CVI CVR ENERGY INC
Last updated: Mar 17, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in only 1/4 quarters. Q3 2023: $0M, Q2 2023: $0M, Q1 2023: $12M, Q3 2022: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $4M (-100%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-688M), 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
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
46 open-market purchases by 1 insiders
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 275,012 shares at $21.41 on 2026-02-24
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 244,940 shares at $20.75 on 2026-02-23
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 263,452 shares at $20.78 on 2026-02-20
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 7,907 shares at $18.21 on 2025-04-29
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 41,130 shares at $18.16 on 2025-04-25
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 30,183 shares at $18.20 on 2025-04-24
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 98,875 shares at $17.84 on 2025-04-23
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 29,972 shares at $18.21 on 2025-04-21
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 14,591 shares at $18.18 on 2025-04-17
- ICAHN CARL C () bought 70,331 shares at $18.03 on 2025-04-16
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
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $139M, sold $463M (net selling)
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