Singapore Share Buybacks Near S$1.3B in First Five Months of 2026

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Over the first five months of 2026 (5M26), 57 primary‑listed stocks in Singapore bought back S$1.26B of their shares on the open market, up from about S$930M in 5M25 and S$505M in 5M24. Secondary ...

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Non-STI stocks that led the consideration tally included Hong Fok, The Hour Glass, Food Empire, Chuan Hup, CSE Global and Hong Lai Huat. CSE Global led the non-STI stock buyback consideration tally in May, repurchasing 2 million shares on 21 May for a consideration of S$3.2 million at an average price of S$1.58 apiece. CSE Global’s buybacks have been less frequent, with repurchases used to hold treasury shares for transfer under the CSE Performance Share Plan.Companies often repurchase shares to support employee compensation plans or to deploy surplus capital more effectively. ACRA maintains that buybacks can enhance key financial metrics such as Earnings per Share (EPS) and Return on Equity (ROE), take advantage of perceived undervaluation, and reduce the overall cost of capital.Over the first five months of 2026 (5M26), 57 primary-listed companies in Singapore have collectively repurchased S$1.26 billion worth of shares on the open market, up from around S$930 million during 5M25 and S$505 million in 5M24.Source: SGX, Data as of 29 May 2026Secondary stocks were also active on buybacks over the past 5 months. Jardine Matheson repurchased more than 2.9 million shares for ~US$217 million at an average price of US$74.93 per share. This aligns with management’s broader capital allocation framework, where buybacks form part of value creation alongside accelerated capital recycling and a strengthened net cash position. Hongkong Land also repurchased more than 12 million shares for ~US$98 million at an average price of US$8.05 per share.Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust also maintained in May it had executed €3.2 million of buybacks YTD 2026, with management positioning repurchases as a targeted tool within capital recycling to enhance NAV and distributions when units trade at a discount.Comba Telcom Systems Holdings and Concord New Energy Group bought back their shares on HKEX.The table below details the share buybacks by primary-listed companies by way of on-market acquisitions over the first five months of 2026. Note the table does not include buybacks for conducted by secondary listings, listings conducted on other exchanges as well as buybacks conducted for REITs, Business Trusts and Stapled Trusts.Share Buybacks by Primary-listed Companies by way of Market AcquisitionNumber of Shares Purchased Buyback Consideration (incl. stamp duties & clearing charges) S$   Avg price paid per share S$Share Buybacks by Primary-listed Companies by way of Market AcquisitionNumber of Shares Purchased Buyback Consideration (incl. stamp duties & clearing charges) S$   Avg price paid per share S$SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS103,714,605$496,778,5734.79017LIVE GROUP460,000$505,9781.100OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP10,047,300$220,104,61321.907TELECHOICE INTERNATIONAL1,990,100$495,7110.249KEPPEL16,565,400$191,433,70811.556OXLEY HLDGS5,752,600$467,3600.081UNITED OVERSEAS BANK3,221,200$118,931,56936.922INTRACO1,173,855$445,0120.379SINGAPORE TECH ENGINEERING5,750,000$59,411,90910.333ATTIKA GROUP1,123,700$439,2460.391SATS9,554,200$34,968,0323.660KARIN TECHNOLOGY HLDGS1,617,700$418,5430.259SINGAPORE EXCHANGE1,297,200$24,228,00818.677VIBRANT GROUP2,500,000$389,7360.156SEATRIUM9,160,000$21,763,4992.376MICRO-MECHANICS (HLDGS)126,300$368,3212.916SINGAPORE AIRLINES3,000,000$20,240,9606.747ASPIAL CORPORATION2,027,500$309,7020.153HONG FOK CORPORATION13,537,200$12,663,5580.935SIA ENGINEERING COMPANY83,600$259,4293.103GENTING SINGAPORE19,830,200$12,403,5360.625BAKER TECHNOLOGY456,900$226,6000.496THE HOUR GLASS4,514,300$10,468,1442.319ULTRAGREENAI115,000$200,9761.748FOOD EMPIRE HLDGS1,544,700$4,377,8412.834NORDIC GRP355,300$197,4080.556VENTURE CORPORATION257,200$4,009,28015.588CSC HLDGS8,830,000$134,6200.015CHUAN HUP HLDGS15,589,300$3,691,1970.237GHY CULTURE & MEDIA HLDG910,300$116,9860.129CSE GLOBAL2,000,000$3,157,0971.579TREK 2000 INTERNATIONAL1,109,900$113,4240.102HONG LAI HUAT GROUP31,703,700$2,722,6830.086CREDIT BUREAU ASIA89,700$113,1701.262COMFORTDELGRO CORP1,961,400$2,634,7401.343ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE GRP680,200$101,4850.149A-SONIC AEROSPACE3,945,900$2,080,9670.527SARINE TECHNOLOGIES385,000$81,7410.212FIRST RESOURCES1,017,600$2,009,2921.975LINCOTRADE & ASSOC HLDGS271,600$75,3380.277FRASER AND NEAVE1,262,500$1,824,7471.445UNION GAS HLDGS153,200$72,1530.471IFAST CORPORATION173,100$1,546,0758.932NEW TOYO INTERNAT HLDGS109,000$23,6910.217PAN-UNITED CORPORATION937,700$1,382,2651.474OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL505,000$23,6840.047GLOBAL INVESTMENTS7,291,200$932,9960.128ST