Rolls-Royce share price ticks up on fresh buyback filing as investors eye Feb 26 results

Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc closed Friday 0.7% higher at 1,253 pence, having fluctuated between 1,246p and 1,262.5p during the session. Trading volume reached 37.1 million shares.

Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings rose 1.1% to 1,257.5 pence by 08:46 GMT, bouncing back from Thursday’s close at 1,244.0 pence as early trading volumes increased.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc starts the week with a pay vote looming, following a Financial Times report that the engine manufacturer is working on a new remuneration policy to boost CEO Tufan Erginbilgic’s incentive limits. Shares closed Friday at 1,285.5 pence, up 0.98%. According to the FT, the annual bonus cap would jump from 200% to 300% of salary, while long-term incentive plan awards, usually shares vesting over several years, are set to double from 375% to 750%.

Rolls-Royce Holdings ended Friday trading 0.98% higher at 1,285.5 pence, with defence shares drawing renewed attention in London as the week wrapped up.

Rolls-Royce shares looked poised for a near-flat start on Friday after the British aerospace and defence firm announced a fresh batch of share buybacks as part of its interim repurchase plan.

Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings dropped 2.3% to 12.75 pounds on Wednesday, underperforming the stronger FTSE 100 after hitting a 52-week peak just the day before.

Rolls-Royce announced on Monday it repurchased 398,806 shares on Jan. 9 as part of its 200 million-pound interim buyback programme. The shares were acquired at a volume-weighted average price of about 1,285p, a measure that weighs larger trades more heavily, and will be cancelled, the company confirmed.

Rolls-Royce shares closed Friday at a fresh high, up 1.65% to 1,293.5 pence, pushing their strong streak into 2026. The stock ticked even higher during the day, reaching 1,296.5p.