{
  "id": 2401190,
  "title": "Spotify’s Stock Up 5.5% on Fresh $1.5B Stock Buyback Program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/spotifys-stock-up-5-5-on-fresh-1-5b-stock-buyback-program",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:38:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotifys-stock-up-on-stock-buyback-program/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spotify's share price climbed nearly 5.5% on Friday, Aug. 21, after the company's board approved up to $1.5 billion in additional stock buybacks. The streaming giant currently holds $723 million in cash set aside for stock buybacks, brought about by an earlier repurchase plan. This supplementation now expands the stock buyback program to approximately $2.223 billion.\n\nSpotify had previously experienced a 30-40% surge in share price last summer, reaching an all-time high of $775.90 on June 26, 2025. This was attributed to hitting user milestones and expanding profit margins. However, since August 20, the price has dropped more than 30% to $533.13 as investors have cashed out and the growth story has become more complex.",
  "summary": "The company, which has seen its stock fall more than 30% since it closed at record highs in June 2025, can now buy back up to $2.2 billion of its own stock.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}