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Follow the Money: 5 AI Stocks Buying Back Shares by the BillionsAuthor: Thomas Hughes. Publication Date: 10/5/2026. 
Key Points
- NVIDIA increased its buyback plan by $150 billion to over $225 billion, supported by strong cash flow and a fortress balance sheet.
- Salesforce is aggressively executing a $50 billion buyback authorization, cutting its share count 14.6% year over year while managing debt.
- Adobe, Qualcomm, and Jabil also maintain healthy buyback programs backed by solid cash flow, positioning them for future growth tied to AI demand.
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Share buybacks matter for many reasons, including boosting earnings per share, offsetting dilution, improving tax efficiency, increasing shareholder leverage, and signaling management confidence. They matter even more for large technology companies because the industry is undergoing a shift that amplifies these signals. The shift is from traditional, asset-light models reliant on software revenue toward heavy investment in infrastructure and data centers. Those investments weigh on cash flow today through upfront costs and on future earnings through depreciation, maintenance, and upgrades. The question is which companies can maintain or accelerate capital returns despite these investments—and which cannot—because that can affect share price performance. NVIDIA Sends Strong Signal That Cash Flow Is Healthy
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the most important stocks in the market because of its technology, market capitalization, and central role in capital flows. AI dollars flow toward NVIDIA as the source of GPUs, interconnect technology, and its all-important CUDA programming architecture. The company recently announced a $150 billion increase to its share buyback plan, bringing the total above $225 billion, or approximately 4.2% of its market capitalization. The company expects to use the authorization over the next 16 months. NVIDIA’s buyback plans are reliable, backed by cash flow and a fortress balance sheet. The company’s cash flow has grown over the past few years and is on track to top $150 billion in fiscal 2027, with free cash flow (FCF) conversion in the 95% to 97% range. Balance sheet highlights include about $22 billion in cash, despite acquisitions and reinvestment, at the end of the first half; more than $75 billion in marketable securities; and approximately $95 billion in receivables and inventory. These figures provide clear insight into the company’s future cash flow and capital-return power. 
Salesforce Gets Aggressive With BuybacksSalesforce (NYSE: CRM) authorized $50 billion in buybacks in early 2026 and is aggressively executing that plan, including through a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase program. The latest report revealed a 14.6% year-over-year reduction in the share count, and the pace will likely continue. The company has another $25 billion remaining under its authorization, worth nearly 13% of its market capitalization. Salesforce’s buyback is reliable because its results reveal increasing momentum in its AI and agentic AI segments. These drivers support outperformance and market confidence, with future results likely to continue the trend. The buyback is also reliable because cash flow and free cash flow are sufficient to sustain the payments while the company reduces its newly acquired debt—and that debt may not even be an issue. CEO Marc Benioff is considering an asset sale that could permanently eliminate the debt. The only catch is that the asset is Salesforce’s stake in Anthropic, a major customer the company does not want to lose. 
Adobe Builds Solid Foundation for Share Price ReboundAdobe (NASDAQ: ADBE)’s share price is weighed down more by market anxiety than by anything else, even though its buyback is healthy, reducing the share count by more than 6% in the first nine months of fiscal 2026. The existing authorization is winding down, but an additional authorization is likely, given the company’s growth and cash flow, which reached record levels in the third quarter. Adobe’s drivers include enterprise workflows protected by its PDF moat, making the software ubiquitous across cloud environments. Attractions in 2026 include the discounted stock price, which is hovering near multiyear lows and enabling the company to lean into share-count reduction. 
Qualcomm Quietly Reduces Its Share Count, Poised for Explosive GrowthQualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is well positioned as a supplier of advanced semiconductor technology for mobile devices. Its moat is solid, built on patents and industry-leading technology, and it earns royalties from virtually every mobile-device maker. This position enables reliable cash flow and a healthy buyback program that reduced its share count by 3.5% in the first nine months of the year. Qualcomm is positioned for explosive growth because it sits at the intersection of computing, consumers, and AI. It will surf the AI wave as the technology reaches the consumer level. That process has begun but has not yet reached critical mass. Looking ahead, analysts forecast an inflection in late 2027, including a return to revenue and earnings growth. Until then, the company’s cash flow and balance sheet cover its capital returns, leverage is light, and equity is improving quarter over quarter. 
Jabil Helps Monetize AI DemandJabil, Inc. (NYSE: JBL) is a key component of the AI supply chain, manufacturing products for companies such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPE), and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO). As such, it is uniquely positioned to monetize AI and is committed to share buybacks. The company relies on buybacks as the foundation of its capital returns, which also include a dividend. Jabil’s dividend yield is among the lowest, but buybacks matter, reducing the share count by 3.6% in fiscal 2026. Its payout is reliable because of strong cash flow and a solid balance sheet, supported by its 2027 guidance. The guidance forecasts a 24% increase in revenue, driven by AI and data-center demand, as well as broad-based strength in other key end markets. 
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