The purpose of this research is to investigate the operating performance following open market share repurchase announcements. I examine changes in operating performance around open market repurchase program announcements using quarterly data and matching sample firms. In addition to reporting performance changes for firms that announce repurchase programs and performance changes net of corresponding changes for pre-event performance, I report performance changes net of change for firms with similar pre-event. In sum, the evidence shows that firms that announce open market share repurchases and actual repurchase tend to exhibit performance improvements from the announcement quarters to future quarters relative to proper benchmarks.