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Gilead Sciences stock buybacks

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$1.4Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026

Gilead Sciences bought back $1.4B of its stock in the last twelve months, $530M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.0% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$400M$800MQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20$201M
Q4 '20$0
Q1 '21$309M
Q2 '21$43M
Q3 '21$145M
Q4 '21$49M
Q1 '22$352M
Q2 '22$72M
Q3 '22$180M
Q4 '22$792M
Q1 '23$400M
Q2 '23$150M
Q3 '23$300M
Q4 '23$150M
Q1 '24$400M
Q2 '24$100M
Q3 '24$300M
Q4 '24$350M
Q1 '25$730M
Q2 '25$527M
Q3 '25$435M
Q4 '25$230M
Q1 '26$419M
Q2 '26$355M
Diluted shares outstanding
1.24B1.26B1.27BQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '201.26B
Q4 '201.27B
Q1 '211.26B
Q2 '211.26B
Q3 '211.26B
Q4 '211.26B
Q1 '221.26B
Q2 '221.26B
Q3 '221.26B
Q4 '221.26B
Q1 '231.26B
Q2 '231.26B
Q3 '231.26B
Q4 '231.26B
Q1 '241.25B
Q2 '241.25B
Q3 '241.25B
Q4 '241.27B
Q1 '251.26B
Q2 '251.25B
Q3 '251.25B
Q4 '251.25B
Q1 '261.25B
Q2 '261.24B
$355Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$530Mnet of stock compensation ($909M)
−1.0%diluted shares, 1 year
−0.6%diluted shares, 5 years
$4.1Bdividends, 12 months
11%of free cash flow ($12.9B) spent on buybacks
$304Mraised by issuing stock, 12 months
1.24Bshares outstanding (Jul 31, 2026)

Share counts are adjusted for a stock split (2-for-1).

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2025$1.9B$4.0B$894M$9.5B1.25B10-K
2024$1.1B$3.9B$835M$10.3B1.25B10-K
2023$1.0B$3.8B$766M$7.4B1.26B10-K
2022$1.4B$3.7B$637M$8.3B1.26B10-K
2021$546M$3.6B$635M$10.8B1.26B10-K
2020$1.6B$3.4B$643M$7.5B1.26B10-K
2019$1.7B$3.2B$636M$8.3B1.28B10-K
2018$2.9B$3.0B$845M$7.5B1.31B10-K
2017$954M$2.7B$638M—1.32B10-K
2016$11.0B$2.5B$380M—1.36B10-K

Questions

Does Gilead Sciences buy back its stock?
Gilead Sciences bought back $1.4B of its stock in the last twelve months, $530M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.0% from a year earlier.
How much did Gilead Sciences spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
$1.9B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
Is Gilead Sciences's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed −0.6% over five fiscal years and −1.0% over the last year.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 6, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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