London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:41 (GMT) — The market is shut.
- Rolls-Royce finished Friday up 1.78%, outperforming the FTSE 100.
- Company revealed it’s set to buy back more shares, dipping again into its £200 million repurchase program.
- Attention now turns to full-year results on Feb. 26, with the buyback set to wrap up by the end of the month.
Rolls-Royce Holdings finished Friday’s session 1.78% higher at 1,229.0 pence, wrapping up the week stronger as the London market heads into a break until Monday.
The shares topped the FTSE 100, which managed gains as well, ending just below their 52-week peak on lighter-than-usual volume.
Just ahead of the weekend, the engine-maker disclosed its latest round of repurchases, chipping away at its £200 million share buyback. The scheme cuts the share count by scooping up stock and cancelling those shares.
Rolls-Royce disclosed in a Feb. 6 statement that it picked up 742,570 ordinary shares the day prior, Feb. 5, snapping them up across various venues for an average of about 1,213 pence apiece—weighted by volume. These shares, according to the company, will be cancelled. Since launching the programme, Rolls-Royce has now bought back a total of 12,655,497 shares.
Why it matters: The buyback’s been propping up the market just as investors weigh whether Rolls-Royce’s recent run has legs through 2026—and look for management’s next word on cash and demand.
Rolls-Royce said in December that its buyback programme will continue until Feb. 24, and UBS is handling market purchases for the company.
Coming up fast, Rolls-Royce plans to release its 2025 full-year results on Feb. 26, per the company’s investor calendar.
This week’s trading has been a rough ride. Shares dropped 0.82% on Thursday, saw a rebound Friday, and now traders are eyeing Monday to see if buyers step back in as liquidity comes back.
Another angle: the stock remains well below its recent high of about 1,306.5 pence, based on Hargreaves Lansdown’s figures. Investors are on edge for any change in commentary on margins or delivery snags in the aerospace supply chain.
Risks go both directions here. Yes, a buyback props up earnings per share by lowering the share count. Still, it won’t protect the stock if guidance falls short, aftermarket appetite fades, or investors start to feel the price is outpacing what the fundamentals can justify right now.
Once trading picks up again, attention turns to the next buyback announcement, any new updates from the company, and then the main events: Feb. 24 marks the scheduled end of the buyback, followed by the full-year earnings on Feb. 26.
