Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in Communication Services in earnings calls?

242 companies mentioned share buybacks across 572 earnings calls in Communication Services over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were AT&T Inc. (10 calls), Verizon Communications Inc. (9 calls), T-Mobile US, Inc. (8 calls). The table below ranks every company by how often the theme came up, with direct links to each transcript.

Mentions over time

Data table
QuarterCalls mentioning Share Buybacks
2024Q354
2024Q4119
2025Q1133
2025Q296
2025Q3146
2025Q4132
2026Q1143
2026Q2141
2026Q392

Companies ranked by mentions

Company Ticker Sector Calls Last mention
AT&T Inc. T Communication Services 10 Jul 22, 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ Communication Services 9 Jul 24, 2026
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS Communication Services 8 Jul 23, 2026
Roku, Inc. ROKU Communication Services 8 Jun 15, 2026
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI Communication Services 8 May 18, 2026
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. GTM Communication Services 8 Mar 3, 2026
Match Group, Inc. MTCH Communication Services 7 Aug 4, 2026
Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD Communication Services 6 Aug 7, 2026
Deutsche Telekom AG DTE Communication Services 6 Aug 6, 2026
Fox Corporation FOXA Communication Services 6 Aug 6, 2026
S4 Capital plc SFOR Communication Services 6 Aug 5, 2026
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. TKO Communication Services 6 Aug 3, 2026
Koninklijke KPN N.V. KPN Communication Services 6 Jul 22, 2026
Vend Marketplaces ASA VENDA Communication Services 6 Jul 17, 2026
Embracer Group AB (publ) EMBRACB Communication Services 6 May 20, 2026
IAC Inc. IAC Communication Services 6 May 19, 2026
Tencent Holdings Limited 700 Communication Services 5 Aug 12, 2026
Cineplex Inc. CGX Communication Services 5 Aug 11, 2026
GameSquare Holdings, Inc. GAME Communication Services 5 Aug 10, 2026
News Corporation NWSA Communication Services 5 Aug 5, 2026
EverQuote, Inc. EVER Communication Services 5 Aug 3, 2026
Cellnex Telecom, S.A. CLNX Communication Services 5 Jul 30, 2026
MTN Group Limited MTN Communication Services 5 Jun 10, 2026
Telstra Group Limited TLS Communication Services 4 Aug 12, 2026
Versant Media Group, Inc. VSNT Communication Services 4 Aug 6, 2026
Quebecor Inc. QBRA Communication Services 4 Aug 6, 2026
Scout24 SE G24 Communication Services 4 Aug 6, 2026
Criteo S.A. CRTO Communication Services 4 Aug 5, 2026
Telecom Italia S.p.A. TIT Communication Services 4 Jul 30, 2026
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK Communication Services 4 Jul 30, 2026
Universal Music Group N.V. UMG Communication Services 4 Jul 30, 2026
Helios Towers plc HTWS Communication Services 4 Jul 30, 2026
Telefônica Brasil S.A. VIVT3 Communication Services 4 Jul 28, 2026
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. AMXB Communication Services 4 Jul 22, 2026
Modern Times Group MTG AB MTGB Communication Services 4 Jul 21, 2026
Hacksaw AB (publ) HACK Communication Services 4 Jul 21, 2026
MONY Group plc MONY Communication Services 4 Jul 21, 2026
Hemnet Group AB (publ) HEM Communication Services 4 Jul 17, 2026
Telenor ASA TEL Communication Services 4 Jul 16, 2026
Publicis Groupe S.A. PUB Communication Services 4 Jul 16, 2026
LiveOne, Inc. LVO Communication Services 4 Jun 24, 2026
IDT Corporation IDT Communication Services 4 Jun 3, 2026
JOYY Inc. JOYY Communication Services 4 May 26, 2026
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. DV Communication Services 4 May 18, 2026
Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN Communication Services 4 May 18, 2026
Matrimony.com Limited MATRIMONY Communication Services 4 May 14, 2026
KDDI Corporation 9433 Communication Services 4 May 12, 2026
NTT, Inc. 9432 Communication Services 4 May 8, 2026
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. MSGE Communication Services 4 May 7, 2026
NEXON Co., Ltd. 3659 Communication Services 4 Mar 31, 2026

Representative quotes

…results. And just to be clear, we did announce a further on-market share buyback. We are doing that alongside increasing CapEx. In fact, an on-market share buyback goes to how we -- our mix between equity and debt. It is not a trade-off between investing…
Telstra Group Limited (TLS), August 12, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…nearly $10 million EBITDA run rate projected for this quarter, can you walk us through your thoughts on capital allocation and buybacks versus reinvestment back into growing the business?. Russell Horowitz (Executives): Yes, things we think a lot about. We think we're at a positive and flex…
Marchex, Inc. (MCHX), August 12, 2026. Read the full transcript →
People -- the publisher, People Media business as our core assets. That's where we're going to allocate our capital both through share buyback, opportunistic M&A on the People side. At the same time, we own 2 businesses, majority businesses called -- one called Vivian, one called…
People Incorporated (PPLI), August 12, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…final one, you know, given the strong cash position that you ended at, it looks like there's $226 million left on the buyback authorization. How should we be thinking about that given that it expires in September, I guess late September? Elena Marquez (Executives): Yes, thanks, Greg…
Anterix Inc. (ATEX), August 12, 2026. Read the full transcript →

Frequently asked questions

What is Share Buybacks and why are companies discussing it?

Repurchase authorisations and execution — the capital-return signal investors track alongside dividends.

Which company mentioned share buybacks most in Communication Services in the past year?

AT&T Inc. (T) led with 10 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on July 22, 2026.

How can I track share buybacks mentions across earnings calls via API?

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Last updated: August 13, 2026. Methodology: full-text search across all earnings call transcripts in our corpus over the past 12 months, matching the canonical term and its aliases (buyback, buyback, buybacks, share repurchase, share repurchases). Mentions are per call, not per occurrence within a call; the company-rank table is built by counting distinct calls mentioning the theme. Page refreshes every hour at the edge as new calls land in our archive.