ING Groep Passes Halfway Mark in €1.1 Billion Share Buyback Programme
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ING Groep ( (ING) ) has shared an update.
On 3 February 2026, ING Groep reported progress on its €1.1 billion share buyback programme launched on 30 October 2025, confirming that it repurchased 2,606,377 shares during the week of 26–30 January 2026 at an average price of €24.76 for a total of about €64.5 million. The buyback, which is intended to reduce ING’s share capital, has so far seen 25,520,672 shares repurchased at an average price of €23.23, representing roughly €592.9 million in spent capital and completion of about 53.9% of the planned programme, signalling continued capital return to shareholders and potentially supporting earnings per share and capital efficiency metrics.
The most recent analyst rating on (ING) stock is a Buy with a $33.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ING Groep stock, see the ING Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on ING Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ING is a Outperform.
Overall score driven primarily by mixed financial performance (notably leverage and negative free cash flow) balanced by favorable technical momentum and supportive valuation. The latest earnings call adds incremental strength via upgraded guidance and ongoing capital returns, tempered by higher risk costs and capital/RWA headwinds.
To see Spark’s full report on ING stock, click here.
More about ING Groep
ING Groep N.V. is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering retail and wholesale banking services through ING Bank to customers in more than 100 countries. Listed in Amsterdam, Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange, the group positions sustainability at the core of its strategy and is included in several leading ESG and sustainability indices, with its ESG rating upgraded by MSCI to ‘AAA’ in October 2025 and Sustainalytics assessing its ESG risk as low as of June 2025.
Average Trading Volume: 1,869,568
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: $83.12B
For a thorough assessment of ING stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.
