Wolters Kluwer Shares Rise on Buyback Acceleration, Reiterated Guidance

By Anthony O. Goriainoff

Wolters Kluwer shares rose after the Dutch company said it was accelerating its buyback program and reiterated its guidance for the year.

Shares in early trade were up 3.7 euros, or 3.4%, at 113.65 euros and were down 29% over the year to date.

The information-services company said late Wednesday that its current 1 billion-euro ($1.18 billion) buyback program would end by Nov. 3, two months ahead of plan. The company said this reflected management's commitment to improving long-term sustainable value for stakeholders, and its confidence in the strength of the business and of its growth prospects.

The company said its performance in August across its five divisions had been in line with guidance, and that it saw a slight improvement in organic growth in July and August when compared to the first half of 2025. This was driven by the health, tax & accounting, and corporate performance & ESG divisions, it said.

In July the board said it expected to report an increase in 2025 adjusted operating profit of between 27.1% and 27.5%, and raised its diluted adjusted earnings per share forecast to a mid to high-single-digit from its previous mid-single-digit expectation.

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September 18, 2025 04:05 ET (08:05 GMT)