Eni to pay special dividend and lift buyback after strong third-quarter results
MARKET IMPACTHIGHNewsroom assessmentTone: expected bullishSpecial dividend and bigger buyback lift Eni's shareholder returns; likely supportive for the FTSE MIB energy weight.
KEY POINTS
- 01Eni announced on 23 October 2026 that it will pay a special dividend and raise its share buyback after third-quarter results.
- 02Earnings roughly doubled in the quarter, helped by exceptional refining margins.
- 03In July Eni raised its buyback by €600 million to €3.4 billion and said it might pay an extra dividend in the fourth quarter if Brent stayed high.
- 04Eni's market data show latest-quarter EPS of 0.78 against an estimate of 0.72, a trailing P/E of 14.93 and a forward P/E of 8.43.
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Eni S.p.A.27.64 EURMarket closedtoday +4.78%Positive FTSE MIB48,341.15Market closedtoday -0.09%Positive
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