FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Imperial Brands / 9 October 2026
Imperial Brands (IMB): news on Friday 9 October 2026
+8.3 strongly positive
Coverage focused on Imperial Brands reaffirming its FY26 outlook and launching a £1.5 billion buyback, with a £750 million first tranche. Shares rose and neared a two-month high, though one note called the trading update mixed.
What drove it
- £1.5bn buyback
- FY26 outlook reaffirmed
- share price rally
The 35 stories
- +10.0 Imperial Brands Surges as Giant Buyback Stuns Market
Shares surge on large buyback - +10.0 Imperial Brands Sees Double-Digit NGP Growth as Sixth Year of Tobacco Revenue Gains Backs £1.5 Billion Buyback
NGP growth and revenue gains support large buyback - +9.7 Imperial Brands shares hit near two-month high after £1.5 billion buyback launch
Shares near two-month high after buyback - +9.2 Imperial Targets FY26 Growth, Announces £1.5B Buyback
FY26 growth target and £1.5bn buyback - +9.2 Imperial Brands will launch a buyback of 1.770 billion until 2027 and rises 3% in the stock market.
Buyback launch and shares up 3% - +8.7 Imperial Brands Launches £1.5 Billion Buyback and Reaffirms Annual Outlook
Buyback and reaffirmed outlook - +8.7 Why is Imperial Brands stock rallying today?
Stock rallying on update - +8.7 Imperial Brands Kicks Off £1.5 Billion Buyback as Outlook Holds Firm
Buyback starts and outlook unchanged - +8.3 Imperial Brands on track for FY26 and launches £1.5bn buyback
On track for FY26 with buyback - +8.3 FTSE 100 movers: Tesco, Imperial Brands rally on results; Standard Life slumps
Shares rally on results - +8.3 Imperial Brands is launching a £1.5 billion buyback for fiscal 2027
£1.5bn buyback launch - +8.3 Imperial Brands Unveils Fresh GBP1.5 Billion Share Buyback, Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Outlook
New buyback and outlook reaffirmed - +8.3 UK's Imperial Brands Affirms Annual Outlook, Launches $2bn Share Buyback
Outlook affirmed and share buyback launched - +8.3 Imperial Brands reaffirms FY26 guidance, launches £1.5bn FY27 buyback
Guidance reaffirmed, FY27 buyback launched - +8.3 Imperial Brands Confirms FY2026 Outlook and Announces £1.5 Billion Share Buyback for 2027
FY26 outlook confirmed, buyback announced - +8.3 Imperial Brands Affirms Outlook, Unveils $2B Share Buyback
Outlook affirmed with large buyback - +7.5 ii view: Imperial Brands on track and confirms new share buyback
On track, new buyback confirmed - +7.5 Imperial Brands Reaffirms Guidance and Starts £750m Buyback Tranche Today
Guidance reaffirmed, buyback tranche begins - +7.5 Imperial Brands launches £750 million first tranche of £1.5 billion buyback
First £750m tranche launched - +7.5 Imperial Brands Kicks Off New GBP1.5 Billion Share Buyback
New £1.5bn buyback begins - +7.5 Imperial Brands PLC announces an Equity Buyback for £1,500 million worth of its shares.
£1.5bn buyback announced - +7.5 Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 3 AM ET: Imperial Brands to Launch $2 Billion Buyback | Oracle, ...
Buyback headline in morning news - +7.5 Imperial Brands launches buyback. Imperial Brands stock gains 1.99 percent
Buyback launch and shares gain about 2% - +7.2 Imperial Brands launches £750m share buyback program
£750m buyback programme launched - +7.0 Market Open: Tesco Profit Rises, Imperial Brands Buyback
Buyback highlighted at market open - +7.0 Imperial Brands Doubled Down On Buybacks For FY26
Further emphasis on buybacks for FY26 - +6.7 Oil surge weighs but Imperial Brands, Tesco rise
Shares rise despite weak market - +6.7 Imperial Brands PLC authorizes a Buyback Plan.
Buyback plan authorised - +5.8 Daily market update: Tesco, Imperial Brands, Vodafone
Daily update featuring Imperial's results and move - +5.0 Tesco & Imperial Brands: Markets live
Market coverage of Imperial update - +5.0 Imperial Brands advances Thursday, outperforms market
Shares advance and outperform market - +2.0 Imperial Brands (Trading Update): in-line
Trading update in line with expectations - −1.7 AJ Bell : Imperial Brands shares lose steam after mixed trading update
Shares lose steam after mixed trading update - +1.7 Can Next Generation Nicotine Rescue Imperial Brands (LSE:IMB)?
Asks if next-generation nicotine can help - +0.8 Imperial Brands nearing the end of a good run?
Questions whether strong run is ending
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