STX · 10-K · 2026A · Full report

Capital Return Program

Seagate Technology Holdings plc · 2026-08-04 · Importance 31 · Surprise 6 · In source text

The company paid $634 million in dividends and repurchased $176 million of ordinary shares during fiscal 2026. The company repurchased approximately 1 million shares, including approximately 0.4 million shares withheld for employee-award tax obligations. As of July 3, 2026, $4.8 billion remained available under the existing share-repurchase authorization, and the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share payable October 7, 2026.

Key facts

• As of July 3, 2026, $4.8 billion remained available for repurchase under our existing repurchase authorization limit. source
• On July 28, 2026, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.74 per share payable on October 7, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 24, 2026. source
• We paid $634 million in dividends in fiscal year 2026. source
• Net cash used in financing activities of $2.3 billion for fiscal year 2026 included $634 million in dividend payments and $176 million in payments for repurchases of our ordinary shares. source
• We repurchased $176 million of our ordinary shares in fiscal year 2026. source
• During fiscal year 2026, we repurchased approximately 1 million of our ordinary shares including approximately 0.4 million shares withheld for statutory tax withholdings related to vesting of employee equity awards. source

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