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Alphabet’s Buyback vs. Singtel’s Payout: Two Different Ways to Reward Shareholders

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(NASDAQ: META), pay little to no dividends. \n\nYet, investors in these tech giants still benefit from share buybacks, which is another way companies return capital to shareholders. \n\nBuybacks – also known as share repurchases – involve a company repurchasing its own shares, thus reducing the number of shares outstanding. \n\nSince earnings per share (EPS) is determined by dividing a company’s earnings by its outstanding number of shares, a lower denominator mechanically increases EPS. \n\nThis benefits remaining shareholders, and sometimes management teams, who may be compensated on the basis of EPS growth. \n\nThis article will compare buybacks and dividends, using Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: Z74I), or Singtel, – two companies with very different capital allocation strategies – to illustrate that neither approach is inherently superior. \n\nWhy Alphabet Prefers Buybacks\nBetween 2023 and 2025, Alphabet spent nearly US$170 billion to repurchase over 1.1 billion shares (spread across its Class A and C shares).\n\nOver that same period, it paid US$17.4 billion in dividends, or around 10% of the amount used for share repurchases.   \n\nAlphabet can return significant amounts of capital to shareholders as it has been both a fast-growing business and a free cash flow (FCF) generating machine. \n\nBetween 2023 and 2025, revenue rose by 31%, from US$307 billion to US$403 billion. \n\nHigh operating income margins – 32% in 2025 – have translated into high levels of FCF, which came in at US$73 billion in 2025.\n\nOver the same period, buybacks helped to reduce Alphabet’s total shares, which fell from 12.7 billion to 12.2 billion. \n\nThis also helped to offset employee stock compensation, which amounted to 334 million shares over the period.\n\nBut most importantly, the share repurchases provide Alphabet with more flexibility over capital allocation – unlike income investors who react badly to dividend cuts, growth investors do not typically react as negatively when share repurchases are cut. \n\nThis is especially important at the moment, since it gives Alphabet the option to divert capital to invest in infrastructure for AI and cloud computing.\n\nAlphabet’s most recent financials illustrate this pivot. \n\nCapital expenditure has doubled from US$22 billion in 2Q2025 to nearly US$45 billion in 2Q2026, resulting in negative FCF of US$6 billion. \n\nRecently, Alphabet even raised US$80 billion by selling shares to fund its AI ambitions, which is effectively the opposite of a share buyback. \n\nAs such, Alphabet’s share repurchases for the first half of 2026 have gone to zero.  \n\nAlthough its share price has been volatile, investors still seem to trust its capital allocation decisions, as demonstrated by the 64.2% increase in the price of its Class C shares over the past year (as of 25 August 2026). \n\n\nWhy Singtel Prioritises Dividends\nIn contrast, Singtel’s telecommunications business is more mature, enabling it to generate stable operating cash flows, and to pay out regular, progressively increasing dividends. \n\nThis attracts an income-focused shareholder base. \n\nIn its financial year ending March 2026 (FY2026), Singtel paid S$0.185 per share in dividends, 2.5 times the amount paid in FY2021, with yearly increases over the period. \n\nThe company’s shares are currently yielding around 4.1%. \n\nSingtel also repurchases its shares, but the amounts spent are far smaller compared to what it pays out in dividends. \n\nIn the three-year period between FY2024 and FY2026, Singtel paid a total of S$7.5 billion in dividends. \n\nIn May 2025, Singtel’s management announced a share buyback programme of up to S$2 billion, to be implemented over a three-year period. \n\nHowever, as of April 2026, just S$200 million has been deployed.\n\nSingtel’s preference for paying dividends fits the slower growth profile of its overall business – revenue grew by just 0.8% between FY2025 and FY2026.\n\nBetween FY2024 and FY2026, it generated S$7.5 billion in FCF, equal to the amount of its dividends over the same period. \n\nAs of 25 August 2026, Singtel’s shares have returned 5.7% (excluding the dividend) for the year, which is far lower than Alphabet’s return. \n\nHowever, Singtel’s shares are less volatile, with a beta of 0.25, compared to the latter’s 1.24. \n\nShares with a higher beta swing more, up or down, than the market in general (which has a beta of 1).\n\nShould Investors Prefer Buybacks or Dividends?\nThe decision on whether to prefer Alphabet or Singtel depends on an investor’s profile and preferences. \n\nGrowth-oriented investors may prefer a company that returns capital primarily through share buybacks, as these typically offer higher growth and more capital appreciation, with greater share price volatility as the trade-off. \n\nIncome-oriented investors, by contrast, may prefer the predictability of regular dividends, and not having to rely on selling shares to realise a tangible return on their investment. \n\nLuckily, investors don’t have to choose between the two: a diversified portfolio can include both Alphabet and Singtel. \n\nGet Smart: Different Paths, Same Destination\nAlphabet and Singtel reward shareholders in different ways because they operate very different businesses with different growth opportunities and investor bases.\n\nBuybacks can enhance long-term shareholder value by increasing ownership and boosting per-share metrics, while dividends provide immediate, tangible income backed by recurring cash flows.\n\nRather than asking which approach is better, investors should ask whether management is allocating capital in a way that maximises long-term shareholder value.\n\nA market dip can either hurt your returns… or accelerate them.