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  "id": 12094212,
  "title": "Air Liquide launches first ever €4 billion buyback under new 2030 strategy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/air-liquide-launches-first-ever-4-billion-buyback-under-new-2030",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:42:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/air-liquide-launches-first-ever-4-billion-buyback-under-new-2030-strategy-4931094"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Air Liquide, a French industrial gases company, announced a new strategic plan called \"BEYOND\" on Monday, extending through 2030. The plan aims for a 10% compound annual growth in recurring net earnings per share (EPS), as well as the company's first-ever share buyback program worth €4 billion from 2027 to 2028.\n\nTo achieve these goals, Air Liquide plans to focus on three key levers: sales growth, operating margin improvement, and capital allocation. Sales are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 5%, outpacing industrial production, and the company aims to increase its cumulative operating margin by 400 to 600 basis points over the next four years. Additionally, Air Liquide intends to allocate more than €40 billion over the period for investments, acquisitions, dividends, and buybacks, with industrial investments and acquisitions totaling around €24 billion.\n\nThe company has identified four priority markets: electronics and artificial intelligence, energy transition, healthcare, and space. Air Liquide expects electronics sales to grow by more than 10% annually from 2026 to 2030, driven by large chip fabrication projects and government policies promoting local fab development.\n\nCEO François Jackow stated that the BEYOND plan represents an ambitious new chapter for Air Liquide's profitable growth trajectory. The company entered this cycle with strong foundations, committed teams, and a clear roadmap focused on creating lasting value. The organization reaffirmed its environmental targets, including a 33% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions by 2035 and a commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050.",
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