8-K filed Nov 4, 2026
AppLovin authorizes $3.2B for stock buybacks
“● Given continued confidence in the Company's future, our board of directors approved an increase to our share repurchase authorization of $3.2 billion, bringing our total current share repurchase authorization to $3.6 billion as of the end of October.”
From AppLovin’s 8-K filed Nov 4, 2026 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
AppLovin bought back $3.2B of stock in the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. At that pace, $3.2B covers about 12 months of buybacks.
The amount equals 65% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($4.9B).
Its diluted share count is down 1.8% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '23 | $0 |
| Q1 '24 | $752.2M |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $228.4M |
| Q4 '24 | $625,000 |
| Q1 '25 | $1B |
| Q2 '25 | $271.5M |
| Q3 '25 | $501.9M |
| Q4 '25 | $417.6M |
| Q1 '26 | $981.7M |
| Q2 '26 | $551.2M |
| Q3 '26 | $1.3B |