S&P 500 Q4 2023 Buybacks Increase 18.0% Compared to Q3, Full Year 2023 Shows Decline of 13.8% from 2022 Levels, Earnings Per Share Impact Continues to Decline; Buybacks Tax Reduced Q4 Operating Earnings by 0.44% and 2023 by 0.40%

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S&P 500 Q4 2023 buybacks were $219.1 billion, up 18.0% from Q3 2023’s $185.6 billion and up 3.7% from Q4 2022’s $211.2 billion The 2023 expenditure of $795.2 billion was down 13.8% from the 2022 expenditure of $922.7 Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples significantly increased…