LSEG plans £3 billion buyback amid investor pressure

LSEG boosts returns for shareholders amid activist investor pressure

SEG said it would follow £2.1 billion in buybacks made last year with another £3 billion by February next year.

LSEG plans £3 billion buyback amid investor pressure

London Stock Exchange Group said it would buy back a further £3 billion of shares over the next 12 months, as the company faces pressure from activist investor Elliott Management and battles concerns AI will squeeze its business model.

LSEG to Launch Multibillion-Pound Share Buyback

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LSEG ‘More Valuable in an AI World’

David Schwimmer, chief executive of London Stock Exchange Group, stressed that the growth of artificial intelligence will benefit the group amid concerns that its data and analytics business will be disadvantaged. On the results call on 26 February 2026 Schwimmer said LSEG does not agree with the market’s view on the impact of AI on its business. He continued that last November’s Innovation Forum provided an insight into innovation across LSEG a…

LSEG unveils biggest-ever buyback as firm fends off Elliott and AI threat

The operator of the London Stock Exchange has unveiled its biggest-ever buyback as the company fends off the dual threats of activist investor pressure and shareholder fears over the rise of AI. LSEG said it would buy back at least £3bn of shares over the next twelve months, adding to the £2.1bn buyback carried out in 2025, in a move which wooed shareholders and sparked a more than six per cent share jump to 8,276p in Thursday morning trading. T…