News/Capital/May 2026

Apple starts $10B of accelerated buybacks in May; 79.6M shares bought in June quarter

Apple's fiscal third-quarter 10-Q says it entered new accelerated share repurchase agreements in May 2026, with up-front payments of $10.0 billion. Across the quarter ended June 27, 2026, Apple bought about 79.6 million shares, 26.5 million of them under the May agreements. Remaining authorization was about $138.0 billion at quarter end, and the ASR purchase periods run into the fourth quarter of 2026.

  • May 2026 ASRs: $10.0B paid up front
  • 79.6M shares repurchased in the June quarter; 26.5M under the ASRs
  • Open-market buys averaged $297.18 in May and $296.18 in June
  • About $138.0B of authorization left at June 27, 2026
  • ASR purchase periods end in fiscal Q4 2026
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Source
SEC EDGAR (Apple Form 10-Q)
May 2026
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