GROUP FOOD IND HLDGS170,000$20,7430.122HOTUNG INVESTMENT HLDGS490,500$812,1511.656JASON MARINE GRP145,000$20,5730.142HOCK LIAN SENG HLDGS1,660,500$691,6120.417YKGI121,000$18,4710.153KINGSMEN CREATIVES1,300,700$666,9000.513KODA45,000$15,7600.350KIMLY1,371,400$538,6820.393AP OIL INTERNATIONAL1,700$2770.163Source: SGX (Data as of 29 May 2026)May Buyback Consideration led by SingtelIn May, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) bought back 42.5 million shares at an average price of S$4.63 per share. With its FY26 results, Singtel highlighted that as of 20 April, as part of its active capital management, it executed S$226 million of share buybacks in FY26 under its value realisation programme, prior to the FY26 results trading blackout. This was accompanied by S$3.9 billion of asset recycling proceeds and a record FY ordinary dividend of S$0.185 per share, up 9% from FY25. The FY26 dividend comprises S$0.134 per share core dividend and a S$0.051 per share value realisation dividend (VRD).Combined with the lift in FY26 business performance, the Group’s sustained value realisation outcomes in FY26 included underlying NPAT and regional associates’ PAT growth of 21% and 25% respectively, both excluding Intouch’s prior-year contributions, while OpCo EBIT grew 10%, with these growth rates presented on a constant currency basis.CSE Global, Hong Fok Corporation and Food Empire Holdings led non-STI buyback activity in MayIn May, CSE Global repurchased 2.0 million shares for S$3.16 million at an average price of S$1.58, Hong Fok Corporation acquired 2.73 million shares for S$2.76 million at an average price of S$1.01, and Food Empire Holdings bought back 0.75 million shares for S$2.28 million at an average price of S$3.04.Food Empire maintains that its share buybacks provide flexibility to optimise capital structure, enhance EPS and NAV per share, and help mitigate short-term share price volatility while supporting shareholder confidence when market conditions permit. CSE Global’s buybacks have been less frequent, with repurchases used to hold treasury shares for transfer under the CSE Performance Share Plan. Prior to 21 May 2026, its previous buyback was conducted on 27 February 2025, and prior to that, 16 March 2021.The seven non-STI stocks that chalked up the next highest buyback considerations for the month of May included ComfortDelGro Corporation, Ho Tung Investment, Pan-United Corporation, Aspial Corporation, A-Sonic Aerospace, Fraser & Neave, and Micro-Mechanics.Hong Fok: Buyback Deployment, Stable Income Base and Conservative PositioningHong Fok Corporation began utilising its FY26 share purchase mandate on 30 April 2026 with 280,000 shares acquired. Cumulative buybacks have since reached 3.0 million shares (0.37% of issued capital) as at end-May 2026. Under the preceding FY25 mandate, the Group repurchased 15.6 million shares (1.90% of issued capital). Management has stated that buyback activity is executed selectively based on share price relative to net asset value, available liquidity, and prevailing market conditions, while ensuring purchases do not cause market illiquidity or affect listing status.The Group reported a stronger profit outcome for FY25 (financial year ended 31 December 2025), with net profit rising to S$30.6 million from S$14.2 million in FY24, supported by higher rental income and S$16 million in investment property revaluation gains. Revenue declined to S$98.3 million due to lower contributions from residential sales at Concourse Skyline, while recurring rental income remained stable.As of the end of 2025, the Group’s portfolio comprised approximately S$3.52 billion of investment properties, supporting recurring rental income, with net asset value at S$3.65 per share. The balance sheet remained conservative, with S$86 million in net current assets, including S$31 million in cash and cash equivalents, and low leverage at the same reporting date.Looking ahead, management expects rental income to remain stable through FY26, supported by improving office occupancy trends, while YOTEL Singapore is focused on driving higher-quality revenue through pricing discipline and cost control, and noted that a lower interest rate environment could support residential sales at Concourse Skyline; separately, the Board has also indicated it will provide clearer disclosure on how performance is reflected in remuneration in the next reporting cycle.Enjoying this read?Subscribe now to our SGX My Gateway newsletter for a compilation of latest market news, sector performances, new product release updates, and research reports on SGX-listed companies.Visit SGX Data Desk for direct access to SGX analytics and historical market data.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"isLaohu8Offline":false,"tenantId":"TBGLOBAL","deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.44.0","shortVersion":"4.44.0","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2640927014","isCrawlerRequest":true}