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Spotify expands its share buyback to $2.2 billion

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Spotify reported a quarterly operating profit of 655 million euros for the second quarter of 2026.

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industriamusical.comAug 30, 2026

Spotify expands its share buyback to $2.2 billion

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Spotify has expanded its share buyback program with an additional $1.5 billion. The company's board of directors approved the increase, confirmed in a statement, which raises the total authorization to approximately $2.223 billion, adding the $723 million remaining from the previous program. The decision comes amidst a streak of record results for the world's largest music streaming platform. The program "will remain in effect as long as the shareholders' authorization to the board to repurchase ordinary shares, including its renewal, remains in force," Spotify explained. The company specified that the timing and number of shares it repurchases will depend on factors such as "the renewal of authorization by shareholders, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities." Repurchases may be executed "periodically and through various methods, including open market purchases," in accordance with U.S. SEC rules. The plan does not obligate the company to acquire a specific number of shares and "may be suspended or discontinued at any time." Spotify launched its first buyback program in 2021, when its board approved acquiring up to $1 billion in ordinary shares after shareholder approval. In July 2025, it added another $1 billion to that authorization. Share buybacks are a tool companies use to return capital to their shareholders and are...

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Total revenues for the quarter amounted to 4.777 billion euros (about $5.560 billion), up 14% year-on-year, with a quarterly operating profit of 655 million euros.

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