NX Quanex Building Products CORP

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $23M, Q1 2026: $4M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M

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

Latest quarter $23M vs trailing avg $1M (+1806%)

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

Negative FCF ($-29M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

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

Repurchased 3,343,814 shares = 7.3% of 45,674,726 outstanding (annualized)

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

3 open-market purchases by 1 insiders

• Hughes Bradley E. () bought 1,900 shares at $15.37 on 2025-09-11
• Hughes Bradley E. () bought 1,100 shares at $15.31 on 2025-09-11
• Hughes Bradley E. () bought 3,500 shares at $15.21 on 2025-09-11

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 3 insider purchases by 1 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)

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

Insiders bought $0M, sold $3M in the last 90 days (net selling)

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 32.6x more than bought