ING to pay up to €1.9 billion to shareholders
The bank is launching a share buyback programme and also announcing a cash distribution.
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ING wants to distribute up to €1.9 billion to shareholders. Most of this will consist of buying back its own shares; ING also says a cash payment is scheduled for January.
The bank announced the decision on Thursday when presenting its results for the third quarter of 2026. ING is allocating a maximum of €1.65 billion to the share buyback and €250 million to a cash distribution.
The share buyback programme begins on 29 October and must be completed by 26 April 2027 at the latest. The cash distribution is scheduled for 14 January 2027. ING says the European Central Bank has authorised the distribution.
According to the bank, ING’s capital position remained strong. The so-called CET1 ratio stood at 13.3 per cent at the end of the third quarter, compared with a required ratio of 11.10 per cent. ING says the distribution is being funded from dividend reserves built up previously.
In a share buyback, a company repurchases its own shares on the stock market. This can reduce the number of shares outstanding and increase earnings per remaining share. For shareholders, it is a way of receiving capital back; its implications for the scope for new lending or acquisitions have not been established here.
ING presented the distribution as part of its capital policy. The bank also reported that net profit in the third quarter amounted to €1.85 billion, 3.5 per cent more than a year earlier. According to ING, the financial information in the press release has not been audited.
The distribution in itself says nothing about the development of the Dutch economy. The decision does show, however, that ING considers its capital buffer comfortably above the minimum requirement and sees room to return money to investors. The final size of the share buyback remains dependent on the programme and market conditions.
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The key figures and the announced distribution can be found in the recent ING press release and an independent financial news aggregator. The text makes clear which information comes directly from ING and which uncertainties remain.
- confirmed ING wants to distribute up to €1.9 billion to shareholders. — Mentioned in ING’s press release of 29 October 2026. source
- confirmed A maximum of €1.65 billion will go towards the share buyback and €250 million will be paid out in cash. — Specification in the same press release. source
- confirmed The CET1 ratio stood at 13.3 per cent, compared with a required ratio of 11.10 per cent. — Mentioned by ING and reproduced by StockTitan. source
Editor's note
The distribution, capital ratio and timetable are based on ING’s press release. Independent analysis of the results was still limited at the time of publication.Sources
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