Keyword: buyback

S&P 500 Buybacks as a Percentage of Market Capitalization Deutsche Bank expects 10% returns for the S&P 500 in 2020, and buybacks to slow to $625bn. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation

U.S. Share Buybacks and VIX Interesting chart suggesting the relationship between U.S. share buybacks and VIX. Image: Societe Generale Cross Asset Research

S&P 500 Share Buybacks Chart suggesting that buybacks would still double the long-average in 2020. Image: Societe Generale Cross Asset Research

S&P 500 Capital Allocation – Dividends, Buybacks and Capital Expenditures 2018 corporate tax cut boosted dividends and buybacks, but not capital expenditures. Image: Oxford Economics

Buybacks and S&P 500 Use of Cash Goldman Sachs expects buybacks will fall 5% to $675 billion in 2020. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

U.S. Buybacks – Quarterly Share Repurchases by S&P 500 Companies CEOs are worried about the economy and U.S. companies are spending less on stock buybacks, amid the trade war. Image: Financial Times

S&P 500 YoY Growth – Buybacks vs. Capex and R&D Buybacks were down 10% in 3Q 2019, but it’s good news to see that capex and R&D were up 8%. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Buybacks and Dividends as Percentage of Market Capitalization Amid gloomy earnings, U.S. companies are increasingly using debt to fund buybacks and dividends. Image: Institute of International Finance

U.S. Non-Financial Corporate Debt and Net Share Repurchases (Buybacks) Thanks to low interest rates, U.S. companies are increasingly using debt to buy back shares. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

Announced Share Repurchases (U.S. Buybacks) Announced share repurchases are well above the 3-year average, but below 2018. Image: J.P. Morgan