LSE:IMB 13 March 2026 - 24 June 2026

Imperial Brands stock up with £1.45 billion buyback ongoing
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Imperial Brands stock up with £1.45 billion buyback ongoing

Imperial Brands shares pushed up 1.0% to 2,790 pence late in London on Wednesday, set for a third advance in a row. The stock added 0.9% Tuesday after edging up 0.2% Monday. British American Tobacco rose 1.5%. The FTSE 100 added 0.3%, with the UK's main tobacco names moving ahead of the index.
June 24, 2026
Imperial Brands (IMB.L) Stock Trades Up After £1.45 Billion Buyback
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Imperial Brands (IMB.L) Stock Trades Up After £1.45 Billion Buyback

Imperial Brands moved up around 0.5% to 2,750 pence in London on Tuesday afternoon, while the FTSE 100 stayed almost unchanged. Shares changed hands between 2,736 pence and 2,771 pence. Imperial said it picked up 230,000 shares on Monday at an average price of 2,735.97p under its £1.45 billion buyback. The shares are being cancelled. Buybacks cut the number of shares on the market, which can raise profit per share. Imperial's share count will drop to about 770.6 million after this round.
June 23, 2026
British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) Rebounds — Why Friday’s 12.7m-Share Sell-Off May Overstate the Damage
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BAT (LSE:BATS) Holds Up as FTSE Weakens, U.S. Vape Scrutiny Grows

British American Tobacco climbed 1.6% to 4,519 pence at 1054 BST Tuesday, adding to a 2.5% gain seen Monday. Imperial Brands was up 0.7%, but BAT outperformed among London’s leading tobacco names in the morning. FTSE 100 dropped 0.7% by 0919 GMT as worries over higher interest rates pressured stocks in a risk-off morning. While most sectors fell, consumer staples were up over 1%. These defensive names can attract buyers when growth fears pick up, since their sales usually stay steady.
June 23, 2026
Imperial Brands holds steady as buyback and index moves lend support
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Imperial Brands holds steady as buyback and index moves lend support

Imperial Brands held steady around 2,740 pence in London on Monday. Shares showed little reaction to earnings, trailing the broader market. Corporate and index flows in the name were also muted. Imperial bought 320,000 shares on Friday for cancellation, paying an average of 2,740.4777 pence each, the company said in a buyback notice. That’s about 9.5% of the LSE’s 3.365 million on-book volume for the session. Total spend came to roughly £8.77 million. The outstanding share count dropped to 770.817 million.
June 22, 2026
Imperial Brands Shares Gain 2.5% as Buyback Bets Offset Tobacco Slowdown
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Imperial Brands stock slips 0.9% with £1.45bn buyback underway

Imperial Brands was down around 0.9% at 2,754 pence by midday Thursday, after the stock fell on Wednesday as well. Shares have dropped about 2% since closing at 2,809 pence on Tuesday, with trading on Thursday in a range between 2,748 pence and 2,788 pence. The drop tracked the wider London market and didn’t look like a new company-specific slide. The FTSE 100 traded down 0.94% at 10,410.01 at 10:16 GMT, with financials and materials among the weakest ahead of the Bank of England decision.
June 18, 2026
Imperial Brands Trades Close to £28 With Buybacks Balancing Tobacco Drop
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Imperial Brands Trades Close to £28 With Buybacks Balancing Tobacco Drop

Imperial Brands PLC stayed in the spotlight after reporting it bought back 270,000 ordinary shares for cancellation on June 12 at an average price of 2,797.5322p. The FTSE 100 tobacco company said the transaction, done through Barclays, is part of its £1.45 billion buyback plan. After these shares are settled and cancelled, the number of ordinary shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares, drops to 772,030,293. Buybacks use cash to repurchase shares and, with a lower share count, can lift earnings per share. Imperial shares closed the week with only a small gain, trading at 2,806p to sell and 2,808p to buy in AJ Bell’s late pricing Friday. That’s up 10p, or 0.36%. The FTSE 100 closed higher, up 1.63% on the
June 13, 2026
Imperial Brands Stock Rises as Buyback Support Offsets Market-Share Concerns
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Imperial Brands Stock Rises as Buyback Support Offsets Market-Share Concerns

