What Is a Stock Buyback? Is It Good for Shareholders?

By Drift Striker · February 28, 2026

Stock buybacks are one of those topics that generate a lot of heat but very little light. Companies love them. Some investors swear by them. Critics—including Warren Buffett, who doesn’t hand out criticism lightly—have called them a form of financial engineering that benefits executives at the expense of long-term investment and workers. The truth, as […]