\n\nThe difference comes down to one thing: how you deploy your cash. 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(NASDAQ: META), pay little to no dividends. \n\nYet, investors in these tech giants still benefit from share buybacks, which is another way companies return capital to shareholders. \n\nBuybacks – also known as share repurchases – involve a company repurchasing its own shares, thus reducing the number of shares outstanding. \n\nSince earnings per share (EPS) is determined by dividing a company’s earnings by its outstanding number of shares, a lower denominator mechanically increases EPS. \n\nThis benefits remaining shareholders, and sometimes management teams, who may be compensated on the basis of EPS growth. \n\nThis article will compare buybacks and dividends, using Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: Z74I), or Singtel, – two companies with very different capital allocation strategies – to illustrate that neither approach is inherently superior. \n\nWhy Alphabet Prefers Buybacks\nBetween 2023 and 2025, Alphabet spent nearly US$170 billion to repurchase over 1.1 billion shares (spread across its Class A and C shares).\n\nOver that same period, it paid US$17.4 billion in dividends, or around 10% of the amount used for share repurchases.   \n\nAlphabet can return significant amounts of capital to shareholders as it has been both a fast-growing business and a free cash flow (FCF) generating machine. \n\nBetween 2023 and 2025, revenue rose by 31%, from US$307 billion to US$403 billion. \n\nHigh operating income margins – 32% in 2025 – have translated into high levels of FCF, which came in at US$73 billion in 2025.\n\nOver the same period, buybacks helped to reduce Alphabet’s total shares, which fell from 12.7 billion to 12.2 billion. \n\nThis also helped to offset employee stock compensation, which amounted to 334 million shares over the period.\n\nBut most importantly, the share repurchases provide Alphabet with more flexibility over capital allocation – unlike income investors who react badly to dividend cuts, growth investors do not typically react as negatively when share repurchases are cut. \n\nThis is especially important at the moment, since it gives Alphabet the option to divert capital to invest in infrastructure for AI and cloud computing.\n\nAlphabet’s most recent financials illustrate this pivot. \n\nCapital expenditure has doubled from US$22 billion in 2Q2025 to nearly US$45 billion in 2Q2026, resulting in negative FCF of US$6 billion. \n\nRecently, Alphabet even raised US$80 billion by selling shares to fund its AI ambitions, which is effectively the opposite of a share buyback. \n\nAs such, Alphabet’s share repurchases for the first half of 2026 have gone to zero.  \n\nAlthough its share price has been volatile, investors still seem to trust its capital allocation decisions, as demonstrated by the 64.2% increase in the price of its Class C shares over the past year (as of 25 August 2026). \n\n\nWhy Singtel Prioritises Dividends\nIn contrast, Singtel’s telecommunications business is more mature, enabling it to generate stable operating cash flows, and to pay out regular, progressively increasing dividends. \n\nThis attracts an income-focused shareholder base. \n\nIn its financial year ending March 2026 (FY2026), Singtel paid S$0.185 per share in dividends, 2.5 times the amount paid in FY2021, with yearly increases over the period. \n\nThe company’s shares are currently yielding around 4.1%. \n\nSingtel also repurchases its shares, but the amounts spent are far smaller compared to what it pays out in dividends. \n\nIn the three-year period between FY2024 and FY2026, Singtel paid a total of S$7.5 billion in dividends. \n\nIn May 2025, Singtel’s management announced a share buyback programme of up to S$2 billion, to be implemented over a three-year period. \n\nHowever, as of April 2026, just S$200 million has been deployed.\n\nSingtel’s preference for paying dividends fits the slower growth profile of its overall business – revenue grew by just 0.8% between FY2025 and FY2026.\n\nBetween FY2024 and FY2026, it generated S$7.5 billion in FCF, equal to the amount of its dividends over the same period. \n\nAs of 25 August 2026, Singtel’s shares have returned 5.7% (excluding the dividend) for the year, which is far lower than Alphabet’s return. \n\nHowever, Singtel’s shares are less volatile, with a beta of 0.25, compared to the latter’s 1.24. \n\nShares with a higher beta swing more, up or down, than the market in general (which has a beta of 1).\n\nShould Investors Prefer Buybacks or Dividends?\nThe decision on whether to prefer Alphabet or Singtel depends on an investor’s profile and preferences. \n\nGrowth-oriented investors may prefer a company that returns capital primarily through share buybacks, as these typically offer higher growth and more capital appreciation, with greater share price volatility as the trade-off. \n\nIncome-oriented investors, by contrast, may prefer the predictability of regular dividends, and not having to rely on selling shares to realise a tangible return on their investment. \n\nLuckily, investors don’t have to choose between the two: a diversified portfolio can include both Alphabet and Singtel. \n\nGet Smart: Different Paths, Same Destination\nAlphabet and Singtel reward shareholders in different ways because they operate very different businesses with different growth opportunities and investor bases.\n\nBuybacks can enhance long-term shareholder value by increasing ownership and boosting per-share metrics, while dividends provide immediate, tangible income backed by recurring cash flows.\n\nRather than asking which approach is better, investors should ask whether management is allocating capital in a way that maximises long-term shareholder value.\n\nA market dip can either hurt your returns… or accelerate them.\n\nThe difference comes down to one thing: how you deploy your cash. 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