Balfour Beatty buys back shares as Balfour Beatty stock holds at EUR 10.85

Published on 10/06/2026 at 11:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Balfour Beatty repurchased 465,941 shares by October 2, 2026. Balfour Beatty stock costs EUR 10.85 versus its EUR 10.85 prior close.

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Balfour Beatty (GB0000961622) repurchased 465,941 ordinary shares between September 28 and October 2, 2026, under its existing buyback program, according to Investegate. Balfour Beatty stock was trading at EUR 10.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 6, 2026 at 11:05 a.m. CEST, unchanged from the EUR 10.85 prior close.

Buyback reaches 18.66 million shares

The latest purchase leaves 474,190,148 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. Since the program began, Balfour Beatty has repurchased 18,658,436 shares at a volume-weighted average price of GBp 821.34, giving the capital-return program a measurable effect on the share count.

The buyback is the most recent company-specific announcement before the October 6 trading session. The purchase period covered five trading days and included transactions on the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X, BATS and Turquoise, according to Investegate.

Revenue rises while profit eases

For the six months to June 26, 2026, group revenue increased to GBP 5.56 billion from GBP 5.15 billion in the comparable period. Operating profit moved to GBP 109 million from GBP 114 million, showing that higher revenue did not translate into higher operating profit in the same interim period, according to Construction Wave.

Average net cash nevertheless rose to GBP 1.61 billion from GBP 1.21 billion. The combination of stronger revenue, lower operating profit and higher net cash makes cash conversion and project margins the key figures for assessing the next update.

FTSE 100 return adds visibility

Balfour Beatty returned to the FTSE 100 on October 1, 2026, moving up from the FTSE 250 after a 17-year absence. Construction News reported that the group had an order book of GBP 22.90 billion at the end of June and cited recent UK power transmission and road maintenance contracts.

Stock stays below its yearly high

On the London Stock Exchange, the primary listing, Balfour Beatty stock had a 52-week range of GBp 636.50 to GBp 973.00 as of October 6, 2026. The Lang & Schwarz price of EUR 10.85 was unchanged versus the prior close of EUR 10.85, keeping the German trading reference neutral for the session. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Balfour Beatty stock.