Essity repurchases 423,823 shares as Essity B stock costs EUR 23.92

Published on 10/13/2026 at 10:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter revenue reached SEK 35.061 billion, up 5.70 percent. Essity B stock costs EUR 23.92 on October 13, 2026.

Key points in brief

Essity repurchased 423,823 Class B shares between October 5 and October 9, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached SEK 35.061 billion, up 5.70 percent year over year.
Essity B stock was trading at EUR 23.92 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026.
The third-quarter report is scheduled for October 22, 2026.

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Essity repurchased 423,823 Class B shares between October 5 and October 9, 2026, while Essity B stock was trading at EUR 23.92 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 10:43 a.m. CEST. Placera reported the latest repurchase figures on October 12, 2026.

Buyback reaches SEK 1.8 billion

The latest purchases formed part of Essity's SEK 3.0 billion buyback program announced on April 22, 2026. The company had accumulated 6,814,086 repurchased shares by October 9, with a total transaction value of SEK 1.826 billion, according to Placera.

The latest five-day batch carried a weighted average price of SEK 260.8068, while the company held 8,054,209 treasury Class B shares after the purchases. The transactions were conducted on Nasdaq Stockholm by BofA Securities Europe for Essity.

Second-quarter revenue rose 5.70 percent

Essity reported revenue of SEK 35.061 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 5.70 percent from SEK 33.177 billion in the first quarter. Operating profit reached SEK 3.846 billion and the operating margin was 11.00 percent, compared with 12.60 percent in the first quarter, according to Affarsvarlden.

That comparison gives investors two different signals: revenue expanded sequentially, but the operating margin narrowed by 1.60 percentage points. Net income was SEK 2.693 billion in the second quarter, compared with SEK 2.901 billion in the first quarter.

What dates matter next?

Essity's investor-relations page states that the third-quarter 2026 interim report will be published on October 22, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. CET, followed by a webcast at 9:00 a.m. CET. The company's next annual report is scheduled for January 21, 2027, according to MFN.se.

Stock trades in the European session

Essity B stock was trading at EUR 23.92 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 10:43 a.m. CEST. On Nasdaq Stockholm, the share was last at SEK 267.20 on October 13, 2026 at 10:48 a.m. CEST, against a 52-week range of SEK 239.40 to SEK 293.10.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Essity B stock.