Share buybacks · 2012–2025
United Airlines share buybacks
$637M+293.2% · FY2025
United Airlines (UAL) reported $637M in share buybacks for fiscal 2025, +293.2% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $637M | +293.2% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $162M | +$162M | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $0 | $0 | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $0 | $0 | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $0 | −100.0% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $353M | −78.5% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $1.6B | +33.2% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $1.2B | −33.0% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $1.8B | −29.5% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $2.6B | +112.0% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $1.2B | +295.2% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $312M | +10,300.0% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $3.0M | −25.0% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $4.0M | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2012–2025 compound annual growth +47.7%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000100517-26-000023 · February 12, 2026
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