Credit Agricole stock completes its share buyback

Published on 10/05/2026 at 16:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Credit Agricole stock traded at EUR 16.86 on October 5, 2026, after a EUR 605.5 million repurchase ended. Q2 2026 revenue reached EUR 7.363 billion, beating consensus by 4.38 percent.

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Credit Agricole stock was trading at EUR 16.86 on Euronext Paris on October 5, 2026, down 0.12 percent from the prior close. The main corporate event is the completed share repurchase program, which removed a planned source of employee-share dilution.

Buyback ended September 23

According to Crédit Agricole in its September 25, 2026 release, the program bought 31,999,995 shares for an aggregate EUR 605,540,453 between August 10 and September 23, 2026. The purchased shares will be canceled, while the transaction reduced the CET1 ratio by 14 basis points at Credit Agricole S.A. and 9 basis points at group level.

The buyback therefore combines a capital effect with a share-count effect. Its stated purpose was to offset dilution from the 2026 employee capital increase, giving the September announcement a direct link to per-share investor metrics.

Second quarter beat estimates

Credit Agricole's second-quarter 2026 revenue was EUR 7.363 billion, compared with a EUR 7.054 billion consensus estimate, a 4.38 percent beat. Net income reached EUR 2.051 billion against a EUR 1.929 billion estimate, or 6.32 percent above consensus, according to Zonebourse.

Those figures make the October 30, 2026 third-quarter results date the next major operating checkpoint. The financial calendar on Crédit Agricole's investor page lists the Q3 publication for that date.

Consensus target stays above EUR 20

The analyst consensus is Buy, based on 17 analysts: 7 Buy ratings, 7 Holds and 3 Sells. Investing.com reports an average 12-month target of EUR 20.79, with a high of EUR 26 and a low of EUR 15.

Against the EUR 16.86 Euronext Paris price, the average target lies 23.3 percent above the price. That spread is a valuation expectation, not a forecast made by this article, and the range from EUR 15 to EUR 26 shows that analyst views remain dispersed.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Credit Agricole stock was trading at EUR 16.86 on October 5, 2026 at 4:06 p.m. CEST, with volume of 3,072,784 shares. Its 52-week range was EUR 15.37 to EUR 20.40, placing the price 17.4 percent below the high, while market capitalization stood at EUR 51.0 billion.