With roughly one-third of the S&P 500 having reported earnings by the end of January, early insights into corporate capital return behavior are coming into focus. In this post, we examine share repurchase authorizations announced in January and compare them with prior years to assess how ... >>>Read More
Mid-Earnings Read: Repurchase Authorizations Remain High Amid Record Equity Prices
Share repurchase authorizations remained robust in October 2025, despite record equity prices and broader economic uncertainties. Key takeaways from our analysis include:Consistent Level of Authorizations: $55 billion in repurchases across 68 companies, broadly consistent with October 2024.Sector ... >>>Read More
Early Earnings Read: Share Repurchase Authorizations Resilient amid Macro Volatility
Policy-driven macroeconomic volatility has triggered U.S. corporate commentary about business and financial uncertainty, especially since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcements on April 2. A number of companies, especially those in sectors with high tariff exposure (e.g., auto manufacturing) and ... >>>Read More
Unscheduled Market Closure – Will ASRs Be Adjusted Fairly?
Background The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced today that Thursday, January 9, 2025 will be an exchange holiday as a day of mourning in recognition of President Jimmy Carter’s passing. The occurrence of an unscheduled exchange holiday has consequences for outstanding equity derivatives ... >>>Read More
Update: ASR Upfront Share Delivery — Market Practice and Accounting Update
In a prior post we described our analytical approach to deciding the appropriate level of upfront share delivery, incorporating volatility, the duration of an accelerated share repurchase (ASR), and a company’s tolerance of risk of owing cash or shares to their bank counterparty. This post provides ... >>>Read More
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 5
- Next Page »

