GFF GRIFFON CORP
Last updated: Aug 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2026: $40M, Q2 2026: $72M, Q1 2026: $49M, Q3 2025: $19M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $40M vs trailing avg $47M (-14%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-44M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 3,240,673 shares = 6.9% of 46,638,000 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
1 open-market purchase by ALPERT HENRY A
- ALPERT HENRY A () bought 1,000 shares at $79.99 on 2026-03-05
Insider-Buyback Convergence
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 but insufficient insider buying
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $33M in the last 90 days (net selling)
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 458.4x more than bought. 4 C-suite officers among sellers
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 3,240 shares on 2026-08-11
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 1,911 shares on 2026-08-07
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 13,464 shares on 2026-08-07
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 553 shares on 2026-08-07
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 3,638 shares on 2026-08-10
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 2,913 shares on 2026-08-10
- MEHMEL ROBERT F (President and COO) sold 88 shares on 2026-08-10
- Harris Brian G (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 5,267 shares on 2026-08-07
- Harris Brian G (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 8,817 shares on 2026-08-05
- Harris Brian G (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 2,233 shares on 2026-08-05