IAG, ES0177542018

IAG stock gains 1.89 percent as buyback reaches EUR 1.00 billion

Published on 09/25/2026 at 17:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

IAG stock posted a GBp 436.30 intraday price on September 25, 2026, while the group completed EUR 1.00 billion of buybacks. Six-month revenue rose to EUR 16.06 billion.

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International Airlines Group stock (ISIN ES0177542018) gained 1.89 percent to GBp 436.30 on the London Stock Exchange at 4:26 p.m. BST on September 25, 2026. The move came as the airline group combined a completed EUR 500 million buyback with six-month revenue of EUR 16.06 billion.

Buyback reaches EUR 1.00 billion

According to MarketScreener on September 11, 2026, IAG completed its second EUR 500 million repurchase program. The latest tranche covered 97.7 million shares, equal to 2.12 percent of issued share capital.

The completed tranche lifted total shareholder returns through the latest buyback and its predecessor to EUR 1.00 billion, against a previously announced EUR 1.50 billion cash-return plan. The repurchased shares are being held in treasury pending cancellation, according to MarketScreener.

Margin remains below last year

In the six months to June 2026, IAG generated EUR 16.06 billion of revenue, up 1 percent year over year, while operating profit reached EUR 1.76 billion. The operating margin was 10.9 percent, compared with 11.8 percent in the same period of 2025, as reported by Kurums.

The comparison puts the current market move in a mixed operating setting: revenue expanded by 1 percent, but the margin declined by 0.9 percentage points. The same report said IAG maintained full-year operating-margin guidance of 12 percent to 15 percent and generated EUR 3.34 billion of free cash flow in the first half, up from EUR 2.41 billion a year earlier.

Bernstein sees GBp 550

On September 24, 2026, Bernstein maintained a Buy rating on IAG and kept its target price at GBp 550, according to MarketScreener. The target is GBp 113.70 above the September 25 intraday price, which equals 26.06 percent above the reference price.

Stock stays below yearly high

IAG stock traded between a 52-week low of GBp 332.70 and a 52-week high of GBp 492.90. At GBp 436.30, the share price stood GBp 56.60 below the yearly high, while the day range ran from GBp 433.70 to GBp 440.30.

The combination of capital returns, positive analyst coverage and lower first-half margin gives the stock three distinct valuation signals. For investors, the next margin update matters alongside the pace of further cash distributions.