Imperial Brands PLC shares moved higher on Friday, extending a recent rebound as investors weighed the company’s ongoing buyback against lingering concerns about market share and cigarette-volume pressure. A Cboe Europe real-time estimate carried by MarketScreener showed the FTSE 100 tobacco stock at 2,812.50p, up 0.91%, while Hargreaves Lansdown showed a delayed 2,804p sell price and 2,806p buy price, up 17p, or 0.61%. In London, shares are quoted in pence, so 2,812.50p is about £28.13. The immediate support for the stock is straightforward: Imperial is still buying back shares. A buyback is when a company repurchases its own stock, often reducing the number of shares in issue and potentially lifting earnings per share because profit is spread across fewer shares.
June 12, 2026
Imperial Brands Shares Up—Buyback May Have More to Prove
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Imperial Brands Shares Up—Buyback May Have More to Prove

Imperial Brands PLC stock ticked up in London on Monday. Investors kept watching the tobacco company’s plans for cash returns, after shares have struggled and some are doubtful the firm can keep its cigarette share. Imperial Brands shares traded at 2,768 pence on the sell side and 2,769 pence to buy at 13:54 BST, showing a 7 pence gain, or 0.25%, on delayed data. The FTSE 100 was up 0.07%. Sector data from Barclays had tobacco stocks higher by 1.47%.
June 8, 2026
Imperial Brands Shares Jumped Friday — Why Monday’s Open Matters Now
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Imperial Brands Shares Jumped Friday — Why Monday’s Open Matters Now

Imperial Brands ended the week with a sharp Friday rebound, rising 2.79% to close at 2,761p and beating a barely higher FTSE 100 before London trading shut for the weekend. The London Stock Exchange’s standard equity session runs from 08:00 to 16:30 on weekdays, leaving investors to wait until Monday for the next price test. That matters because the move came after a rough spell for the tobacco group. Even after Friday’s gain, the stock remained well below its 52-week high of about 3,632p, while recent market data showed a 52-week low of 2,626p earlier in the week.
June 7, 2026
Imperial Brands Shares Gain 2.5% as Buyback Bets Offset Tobacco Slowdown
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Imperial Brands Shares Gain 2.5% as Buyback Bets Offset Tobacco Slowdown

Imperial Brands shares climbed Monday as the stop-start rebound from last week’s half-year numbers continued. Investors looked at cash returns, pricing, and what some saw as a steadier outlook for the full year. Shares in the FTSE 100 tobacco group climbed 2.52% to 2,888p, a gain of 71p. The stock started at 2,811p and reached as high as 2,896p. Around 782,000 shares changed hands, based on delayed UK prices from AJ Bell.
May 18, 2026
Imperial Brands: Volatile Week for Shares Draws Attention to Buyback, Dividend
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Imperial Brands: Volatile Week for Shares Draws Attention to Buyback, Dividend

Imperial Brands PLC began Monday trading with gains still intact from the week, but a pullback on Friday in the UK market clipped some of its post-results momentum. Shares finished at 2,817 pence after a bumpy week: lower on Monday, a sharp rebound Tuesday, down on Wednesday, up again Thursday, then slid going into the weekend. No price for Saturday. The London Stock Exchange is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local, so the focus is on last week’s action and how investors react at the open.
May 16, 2026
BAT stock up 14% this week, Monday in focus
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BAT stock up 14% this week, Monday in focus

British American Tobacco p.l.c. ended the week in London with most of its big weekly gain still in place. Shares slipped 1.98% on Friday to 4,864p, but the five-day gain totaled 13.99% according to MarketScreener. The London market closed the shares for the session. The London Stock Exchange is closed Saturday and only trades on weekdays, opening 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. London time. Trading resumes Monday. This gives traders the full weekend to figure out if BAT’s move was really a breakout or just a crowded defensive play.
May 16, 2026
Imperial Brands PLC Stock Slips: Why Its £1.45 Billion Buyback Is Back in Focus
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Imperial Brands PLC Stock Slips: Why Its £1.45 Billion Buyback Is Back in Focus

