Murata Manufacturing buys back shares as Murata Manufacturing stock trades at EUR 38.15

Published on 10/19/2026 at 10:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-quarter revenue reached JPY 502.26 billion, up 20.70 percent year on year. Murata Manufacturing stock costs EUR 38.15 on October 19, 2026, while market capitalization was USD 80.5 billion.

Capital allocation and operating scale

Murata Manufacturing repurchased 2,241,000 shares between September 1 and September 30, 2026.
First-quarter revenue reached JPY 502.26 billion, up 20.70 percent year on year.
Murata Manufacturing stock trades at EUR 38.15 at 10:09 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026.

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Murata Manufacturing (ISIN JP3914400001) was trading at EUR 38.15 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026, at 10:09 a.m. CEST. On October 7, 2026, The Globe and Mail reported that the company had repurchased 2,241,000 shares between September 1 and September 30 under a program authorizing up to 75,000,000 shares and JPY 150.0 billion through January 29, 2027.

Buyback puts capital allocation first

The September repurchases bring cumulative purchases under the program to 10,401,300 shares as of September 30, 2026, according to The Globe and Mail. The authorization gives the company room to continue capital returns into 2027, while the scale of the program provides a concrete counterweight to valuation concerns.

Murata's investor-relations page lists the treasury-share update dated October 7, 2026 and the absorption-type merger announcement dated October 1, 2026. Those dates place capital allocation and organizational streamlining ahead of the next earnings release.

What does the first quarter mean for margins?

For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, revenue reached JPY 502.26 billion, up 20.70 percent from the prior-year quarter, while operating profit rose to JPY 98.45 billion, up 59.80 percent. Note reported an operating margin of 19.60 percent, compared with 14.80 percent in the same period a year earlier.

Two dates shape the next stage

Murata is scheduled to publish its next quarterly results on October 30, 2026, for the period ended September 30, 2026, according to Finanzen.ch. The buyback authorization runs through January 29, 2027, creating a second dated reference for shareholders assessing capital returns.

Stock price and operating context

Murata's first-quarter figures show faster profit growth than revenue growth, but the October 30 results will indicate whether that operating leverage continued through the September quarter. The buyback remains a measurable capital-allocation commitment rather than a substitute for evidence on demand and margins.

Murata Manufacturing was trading at EUR 38.15 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026, at 10:09 a.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Murata Manufacturing stock.