S&P 500 Q4 2024 Buybacks Increase 7.4% and 2024 Expenditure Sets New Record by Increasing 18.5%; Earnings Per Share Increases from Buybacks Decline for the Quarter, as Q1 2025’s Impact is Expected to Increase
S&P 500 Q4 2024 buybacks were $243.2 billion, up 7.4% from Q3 2024's $226.6 billion and up 11.0% from Q4 2023's $219.1 billionThe 2024 expenditure set an annual record of