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Alphabet Buybacks vs. Dividends as Shareholder Returns Compare

Alphabet (Google) logoAlphabet (Google)
Sig2.70Sen+2.70Env0.00Soc0.00Gov+1.03
Singtel logoSingtel
Sig1.22Sen+1.28Env0.00Soc0.00Gov0.00

Alphabet returned capital through large-scale share repurchases: from 2023 to 2025 it spent nearly US$170B to buy back 1.1B+ shares, while paying US$17.4B in dividends (about 10% of buyback spend). The buybacks reduced total shares from 12.7B to 12.2B. The piece contrasts this with Singtel’s dividend-focused payout growth and lower total returns.

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