FANUC has closed out its share-buyback program early after spending almost every yen of the ¥50bn the board set aside for it.
In the final tranche, run from September 1 to September 17, 2026, FANUC repurchased 4,287,000 common shares for ¥25.17bn through ordinary market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. That tranche completed a program the board authorized on April 24, 2026, permitting purchases of up to 10 million shares, or 1.07% of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock, and up to ¥50bn, with a window originally set to run from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Final tranche shares (Sep 1-17, 2026) | 4,287,000 |
| Final tranche value | ¥25.17bn |
| Cumulative shares repurchased | 8,268,900 |
| Cumulative value | ¥49,999,790,800 |
| Authorized cap | 10 million shares / ¥50bn |
| Original program window | May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027 |
Cumulative purchases under that April resolution reached 8,268,900 shares for ¥49,999,790,800 as of September 17, 2026, effectively exhausting the ¥50bn ceiling with more than seven months left on the original clock. FANUC's notice states plainly that the buyback under the April 24 resolution has now ended.
The company gave no further explanation for the early finish beyond reaching the spending cap, and the disclosure does not address whether a new authorization is being considered.