Buybacks to net income
Top software-tech firms: buybacks as a percent of aggregate net income.
Buyback/net income
Data: tech-buybacks-profitability.csv tech-buybacks-profitability.xlsx
Buybacks to R&D
Five-year moving average of buybacks relative to R&D.
Buyback/R&D
Filled area restores the original read: the ratio crossed 100%, meaning buybacks exceeded R&D on this five-year moving average.
Data: tech-buybacks-profitability.csv tech-buybacks-profitability.xlsx
Description
This module separates buyback behavior from overall market concentration.
Methodology
The series tracks aggregate net income and buyback ratios for major software-tech firms, including buybacks relative to both net income and R&D.
Data
All chart files for this module are local to this research folder.
Sources
- SEC EDGAR company filings 10-K and 10-Q buyback, income, and R&D data.
- Apple investor filings Major firm-level source in the sample.
- Company investor-relations annual reports Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Netflix, eBay, Match, and related sample firms.
Limitations
The firm set is focused rather than exhaustive. Buybacks can have legitimate uses; the chart measures scale and priority, not intent.