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ICHR ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Last updated: May 11, 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. Q3 2020: $0M, Q2 2020: $0M, Q1 2020: $2M, Q3 2018: $30M

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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 $11M (-100%)

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Buyback vs FCF

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

Buyback $32M / FCF $5M = 593% of FCF

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Buyback Intensity

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

Repurchased 1,453,355 shares = 8.4% of 34,433,776 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

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

5 open-market purchases by 2 insiders

  • MacKenzie Iain () bought 10,000 shares at $14.53 on 2025-11-17
  • MacKenzie Iain () bought 10,000 shares at $15.28 on 2025-11-06
  • Haugen Marc () bought 3,000 shares at $17.64 on 2025-08-08
  • Haugen Marc () bought 3,000 shares at $17.75 on 2025-08-07
  • MacKenzie Iain () bought 25,000 shares at $16.63 on 2025-08-07
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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 2 quarters and 5 insider purchases by 2 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)

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Insider Net Direction

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $6M in the last 90 days (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 7.8x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers

  • BARROS PHILIP RYAN SR. (Chief Executive Officer) sold 21,000 shares on 2026-02-26
  • RAGSDALE BRUCE (Chief Operating Officer) sold 21,276 shares on 2026-02-23
  • Swyt Greg (Chief Financial Officer) sold 3,000 shares on 2026-02-24