Equinor bought back 660,000 of its own shares over five trading days in late July, with the average price it paid rising each day before easing slightly on the last day.
The Equinor purchases were made under the third tranche of the company's 2026 share buy-back programme, announced 22 July 2026 and set to run from 23 July to no later than 26 October 2026. All of the trades were made on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE).
Daily price climbed through the week
From 27 July to 31 July, Equinor bought a total of 660,000 shares at a weighted average price of NOK 382.2365, for a combined transaction value of NOK 252,276,085.
| Date | Shares bought | Avg. price (NOK) | Value (NOK) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July | 125,000 | 373.7860 | 46,723,250.00 |
| 28 July | 125,000 | 374.2023 | 46,775,287.50 |
| 29 July | 125,000 | 387.1768 | 48,397,100.00 |
| 30 July | 150,000 | 388.3423 | 58,251,345.00 |
| 31 July | 135,000 | 386.1415 | 52,129,102.50 |
The daily weighted average price rose on each of the first four days, from NOK 373.7860 on 27 July to NOK 388.3423 on 30 July, then eased to NOK 386.1415 on 31 July.
Tranche total reaches 880,000 shares
Equinor had previously disclosed buying 220,000 shares under this same tranche at an average price of NOK 391.4877, for NOK 86,127,300. Combined with the week's purchases, the tranche total now stands at 880,000 shares at a weighted average of NOK 384.5493, for NOK 338,403,385.
A share buy-back is when a company purchases its own stock on the open market, reducing the number of shares outstanding.
Equinor's stake in its own stock
Following the July transactions, Equinor owns a total of 15,135,775 of its own shares, equal to 0.63% of its share capital, a figure that includes shares held under the company's share savings programme. Excluding those savings-programme shares, Equinor holds 4,414,975 own shares, or 0.18% of share capital.
Equinor made the disclosure under the EU Market Abuse Regulation and Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
