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ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC

Last updated: Mar 17, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $172M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $10M, Q3 2024: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $172M vs trailing avg $3M (+5015%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-53M), cannot compute buyback ratio

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 1,069,203 shares = 22.0% of 19,440,558 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

3 open-market purchases by 2 insiders

  • DiSantis B. Christopher () bought 500 shares at $202.30 on 2026-03-10
  • Hult David W (President & CEO) bought 1,604 shares at $204.73 on 2026-03-06
  • Hult David W (President & CEO) bought 3,396 shares at $205.63 on 2026-03-06
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M (net buying)

Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected