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title: Buybacks are inflating earnings per share
description: "By shrinking share counts, companies make profits look stronger on paper even when most firms show flat or declining growth.\nThe top 10 companies are the only ones delivering real growth.\nIndexes keep climbing because of them, while the S&P 490 and the broader economy remain weak.\nThis is one of the disconnect driving the market.\n\nSource: StockMarket.news"
---

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# [Buybacks are inflating earnings per share](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/buybacks-are-inflating-earnings-per-share)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Sep 8, 2025, 10:08:20 AM

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