These names have solid cash flows and are buying back stock, Jefferies says

Share buyback announcements among S & P 500 companies are approaching $1 trillion in 2025, and investors can turn to a few names to help bolster their portfolio's returns, according to Jefferies. This year, announced share repurchases for constituents in the broad market index have totaled $936 billion, up 30% from the year-ago period, the firm said. These buybacks have helped lift the S & P 500 , which is up more than 8% in 2025. Big names that have shared plans to snap up shares this year include Apple – which announced a $100 billion buyback plan in May – and Uber , which said earlier this month that it would purchase $20 billion of its shares. Like dividends, buybacks are a way for companies to return profits to shareholders. Repurchases reduce the number of shares outstanding, and the