AIN ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/

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

Bought back stock in only 1/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $69M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $0M

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

New buyback activity: $69M after no prior spending

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-120M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

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

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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

2 open-market purchases by 1 insiders

• Kleveland Gunnar (President and CEO) bought 2,300 shares at $42.04 on 2025-11-17
• Kleveland Gunnar (President and CEO) bought 1,750 shares at $59.75 on 2025-08-05

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

2 insider purchases but company buybacks inactive

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)

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

No buyback-insider divergence detected