ITV repurchases 102.4 million shares and ITV stock costs EUR 0.78

Published on 10/22/2026 at 12:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter revenue reached GBP 1.603 billion and net income GBP 56.0 million. ITV stock costs EUR 0.78 on October 22, 2026.

Capital returns shape the picture

ITV purchased 7.21 million shares between October 12 and October 16, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached GBP 1.603 billion and net income was GBP 56.0 million.
ITV stock trades at EUR 0.78 at 12:35 p.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026.

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ITV (ISIN GB0033986497) was trading at EUR 0.78 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 12:35 p.m. CEST. The broadcaster had repurchased 102.4 million shares by October 19, a capital-return program that now matters alongside the planned Sky transaction.

According to Investegate, ITV bought 7,209,216 shares between October 12 and October 16, 2026. The purchases carried a weighted average price of 70.24 GBp across the program, while the latest tranche ranged from 64.73 GBp to 66.68 GBp.

What does the buyback change?

ITV held 167,879,539 shares in treasury after the latest purchases and reported 3,690,788,957 shares in issue for voting-rights purposes. The reduced share count can lift per-share measures, but it does not remove the operating risks attached to the group transformation.

Three milestones define the strategy

The chronology is clear: on July 6, 2026, ITV signed the planned GBP 1.6 billion sale of its channels and ITVX streaming service to Sky, as Corfe Capital reported. On July 31, 2026, ITV announced a GBP 100 million buyback advance. On October 19, 2026, it disclosed the 7.21 million-share tranche and a cumulative 102.4 million repurchased.

The latest reported operating figures add a counterweight. ITV generated GBP 1.603 billion of revenue and GBP 56.0 million of net income in the second quarter of 2026, according to Investing.com. The same period carried adjusted earnings per share of GBP 0.02 against a GBP 0.03 estimate, making execution in ITV Studios and advertising important to the investment case.

Upcoming dates carry two signals

The next dated items are a dividend payment on November 24, 2026, listed by Zonebourse, and the expected Sky transaction completion in the second half of 2027, reported by Corfe Capital. Regulatory timing and the performance of the retained studios business remain central to how investors assess the buyback.

Stock price and capital returns

ITV was trading at EUR 0.78 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 12:35 p.m. CEST. The price sits alongside a buyback that had reached 102.4 million shares and a second-quarter net income of GBP 56.0 million.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of ITV stock.