Eni buys back 4.08 million shares, and Eni stock costs EUR 26.15

Published on 10/19/2026 at 09:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Eni now holds 5.55 percent of its share capital after the buyback. Eni stock costs EUR 26.15 on October 19, 2026, 0.81 percent above the Xetra close.

Shareholder returns and quarterly timing

Eni acquired 4.08 million shares between October 5 and October 9, 2026.
First-half 2026 pro forma adjusted EBIT reached EUR 8.9 billion.
Eni stock trades at EUR 26.15 at 9:22 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026, 0.81 percent above the Xetra close of October 16, 2026.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 23, 2026.

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Eni (ISIN IT0003132476) was trading at EUR 26.15 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. CEST, 0.81 percent above the Xetra close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 25.94. Eni reported on October 14, 2026 that it had acquired 4,079,351 shares for EUR 99,999,853.56 between October 5 and October 9. The announcement gives the stock a clear shareholder-return angle ahead of the next results.

Buyback adds to shareholder returns

The purchases represented 0.13 percent of Eni's share capital. Since the program began on May 8, 2026, Eni had acquired 81,356,572 shares for EUR 1,854,915,476.28, taking treasury shares to 168,184,679, or 5.55 percent of the share capital, according to the company release.

The latest weekly average purchase price was EUR 24.5137. That figure sits below the current Lang & Schwarz quote, but the comparison does not establish a causal link between the buyback and the October 19 price.

What does the next quarter mean?

Eni's operating backdrop had strengthened by the first half of 2026. The company's investor page lists pro forma adjusted EBIT of EUR 8.9 billion, adjusted net profit of EUR 3.6 billion and operating cash flow before working-capital changes of EUR 7.3 billion for the period, with the figures labeled as first-half 2026 results.

FinanzaOnline reported on October 14, 2026 that Equita lifted its Eni price target to EUR 29.00 and raised its 2026 earnings-per-share estimate by 14 percent. The same report put the broker's 2026 adjusted operating-cash-flow estimate at EUR 16.0 billion.

Dates investors can track

Eni lists its third-quarter 2026 results for October 23, 2026, with a conference call and question-and-answer session at 2:00 p.m. CEST. The event will test whether the first-half operating improvement continued into the third quarter.

Stock holds above the Xetra close

The 0.81 percent premium to the October 16 Xetra close leaves the daily move below the 1.00 percent threshold used for a directional headline. Eni's primary listing is on Euronext Milan, where the stock closed at EUR 25.96 on October 16, 2026.

Eni stock was trading at EUR 26.15 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. CEST, 0.81 percent above the Xetra close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 25.94. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Eni stock.