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Essity Completes SEK 3bn Share Buyback, Signals Ongoing Repurchase Strategy

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  • Essity has finished a SEK 3bn buyback, repurchasing 11.6 million Class B shares.
  • Funded by operating cash flow, Essity plans recurring share buybacks as part of capital allocation.
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Essity Completes SEK 3bn Share Buyback, Signals Ongoing Repurchase Strategy

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Essity AB ( ($SE:ESSITY.B) ) has issued an update.

Essity has completed a share buyback program initiated in April 2025, repurchasing a total of 11,566,941 Class B shares for roughly SEK 3bn, including 406,220 shares acquired during week 12 of 2026. The transactions, executed on Nasdaq Stockholm by BofA Securities Europe, lift Essity’s treasury holding to over 12.3 million Class B shares out of 693 million total, and signal the company’s intention to make buybacks a recurring element of its capital allocation strategy funded by operational cash flow.

The most recent analyst rating on ($SE:ESSITY.B) stock is a Hold with a SEK245.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Essity AB stock, see the SE:ESSITY.B Stock Forecast page.

More about Essity AB

Essity is a global hygiene and health company whose products, solutions and services are used daily by around a billion people worldwide. It sells in roughly 150 countries under leading brands such as TENA, Tork, Libero, Libresse, Tempo and Modibodi, generated net sales of about SEK 138bn in 2025, employs 36,000 staff, and is headquartered in Stockholm with a Nasdaq Stockholm listing.

YTD Price Performance: -6.33%

Average Trading Volume: 1,567,363

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: SEK171.3B

Learn more about ESSITY.B stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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