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Ryanair Cancels Shares After Fresh Buybacks in February 2026

Story Highlights
  • Ryanair repurchased and cancelled ordinary and ADS-underlying shares between 9 and 13 February 2026.
  • These buybacks, part of a 2025 programme, cut share count and signal ongoing capital returns to investors.
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Ryanair Cancels Shares After Fresh Buybacks in February 2026

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Ryanair Holdings ( (RYAAY) ) just unveiled an announcement.

Ryanair Holdings said it repurchased and cancelled a total of 4,968 ordinary shares and 515,524 ordinary shares underlying American Depositary Shares between 9 and 13 February 2026. The trades, executed at volume-weighted average prices ranging from €26.617 to €28.260 for ordinary shares and about $32.73 to $34.87 for ADS-underlying shares, are part of its ongoing share buy-back programme launched in May 2025.

The airline reiterated that all repurchased shares will be cancelled, effectively reducing the company’s share count and potentially enhancing earnings per share. The purchases, which will continue to be disclosed on a weekly basis, underscore Ryanair’s continued use of excess capital to return value to shareholders, and were disclosed in line with EU market abuse regulations.

The most recent analyst rating on (RYAAY) stock is a Buy with a $77.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Ryanair Holdings stock, see the RYAAY Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on RYAAY Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, RYAAY is a Outperform.

The score is driven mainly by strong financial profitability and an improved balance sheet, supported by constructive guidance and shareholder returns from the latest earnings call. The key offsets are weaker recent free-cash-flow conversion and softer near-term technical momentum, while valuation appears reasonable.

To see Spark’s full report on RYAAY stock, click here.

More about Ryanair Holdings

Ryanair Holdings plc is a leading European low-cost airline group headquartered in Dublin, operating short-haul flights across Europe and neighboring regions. The company focuses on budget travel, high aircraft utilization, and ancillary revenues, and its shares trade both as ordinary shares in euros and as American Depositary Shares in U.S. dollars.

Average Trading Volume: 1,238,165

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $33.27B

For detailed information about RYAAY stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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