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Essity Expands Share Buyback, Lifts Treasury Stock to Nearly 10.9 Million B Shares

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Essity Expands Share Buyback, Lifts Treasury Stock to Nearly 10.9 Million B Shares

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The latest update is out from Essity AB ( ($SE:ESSITY.B) ).

Essity has repurchased 725,349 of its own Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between January 19 and 23, 2026, as part of a SEK 3bn share buyback program running until the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The buybacks, executed by BofA Securities Europe SA and financed from operating cash flow after dividends, bring the total repurchased under the program to 10,086,365 shares and raise Essity’s treasury holding to 10,868,865 Class B shares, signaling a continued commitment to returning capital to shareholders and embedding buybacks as a recurring element of its capital allocation strategy.

The most recent analyst rating on ($SE:ESSITY.B) stock is a Hold with a SEK280.00 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 one billion people. Operating in about 150 countries, it sells under leading brands such as TENA, Tork, Libero, Libresse, Tempo, Lotus and others, generated net sales of about SEK 138bn in 2025, employs roughly 36,000 people, is headquartered in Stockholm and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

YTD Price Performance: -3.58%

Average Trading Volume: 1,355,171

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: SEK176.3B

For a thorough assessment of ESSITY.B stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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