This can be achieved via stock buybacks to shrink the float and to support the stock, or it can be done via one-time dividends or by raising their annualized quarterly dividends.
In my blog, I often cover successful long-term dividend growth stocks. Those companies managed to raise dividends over a decade or half century.
I also talk a little about buyback stocks. Those gave more money back vie share repurchases which is in the end the same.
Today I would give you a short introduction into the biggest share buyback announced from the current fiscal year 2016.
As of now, we've noticed 94 companies with fresh, new, or increased buyback plans.
Here are the biggest announcements from fiscal 2016 to date...
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| 20 Stocks With At Least One Billion Share Buyback Plan In 2016 (click to enlarge) |
Symbol
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Company Name
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Buyback
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CSCO
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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$15 Bln
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GILD
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Gilead Sciences Inc.
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$12 Bln
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MMM
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3M Co.
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$10 Bln
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CMCSA
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Comcast Corp.
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$10 Bln
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GM
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General Motors Company
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$9 Bln
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AMZN
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Amazon.com Inc.
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$5 Bln
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AIG
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American International Group
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$5 Bln
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SYMC
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Symantec Corporation
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$2.3 Bln
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TJX
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The TJX Companies, Inc.
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$2 Bln
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PRGO
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Perrigo Co.
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$1.5 Bln
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K
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Kellogg Company
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$1.5 Bln
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TRI
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Thomson Reuters Corporation
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$1.5 Bln
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AKAM
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Akamai Technologies Inc
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$1 Bln
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WYN
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Wyndham Worldwide
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$1 Bln
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DPS
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Dr. Pepper
Snapple Group
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$1 Bln
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LEA
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Lear Corporation
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$1 Bln
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ADI
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Analog Devices
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$1 Bln
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ADS
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Alliance Data Systems
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$1 Bln
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ZBH
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.
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$1.0 Bln
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BBY
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Best Buy Co Inc.
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$1 Bln
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