

On Thursday, Apple paid its shareholders of record (as of November 13th) a quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share, totaling $3 billion in dividends on its outstanding shares for the quarter, on stock that has appreciated 46.5 percent so far in 2017.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 9
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Apple's latest bond sale more modest than earlier offerings, hits $7 billion

Following the initial notification of a new bond sale on Thursday, Apple has launched the offering and raised $7 billion in a six-part sale with due dates ranging to 2027.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 8

Apple looks to raise $1 billion in second Taiwanese bond sale

Apple is holding its second Taiwanese bond sale, with the latest debt offering aiming to bring in an additional $1 billion in cash, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 4

Apple exceeds targets in latest bond sale, raises $10 billion

Looking to generate more money for its shareholder return program without repatriating foreign cash, Apple has completed a sale of $10 billion in bonds, with underwriters including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and others.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 18

Apple predicted to increase quarterly dividend up to 10%, share buybacks up to $50B

Apple will revisit its capital return program in April, and investment firm Piper Jaffray believes the company will use the opportunity to increase both its quarterly dividend payout and share buyback allotment.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 34

Apple's first-ever Japanese yen bond raises $2 billion US

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Apple revealed that it has raised 250 billion yen through its first-ever Japanese bond offering, which is the equivalent of $2 billion U.S.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 23

Apple eyeing first-ever bond offering in Japanese yen worth $1.62 billion

Apple could issue 200 billion yen, or $1.62 billion U.S., in Japanese bonds as soon as June, marking its first ever debt sale in the country, a report said on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 2

Apple Inc. shares approach ex-dividend as it gears up to distribute $2.7 billion to shareholders

On May 14, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, but investors must have settled ownership of the company's stock by Monday, May 11, in order to qualify.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 49

Apple gearing up for sale of seven-part bond to fund share buybacks and dividends

Apple on Wednesday notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is planning yet another bond sale, accruing debt to fund its ongoing quarterly dividend payments and share repurchase program.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 35

Apple adds $50B to capital return program, to distribute $200B by 2017

Apple on Monday announced a significant expansion of its stock buyback and dividend program that will see the initiative grow to $140 billion from $90 billion, including an 11-percent bump in the quarterly dividend.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 15

RBC says Apple could fund $65B+ annual capital return program, raises target to $140

Apple is set to announce an update to its capital return program in April, and investment firm RBC Capital Markets believes the company could return some $65 billion to investors annually, creating yet another reason to buy into the company's stock.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 15

Apple to raise at least $1.08 billion from two-part Swiss bond sale

Apple today is expected to complete a two-part sale of Swiss-franc bonds, raising at least $1.08 billion U.S. to help fund its massive ongoing capital reinvestment program.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 23

Apple Inc. shares approach ex-dividend as it gears up to distribute $2.8 billion to shareholders [u]

On February 12, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share, but investors will need to buy shares by February 5th (to have settled ownership of the company's stock by the market's close on February 9) in order to qualify.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 22

Apple plans $5 billion bond offering to fund share buybacks, dividends [u]

Apple on Monday disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is gearing up to sell another $5 billion in debt through a new bond offering.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 36

Apple bought back $56 billion worth of its own stock in 2014

This year, Apple spent three times more investing in itself than the next closest company in the S&P 500, totaling $56 billion on stock buybacks in fiscal 2014.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 55

Apple to raise $3.5 billion from euro debt at some of the lowest interest rates in history

Apple is set to borrow cash in euros for the first time in the company's history, taking advantage of record-low interest rates in Europe with what will be some of the lowest-ever interest rates for a corporation.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 74
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