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SPSC SPS COMMERCE INC

Last updated: Mar 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 3/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $21M, Q1 2025: $17M, Q3 2024: $0M

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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 $12M (-99%)

Buyback vs FCF

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

Negative FCF ($-70M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

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

Repurchased 519,686 shares = 1.4% of 37,661,308 outstanding (annualized)

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

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

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

Insiders bought $0M, sold $2M (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 1589951.2x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Collins Chadwick (Chief Executive Officer) sold 7,776 shares on 2026-02-20
  • Collins Chadwick (Chief Executive Officer) sold 2,806 shares on 2026-02-20
  • Collins Chadwick (Chief Executive Officer) sold 2,802 shares on 2026-02-20
  • Nelson Kimberly K. (EVP & CFO) sold 3,700 shares on 2026-02-20
  • Nelson Kimberly K. (EVP & CFO) sold 1,200 shares on 2026-02-20
  • Nelson Kimberly K. (EVP & CFO) sold 1,400 shares on 2026-02-20
  • THINGELSTAD JAMIE (EVP, Chief Technology Officer) sold 1,900 shares on 2026-02-24
  • THINGELSTAD JAMIE (EVP, Chief Technology Officer) sold 518 shares on 2026-02-24