BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

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: $18M, Q2 2025: $15M, Q1 2025: $233M, Q3 2024: $16M

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

Latest quarter $18M vs trailing avg $88M (-79%)

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

Negative FCF ($-257M), 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?

4 open-market purchases by 3 insiders

• Lal Rohit () bought 10,000 shares at $5.69 on 2026-03-11
• Kunkel Julie T. () bought 1,000 shares at $6.46 on 2026-03-05
• Kunkel Julie T. () bought 1,500 shares at $6.37 on 2025-11-11
• Christel Eric C (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) bought 150,000 shares at $6.38 on 2025-11-10

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.

Company buybacks in 4 quarters and 4 insider purchases by 3 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)

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