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CVI CVR ENERGY 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 only 1/4 quarters. Q3 2023: $0M, Q2 2023: $0M, Q1 2023: $12M, Q3 2022: $0M

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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 $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

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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
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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 $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