India, Jan. 28 -- Koninklijke KPN NV (KPN), a telecommunications and IT service provider, on Wednesday reported net profit of 855 million for the full year, 0.9% up from 847 million a year ago.

The company said it also plans a 250 million share buyback programme in 2026.

EBITDA or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased to 2.716 billion from 2.632 billion last year.

Adjusted EBITDA AL or adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases rose 5.1% to 2.636 billion, compared with 2.508 billion a year earlier.

Adjusted revenue increased 3.5% to 5.829 billion from 5.634 billion, while service revenue rose 2.7% to 5.357 billion from 5.215 billion.

For 2026, KPN forecast year-on...