VTRS · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Capital Return Program

Viatris Inc · 2026-11-05 · Importance 51 · Surprise 64

Viatris’ board-authorized share repurchase program permits repurchases of up to $2.0 billion and has no expiration date. In the third quarter of 2026, the company repurchased approximately 8.9 million shares for $150.0 million; for the first nine months, it repurchased 18.3 million shares for $300.0 million. In the comparable 2025 periods, repurchases totaled 6.8 million shares for $67.9 million in the quarter and 45.6 million shares for $418.3 million over nine months. By September 30, 2026, cumulative repurchases were approximately 112.5 million shares at a cost of $1.30 billion.

Key facts

• Viatris’s board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $1.0 billion on February 28, 2022 and increased it by $1.0 billion on February 26, 2024, bringing total authorization to $2.0 billion. source
• As of September 30, 2026, Viatris had repurchased approximately 112.5 million shares for approximately $1.30 billion under its share repurchase program. source
• Viatris paid $416.9 million in cash dividends in 2026 through September 30. source
• Viatris repurchased $415.4 million of shares in 2025 through September 30. source
• Viatris paid $423.0 million in cash dividends in 2025 through September 30. source
• Viatris repurchased approximately 8.9 million shares for approximately $150.0 million in the third quarter of 2026 and 18.3 million shares for approximately $300.0 million in the first nine months of 2026. source
• Viatris repurchased $300.0 million of shares in 2026 through September 30. source
• Viatris’s share repurchase program has no expiration date and does not obligate the company to repurchase any particular amount of common stock. source