Carpenter Technology's board authorized a new $1.0 billion share repurchase program, following completion of its prior $400 million authorization. The company repurchased the remaining $119.0 million in August 2026. Repurchases will be funded through operating cash flow and available liquidity.
Carpenter Technology authorized a $1.0 billion share repurchase program, replacing its completed $400 million authorization, the specialty alloys maker said Wednesday.
"Following our recent fourth quarter earnings release, we effectively exhausted the previous authorization based on our conviction in Carpenter Technology's long-term value creation opportunity," Tony R. Thene, Chairman, President and CEO, said.
The company repurchased the remaining $119.0 million under its prior $400 million program in August 2026. Repurchases may be executed through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, or other methods. The authorization does not obligate the company to acquire any specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended, or terminated at any time.
The new authorization is 2.5 times the size of the prior program and follows record fiscal 2026 results. Thene said the company's fiscal 2027 outlook represents significant growth over fiscal 2026 performance, with a brownfield capacity expansion project expected to come online beginning in fiscal 2028. The company expects to fund repurchases through cash generated from operations and available liquidity.
Carpenter Technology, founded in 1889, produces nickel, cobalt, and titanium specialty alloys for aerospace and defense, medical, transportation, energy, and industrial and consumer markets. The announcement follows the appointment of Ken Giacobbe, former CFO of Howmet Aerospace, to the board on Aug. 11. Shares closed at $528.64, down 1.66 percent on the day, according to Investing.com data.
The buyback authorization reflects management's view that demand is accelerating across the company's most attractive end-use markets, including commercial aerospace where production challenges at Boeing remain a watch item. Thene took over as CEO in late July following the passing of his predecessor, and the company reported record fourth-quarter results on July 30. The stock has traded lower in the days following both the earnings release and the leadership transition, with 24-hour moves of negative 5.1 percent and negative 3.9 percent respectively, according to StockTitan data.
Investors will watch the fiscal 2027 earnings call for updated guidance on the brownfield expansion timeline and repurchase execution pace. The $1.0 billion authorization, combined with the company's longstanding dividend, reflects a balanced capital allocation approach that returns cash to shareholders while funding growth investments.
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