IOSP INNOSPEC 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 2/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $0M, Q3 2024: $0M

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

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

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

Buyback $1M / FCF $130M = 1% of FCF

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

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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

10 open-market purchases by 3 insiders

PARRETTE LESLIE J () bought 340 shares at $74.09 on 2025-11-14
PARRETTE LESLIE J () bought 143 shares at $105.84 on 2024-08-13
PARRETTE LESLIE J () bought 189 shares at $131.57 on 2024-05-16
PARRETTE LESLIE J () bought 410 shares at $123.96 on 2024-02-22
PARRETTE LESLIE J () bought 515 shares at $96.75 on 2023-05-10
BARNES CORBIN (SVP, Corporate Dev and IR) bought 400 shares at $99.75 on 2023-03-17
BARNES CORBIN (SVP, Corporate Dev and IR) bought 1,250 shares at $106.00 on 2023-03-07
PARRETTE LESLIE J () bought 450 shares at $111.35 on 2023-03-03
Jones David B. (SVP, GC & CCO) bought 459 shares at $108.98 on 2023-03-02
Jones David B. (SVP, GC & CCO) bought 752 shares at $107.99 on 2022-12-05

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

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 2 of 4 quarters

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

Insiders bought $1M, sold $24M (net selling)

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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 47.0x more than bought. 2 C-suite officers among sellers