Stock Buyback Announcements, Week of Oct 19, 2026: Share Repurchase Programs
In the week of Oct 19, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026, 19 companies announced or changed a share repurchase program in 28 SEC filings, according to EquiReason's reading of the filings.
Source: SEC EDGAR filings · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 · read by EquiReason
| Date | Company | Filing | What the filing reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | PROV PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Board authorized repurchase of up to 5% of common stock (~305,477 shares) over one year, commencing after prior plan completion. |
| 2026-10-23 | NWSA News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | News Corp disclosed ongoing stock repurchase program with $1B authorization, providing ASX transaction disclosures. Routine disclosure, no change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-23 | NWS News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | News Corp disclosed ongoing stock repurchase program with $1B authorization, providing ASX transaction disclosures. Routine disclosure, no change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-23 | FCNCA First Citizens BancShares, Inc. | 8-K · 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 | Board authorized a $1.2B share repurchase program for 2027, signaling capital return commitment alongside Q3 earnings release. |
| 2026-10-23 | BSRR Sierra Bancorp | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Board approved share repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 shares from Oct 31, 2026 to Oct 31, 2027; also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share. |
| 2026-10-22 | UTHR United Therapeutics Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Board approved a $2.0B share repurchase program, effective for one year ending October 21, 2027. |
| 2026-10-22 | NWSA News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | News Corp discloses ongoing $1B stock repurchase program authorization, providing ASX transaction disclosure as routine update; no new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-22 | NWS News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | News Corp discloses ongoing $1B stock repurchase program authorization, providing ASX transaction disclosure as routine update; no new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-22 | BRSL Brightstar Lottery PLC | 6-K | Brightstar Lottery PLC repurchased 357,600 ordinary shares for $4,038,828.92 under its existing $500M buyback program. Routine execution, no new authorization or material change. |
| 2026-10-21 | WLTH WEALTHFRONT CORP | 8-K · 8.01 | Wealthfront Corp board approved an additional $150M share repurchase authorization, increasing total to $250M, with $18.3M remaining from prior authorization. |
| 2026-10-21 | SEIC SEI Investments Company | 8-K · 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 | Board approved $800M increase in stock repurchase program, raising authorization to ~$926M. Strong earnings beat with EPS +6% GAAP, +24% adjusted; revenue +14%; operating margin expanded to 30%. |
| 2026-10-21 | NWSA News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Company discloses ongoing stock repurchase program with $1B authorization, providing ASX transaction disclosures; no new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-21 | NWS News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Company discloses ongoing stock repurchase program with $1B authorization, providing ASX transaction disclosures; no new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-21 | MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. | 8-K · 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 | Medpace Board terminated existing $527M repurchase authorization and approved new $1.0B buyback authorization through Dec 2028. Q3 2026 revenue $716M (+8.5% YoY), net income $137.5M ($4.84/diluted), backlog $3.17B (+5.6% YoY). Net new busin |
| 2026-10-21 | HXL Hexcel Corporation | 8-K · 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 | Board increased share repurchase authorization to $750M from $381M, signaling confidence in cash generation. Q3 results: sales $496M (+8.8% YoY), adj. EPS $0.50 (+35% YoY). Guidance reaffirmed. Commercial aerospace sales +21% YoY; defense/s |
| 2026-10-21 | EVER EverQuote, Inc. | 8-K · 1.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 | Board authorized $50M share repurchase program; credit agreement amended to permit up to $75M in repurchases. CFO cites strong free cash flow and confidence in growth trajectory. |
| 2026-10-20 | ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. | 6-K | ZTO Express filed a Next Day Disclosure Return detailing multiple share repurchases of ADSs from August to September 2026, with prices ranging from USD 20.66 to 23.00, but no new authorization or change in total issued shares. |
| 2026-10-20 | WSE Wise Group plc | 6-K | Wise Group plc repurchased 1,396,448 Class A ordinary shares from Oct 12-16, 2026, as part of a previously announced buyback program of up to £405M (~$540M). Routine execution, no new authorization. |
| 2026-10-20 | NWSA News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Company discloses daily ASX repurchase disclosures under existing $1B buyback authorization; no new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-20 | NWS News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | Company discloses daily ASX repurchase disclosures under existing $1B buyback authorization; no new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-20 | BRSL Brightstar Lottery PLC | 6-K | Brightstar Lottery PLC repurchased 330,400 ordinary shares for ~$3.5M under existing $500M buyback program. |
| 2026-10-20 | BEKE KE Holdings Inc. | 6-K | KE Holdings Inc. filed a 6-K with Next Day Disclosure Returns detailing extensive share repurchases from May to September 2026, with thousands of shares bought back on the Hong Kong and US exchanges, indicating an active buyback program. |
| 2026-10-19 | STM STMicroelectronics N.V. | 6-K | STMicroelectronics discloses weekly share repurchase transactions under a previously announced buyback program; routine disclosure with no change in authorization or guidance. |
| 2026-10-19 | NWSA News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | News Corp discloses ongoing $1B stock repurchase program, providing daily ASX transaction disclosures. No new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-19 | NWS News Corporation | 8-K · 8.01, 9.01 | News Corp discloses ongoing $1B stock repurchase program, providing daily ASX transaction disclosures. No new authorization or change in program terms. |
| 2026-10-19 | MSTR Strategy Inc | 8-K · 7.01, 8.01 | Board increased digital credit securities repurchase program authorization from $2.0B to $3.0B; $1.16B remaining. Also provided ATM and BTC updates. |
| 2026-10-19 | MFIN MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP | 8-K · 1.01, 7.01, 9.01 | Medallion Financial repurchases $15M trust preferred securities at 73.66% of face value, records gain, and enters standstill with activist investor ZimCal; also returns $84.7M to shareholders since 2022. |
| 2026-10-19 | CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | 6-K | CCEP reports weekly share repurchases under existing EUR 1B buyback programme; 138,046 shares on US venues and 49,900 on London venues, all to be cancelled. Routine execution, no new authorization. |
Questions
- Which companies announced stock buybacks in the week of oct 19, 2026?
- PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC (PROV), News Corporation (NWSA), News Corporation (NWS), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR), Brightstar Lottery PLC (BRSL), WEALTHFRONT CORP (WLTH) and 11 more — the full list, with dates and the filing behind each row, is above.
Earlier weeks
2026 W43 · 2026 W42 · 2026 W41 · 2026 W40 · 2026 W39 · 2026 W38 · 2026 W37 · 2026 W36 · 2026 W35 · 2026 W34 · 2026 W33 · 2026 W32 · Other lists: Guidance raised or cut · Insider buying · Executive and board changes · Mergers and acquisitions · Layoffs and restructurings
How these figures are read: methodology · EquiReason.