FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Smiths Group / 1 October 2026

Smiths Group (SMIN): news on Thursday 1 October 2026

+7.0 strongly positive

The only relevant coverage was the launch of a new £500m tranche in Smiths Group's £1.5bn buyback programme. That leans positive as it returns cash to shareholders.

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+7.0 Smiths Group to Launch New £500m Tranche in £1.5bn Buyback Programme sproutsnews.com
New £500m buyback tranche signals confidence and returns cash to shareholders.

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