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European Transportation: Capital allocation – buyback barometer
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European Transportation: Capital allocation – buyback barometer
Equity Research
13 May 2026
European Transportation
Capital allocation – buyback
barometer
SBBs live at DHL, Maersk, RYA & IAG. Maersk stable c6% avg European Transportation
for $500m 1st tranche vs c19% avg in 2H25 $1bn tranche. DHL NEUTRAL
resumed transactions last week, c2% ADL YTD vs 3% ADL European Transportation
Andrew Lobbenberg
needed to complete by YE. Jet2 completed £100m tranche, no +44 (0)20 3555 0639
follow-up announced. IAG to complete earlier in May. andrew.lobbenberg@barclays.com
Barclays, UK
Marco Limite
We have ongoing share buyback programmes across our European transportation
+39 (0)2 6372 2582
coverage. This weekly buyback barometer aims to monitor capital returns across our marco.limite@barclays.com
companies. BBI, Milan
FIGURE 1. European Transport: Summary of current share buyback programmes Emilie Fung
Total value of Timeline of +44 (0)20 3555 2335
Value of current % of market Timeline of % of market
Company current SBB current SBB emilie.fung@barclays.com tranche cap current tranche cap
programs program Barclays, UK
DHL €1.5bn* 2.8% Jan'26 - Dec'26 €6bn 11.1% Feb'22 - Dec'26 Helene Iselin
+44 (0)20 7773 7391
$500m (DKK
Maersk 1.4% Feb'26 - Aug'26 $1bn (DKK 6.3bn) 2.8% Feb'26 - Feb'27 helene.iselin@barclays.com 3.15bn)
IAG €500mn 2.8% Mar'26 - May'26 €1.5bn 8.5% Mar'26 - Mar'27
Rahul Singh
+91 (0)22 6175 2529
Ryanair €750m 3.2% May'25 - Dec'26 €750mn 3.2% May'25 - Dec'26
rahul.xb.singh@barclays.com
Barclays, UK* DHL’s €6bn SBB programme runs until 31 Dec'26, and with €4.5bn already completed since FY22, €1.5bn remains
outstanding in FY26. Ryanair launched a €750m SBB on 20 May'25, with the programme set to last until Dec'26. On 5 Feb'26,
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