Capgemini announced buyback. Capgemini stock sits 24.96 percent below its high

Published on 10/12/2026 at 10:30 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

H1 revenue reached EUR 12.08 billion, up 8.80 percent year-on-year. Capgemini stock costs EUR 114.85 on October 12, 2026 versus its EUR 153.05 high.

Key points in brief

Capgemini announced a EUR 600 million employee share plan buyback on October 6, 2026.
First-half 2026 revenue reached EUR 12.08 billion, up 8.80 percent year-on-year.
Capgemini stock was at EUR 114.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026, 24.96 percent below its EUR 153.05 52-week high.
Citi raised its Capgemini price target from EUR 135 to EUR 140 on October 2, 2026.

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Capgemini announced a EUR 600 million buyback for its employee share plan on October 6, 2026, while Capgemini stock was at EUR 114.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026, 24.96 percent below its EUR 153.05 52-week high. The buyback adds a capital-allocation signal to a share price still well below its yearly peak.

Three events shaped the stock

On July 30, 2026, Yahoo Finance reported first-half revenue of EUR 12.08 billion, up 8.80 percent year-on-year, while operating margin reached 12.50 percent. On October 2, 2026, Markets Insider reported that Citi raised its price target from EUR 135 to EUR 140. On October 6, 2026, Ideal Investisseur reported the EUR 600 million buyback.

What does the buyback change?

The buyback is designed to neutralize dilution from the employee share plan, according to Capgemini on October 6, 2026. The same market report said Capgemini had repurchased EUR 541 million of shares over the preceding twelve months, equal to 2.80 percent of its market capitalization. That makes the latest authorization a continuation of capital management rather than a new operating forecast.

The operating backdrop is more mixed. First-half revenue grew 8.80 percent on a reported basis and 11.30 percent at constant currency, but group net profit was EUR 498 million and normalized earnings per share were EUR 5.29, down 11.90 percent year-on-year, according to Yahoo Finance on July 30, 2026. Management raised its full-year constant-currency growth target to 8.50 percent-9.00 percent from 6.50 percent-8.50 percent, while keeping its operating-margin target at 13.60 percent-13.80 percent.

Next dates are already set

Capgemini lists October 15, 2026 as the start of the quiet period before third-quarter reporting and October 30, 2026 as the publication date for third-quarter revenue. Those dates put the buyback and the raised growth target against a clear operating checkpoint.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Capgemini stock was at EUR 114.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 10:18 a.m. CEST. Its 52-week range was EUR 85.62 to EUR 153.05, and the market capitalization was EUR 19.1 billion as of October 12, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Capgemini stock.