FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Imperial Brands / 8 October 2026
Imperial Brands (IMB): news on Thursday 8 October 2026
+7.8 strongly positive
Coverage centred on Imperial Brands affirming its FY26 guidance in a pre-close trading update and launching a new £1.5 billion share buyback. The leaning is positive because of the steady outlook and increased shareholder returns.
What drove it
- FY26 guidance affirmed
- £1.5bn share buyback
- pre-close trading update
The 10 stories
- +9.2 Imperial Brands Affirms FY26 Guidance; Launches £1.5 Bln Share Buyback For FY27
Guidance affirmed, new £1.5bn buyback launched - +9.2 Imperial Brands on track for FY26 guidance, announces £1.5 billion buyback
On-track guidance and large new buyback announced - +9.0 Imperial Brands On Track For FY26 Guidance As £1.5bn Share Buyback Announced
On-track guidance plus £1.5bn buyback - +8.8 Imperial Brands Confirms Annual Outlook and $2 Billion Share Buyback
Outlook confirmed with sizeable buyback - +8.7 UK's Imperial Brands affirms annual outlook, launches $2 billion share buyback
Annual outlook affirmed, big buyback launched - +6.7 FTSE 100 Imperial Brands (LSE:IMB) Lifts Dividend: Are New Products Carrying It?
Dividend increase and new products viewed positively - +5.8 REG - Imperial Brands PLC - Share Buyback Tranche of up to £750 million
New £750m buyback tranche signals capital returns - +5.0 Imperial Brands : Pre-close trading update FY26
Pre-close update, largely factual, guidance on track - +5.0 REG - Imperial Brands PLC - Trading Update
Trading update official filing, broadly steady - +4.2 Imperial Brands Completes Second Tranche of £1.45bn Share Buyback
Completion of earlier buyback tranche, routine progress
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