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RUSHA RUSH ENTERPRISES INC TX

Last updated: Aug 16, 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 4/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $87M, Q1 2026: $30M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $4M

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Execution Acceleration

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

Latest quarter $87M vs trailing avg $11M (+676%)

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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.

Negative FCF ($-322M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

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?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

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.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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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 $9M 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 12277263.0x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers

  • RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY (CEO, President and COB) sold 7,176 shares on 2026-07-31
  • RUSH WILLIAM M RUSTY (CEO, President and COB) sold 71,574 shares on 2026-08-03
  • Keller Steven L (CFO & Treasurer) sold 1,822 shares on 2026-07-30
  • Keller Steven L (CFO & Treasurer) sold 20,678 shares on 2026-07-31
  • Pollard Jody (Senior Vice President) sold 11,250 shares on 2026-02-19