Which companies discussed Share Buybacks in Health Care in earnings calls?

311 companies mentioned share buybacks across 691 earnings calls in Health Care over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were Qiagen N.V. (10 calls), Royalty Pharma plc (9 calls), Exelixis, Inc. (9 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
2024Q346
2024Q4138
2025Q1156
2025Q2107
2025Q3136
2025Q4148
2026Q1213
2026Q2182
2026Q388

Companies ranked by mentions

Company Ticker Sector Calls Last mention
Qiagen N.V. QGEN Health Care 10 Aug 6, 2026
Royalty Pharma plc RPRX Health Care 9 Aug 5, 2026
Exelixis, Inc. EXEL Health Care 9 Jun 9, 2026
Zoetis Inc. ZTS Health Care 8 Aug 6, 2026
Roivant Sciences Ltd. ROIV Health Care 8 Jun 9, 2026
Revvity, Inc. RVTY Health Care 8 Jun 9, 2026
ResMed Inc. RMD Health Care 7 Aug 6, 2026
Viatris Inc. VTRS Health Care 7 Aug 6, 2026
Zomedica Corp. ZOMDF Health Care 7 Jul 24, 2026
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO Health Care 7 Jul 23, 2026
Novartis AG NOVN Health Care 7 Jul 21, 2026
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ZBH Health Care 7 Jun 8, 2026
Haemonetics Corporation HAE Health Care 6 Aug 6, 2026
Sanofi SAN Health Care 6 Jul 30, 2026
Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS Health Care 6 Jul 28, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX Health Care 6 Jun 10, 2026
Align Technology, Inc. ALGN Health Care 6 Jun 8, 2026
Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX Health Care 6 May 12, 2026
HLS Therapeutics Inc. HLS Health Care 5 Aug 12, 2026
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA FRE Health Care 5 Aug 5, 2026
Convatec Group PLC CTEC Health Care 5 Aug 4, 2026
Fresenius Medical Care AG FME Health Care 5 Aug 4, 2026
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. GEHC Health Care 5 Jul 29, 2026
Option Care Health, Inc. OPCH Health Care 5 Jul 29, 2026
Ambea AB (publ) AMBEA Health Care 5 Jun 29, 2026
Zealand Pharma A/S ZEAL Health Care 4 Aug 13, 2026
Hyperion DeFi, Inc. HYPD Health Care 4 Aug 12, 2026
Windlas Biotech Limited WINDLAS Health Care 4 Aug 11, 2026
DRI Healthcare Trust DHTUN Health Care 4 Aug 10, 2026
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC HIK Health Care 4 Aug 6, 2026
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. HALO Health Care 4 Aug 6, 2026
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. TNDM Health Care 4 Aug 6, 2026
Solventum Corporation SOLV Health Care 4 Aug 5, 2026
Azenta, Inc. AZTA Health Care 4 Aug 5, 2026
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. BIO Health Care 4 Aug 4, 2026
Certara, Inc. CERT Health Care 4 Aug 4, 2026
Smith & Nephew plc SN Health Care 4 Aug 4, 2026
Amplifon S.p.A. AMP Health Care 4 Jul 30, 2026
GSK plc GSK Health Care 4 Jul 28, 2026
OPKO Health, Inc. OPK Health Care 4 Jul 27, 2026
Eurofins Scientific SE ERF Health Care 4 Jul 23, 2026
Embla Medical hf. EMBLA Health Care 4 Jul 21, 2026
Oriola Oyj ORIOLA Health Care 4 Jul 17, 2026
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. PTGX Health Care 4 Jun 10, 2026
Pacira BioSciences, Inc. PCRX Health Care 4 Jun 8, 2026
The Cooper Companies, Inc. COO Health Care 4 Jun 4, 2026
Microbix Biosystems Inc. MBX Health Care 4 May 14, 2026
Bavarian Nordic A/S BAVA Health Care 4 May 13, 2026
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH Health Care 4 May 12, 2026
CSL Limited CSL Health Care 4 May 11, 2026

Representative quotes

…agonist ZP6590. So real momentum in building out the next wave of innovation. In May, we initiated a USD 200 million share buyback program, a statement for our strong commitment to returning capital to shareholders when we have the flexibility to do so. And finally, as announced yesterday…
Zealand Pharma A/S (ZEAL), August 13, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…affected by a dividend payment that we did in May of SEK 137 million. And during the second quarter, we also did share buyback of SEK 142 million. In July, we have acquired own shares for an additional SEK 58 million. And that gives us in total share…
RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) (RAYB), August 13, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…surpassed $1 billion, with the overwhelming majority of protocol fees continuing to be returned to the token holders through the Assistance Fund's buyback mechanism. During the quarter, HYPE reached a new all-time high and the holder base has continued to broaden, especially with institutions…
Hyperion DeFi, Inc. (HYPD), August 12, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…still see pretty much an exclusive focus on reducing debt? Or do you think more of a balance between that and share buybacks at current depressed levels? Stephen Silvestro (Executives): Yes. Ed, I'll let you take that one. Edward Stelmakh (Executives): Yes. No problem. Richard…
OptimizeRx Corporation (OPRX), 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 Health Care in the past year?

Qiagen N.V. (QGEN) led with 10 calls referencing share buybacks, most recently on August 6, 2026.

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

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Last updated: August 14, 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.