Shares of Imperial Brands PLC slipped 1.87% to 2,779p in London on Friday, giving back some ground after Thursday’s pop. Investors sifted through a new share buyback filing—Imperial picked up more stock for cancellation on May 14—even as regulatory pressure on nicotine pouches and a tough second-half profit goal hung over the stock. This shift is significant: Imperial’s story now hinges on its ability to keep cash flowing and maintain cigarette pricing clout, even as it pushes to grow in newer nicotine lines. Buybacks take shares off the table, which helps prop up earnings per share—important when cigarette volumes keep sliding.
May 15, 2026
Imperial Brands Stock Holds 2026 Guidance as Dividend Rises, But Iran Risk Clouds the Trade
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Imperial Brands Stock Holds 2026 Guidance as Dividend Rises, But Iran Risk Clouds the Trade

Imperial Brands PLC left its 2026 guidance unchanged and bumped up the interim dividend, counting on higher tobacco prices and steady cash returns. The group—behind Winston, Davidoff, and Gauloises—flagged that an extended conflict involving Iran could increase costs. Adjusted operating profit, excluding one-offs, was up 0.6% at constant currency, coming in at £1.64 billion for the half-year to March 31. The update is a key test for Imperial: Can it keep juicing profits from a shrinking cigarette market, while also scaling up next-generation products—think vapes, heated tobacco, oral nicotine? The stock has struggled since April’s warning about lost market share. Tuesday’s numbers made it clear: hitting that 3%-5% adjusted operating-profit growth for the year will require a much stronger showing
May 13, 2026
Imperial Brands PLC Buyback Pushes On as May 12 Profit Test Looms
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Imperial Brands PLC Buyback Pushes On as May 12 Profit Test Looms

Imperial Brands PLC snapped up 186,163 of its own ordinary shares for cancellation on Wednesday, marking another step in its £1.45 billion buyback plan designed to highlight cash returns for shareholders. According to a regulatory disclosure, the group—listed in London—paid an average price of 2,776.7822 pence per share via Barclays. Once the shares settle and are cancelled, Imperial said its total ordinary shares outstanding will drop to 777.84 million, not counting treasury stock. Imperial’s latest step comes fewer than three weeks since it warned investors of a slight market-share dip in its top five markets for the first half. Profit growth? That’s slated for the back half, the company said. So, the May earnings will be a good gauge of
April 30, 2026
Imperial Brands Buyback Rolls On as Market-Share Worries Hit the Tobacco Stock
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Imperial Brands Buyback Rolls On as Market-Share Worries Hit the Tobacco Stock

Imperial Brands PLC kept its buyback wheels turning this week, snapping up 190,000 ordinary shares for cancellation on April 21—despite fresh selling pressure hitting the tobacco group’s London-listed stock. The Bristol-based company, behind Winston, Davidoff and Gauloises, paid an average price of 2,758.2776 pence per share, a regulatory filing showed. Timing’s crucial here. Buybacks and dividends have long anchored the Imperial Brands investment story, but with market-share momentum lagging in core cigarette segments and growth slowing in smoking alternatives, investors are questioning if cash returns alone are enough to compensate.
April 22, 2026
Imperial Brands Stock Slips After Major Investor Cuts Stake Below 5% Ahead of Dividend
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Imperial Brands Stock Slips After Major Investor Cuts Stake Below 5% Ahead of Dividend

Imperial Brands slipped 0.4% to 3,240 pence as of 1241 GMT Tuesday, following a UK filing that revealed Spring Mountain Investments Ltd trimmed its stake in the tobacco company beneath the 5% threshold. The latest disclosure put Spring Mountain’s voting rights at 4.79779%, down from 5.857089%. The calendar's loaded: Imperial moves closer to its March 31 final dividend, with a trading update set for April 14. HL data shows a trailing yield a hair below 5%. With those milestones approaching, any changes in major shareholders stand out more than usual.
March 17, 2026
Why Imperial Brands PLC Stock Price Rose 2.4% as Buyback Rolls On Before Key Dividend
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Why Imperial Brands PLC Stock Price Rose 2.4% as Buyback Rolls On Before Key Dividend

Imperial Brands climbed 2.37% to 3,201 pence on Friday, standing out as one of the FTSE 100’s few gainers while most names slipped. The company reported buying back 12,064 shares for cancellation on March 13, paying an average price of 3,130.72 pence each. Imperial, still in buyback mode, trimmed its share count again just a day ago—snapping up 378,901 shares at an average price of 3,104.07 pence. Next up is the final dividend payment, set for March 31. Investors now look to the company’s next trading update, which lands April 14.
March 13, 2026