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BRC BRADY CORP

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

Execution Consistency

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

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $0M, Q1 2026: $0M, Q3 2025: $50M, Q2 2025: $8M

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Execution Acceleration

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

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $19M (-100%)

Buyback vs FCF

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

Negative FCF ($-199M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

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

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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Insider Buying

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

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Insider-Buyback Convergence

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

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

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

Insiders bought $0M, sold $5M (net selling)

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Red Flag

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

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 5322643.8x more than bought. 4 C-suite officers among sellers

  • DeBruine Thomas F (Chief Operating Officer) sold 5,538 shares on 2026-01-05
  • Thornton Ann (CFO and Treasurer) sold 4,080 shares on 2025-12-19
  • Wilms Brett (President - EMEA & Australia) sold 3,791 shares on 2025-12-10
  • Shaller Russell (President & CEO) sold 17,130 shares on 2025-11-25