IAG, ES0177542018

IAG launches EUR 500 million buyback and IAG stock gains 1.17 percent

Published on 10/07/2026 at 09:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

IAG stock trades at EUR 5.17 on October 7, 2026 versus EUR 5.11. The buyback covers 210 million shares.

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IAG stock was trading at EUR 5.17 at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026 at 9:40 a.m. CEST, up 1.17 percent versus the Xetra close of EUR 5.11 on October 6, 2026. On October 2, 2026, TradingView published IAG's regulatory announcement for a final EUR 500.0 million share buyback. The program gives the capital-return plan a defined closing phase, while the share move keeps attention on execution and fuel costs.

Buyback reaches final phase

The program started on October 5, 2026, and is scheduled to end by February 26, 2027. It can purchase up to 210.0 million ordinary shares, with EUR 374.3 million allocated to market purchases and EUR 126.0 million for shares bought from Qatar Airways, according to TradingView.

The purchases are intended to complete IAG's EUR 1.5 billion excess-cash return announced in February 2026. Morgan Stanley Europe and Goldman Sachs Bank Europe are executing the program, while Qatar Airways is participating to preserve its 25.1434 percent voting stake, the regulatory notice says.

Fuel costs test recent profits

IAG's latest reported interim period covered the six months ended June 30, 2026. Group revenue was EUR 16.06 billion, up 1.00 percent year over year, while operating profit before exceptional items fell 6.40 percent to EUR 1.76 billion and the operating margin was 10.90 percent, according to Aviation Intelligence. The contrast is important: demand supported revenue, but costs reduced profit conversion.

Bernstein Research kept an Outperform rating and a GBp 550 target in a note dated September 28, 2026, according to finanzen.ch. The analyst cited long-haul demand and North Atlantic pricing, while identifying jet-fuel costs as a counter-factor.

Next results arrive in November

IAG's investor-relations calendar lists November 6, 2026, for third-quarter results, according to IAG. That date will provide the next reported test of whether pricing can offset the higher fuel burden while the buyback reduces the share count.