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AppLovin stock buybacks
APP$2.5Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
AppLovin bought back $2.5B of its stock in the last twelve months, $2.2B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.5% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $0 |
| Q4 '20 | $0 |
| Q1 '21 | $0 |
| Q2 '21 | $0 |
| Q3 '21 | $0 |
| Q4 '21 | $0 |
| Q1 '22 | $43.7M |
| Q2 '22 | $200.3M |
| Q3 '22 | $94.9M |
| Q4 '22 | $0 |
| Q1 '23 | $64.9M |
| Q2 '23 | $507.2M |
| Q3 '23 | $581.5M |
| 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 |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 214.6M |
| Q4 '20 | 217.6M |
| Q1 '21 | 222.4M |
| Q2 '21 | 353.9M |
| Q3 '21 | 384.3M |
| Q4 '21 | 410.5M |
| Q1 '22 | 372.0M |
| Q2 '22 | 373.9M |
| Q3 '22 | 378.5M |
| Q4 '22 | 361.9M |
| Q1 '23 | 373.2M |
| Q2 '23 | 366.3M |
| Q3 '23 | 356.9M |
| Q4 '23 | 353.9M |
| Q1 '24 | 348.6M |
| Q2 '24 | 348.0M |
| Q3 '24 | 348.2M |
| Q4 '24 | 346.4M |
| Q1 '25 | 344.9M |
| Q2 '25 | 342.2M |
| Q3 '25 | 341.0M |
| Q4 '25 | 339.8M |
| Q1 '26 | 338.7M |
| Q2 '26 | 337.0M |
$551Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$2.2Bnet of stock compensation ($282M)
−1.5%diluted shares, 1 year
+59.1%diluted shares, 5 years
—dividends, 12 months
54%of free cash flow ($4.5B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
337.0Mshares outstanding (Jun 30, 2026)
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Questions
- Does AppLovin buy back its stock?
- AppLovin bought back $2.5B of its stock in the last twelve months, $2.2B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.5% from a year earlier.
- How much did AppLovin spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $2.2B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is AppLovin's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed +59.1% over five fiscal years and −1.5% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 5, 2026 · open on SEC.gov