LSE Group stock trades at EUR 95.07 and posts minus 0.43 percent as buyback continues

Published on 09/30/2026 at 12:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

LSE Group stock lost 0.43 percent on September 30, 2026, against a prior close of EUR 95.48. H1 2026 income reached GBP 4,799 million, up 8.4 percent.

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LSE Group (ISIN GB00B0SWJX34) was trading at EUR 95.07 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. CEST, down 0.43 percent versus the prior close of EUR 95.48. The stock sits against a capital return program and an H1 2026 update that showed faster organic growth.

Buyback reduces the share count

According to Investegate, LSEG bought 581,890 ordinary shares between September 7 and September 11, 2026, and said it intended to cancel them. The purchases reduced the reported ordinary share count to 484,032,099, excluding 20,188,599 shares held in treasury.

The buyback matters because a smaller share base can support adjusted earnings per share when operating performance is stable. LSEG's H1 2026 adjusted EPS was 244.9 pence, while adjusted EBITDA margin reached 52.7 percent, according to RAOSCAFF.

H1 growth supports raised guidance

LSEG reported GBP 4,799 million of H1 2026 total income excluding recoveries, representing 8.4 percent organic constant-currency growth. That compared with 6.3 percent growth in the second half of 2025, giving investors a concrete improvement in the growth rate.

The same H1 2026 account said full-year organic revenue growth guidance was raised to 7.0-7.5 percent from 6.5-7.5 percent. Segment growth was led by Markets at 11.9 percent and Risk Intelligence at 9.7 percent, while Data and Analytics grew 5.1 percent. The mix shows why LSEG is increasingly valued as a data and market-infrastructure company rather than only as an exchange operator.

Analysts see a higher valuation bar

MarketBeat reported on September 22, 2026 that six analysts had a unanimous Buy consensus and an average one-year price target of GBP 120.83. The published target range was GBP 110 to GBP 136, with Citigroup lowering its target from GBP 129 to GBP 127 on August 7, 2026.

LSE Group stock posts a small decline

LSE Group stock was trading at EUR 95.07 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. CEST, down 0.43 percent versus the prior close of EUR 95.48. The primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange under ticker LSEG.