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TFX TELEFLEX INC

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. Q1 2026: $300M, Q3 2025: $200M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

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

Latest quarter $300M vs trailing avg $67M (+350%)

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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 ($-74M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

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Buyback Intensity

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

Repurchased 0 shares = 0.0% of 44,270,211 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

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

6 open-market purchases by 5 insiders

  • HAGGERTY GRETCHEN R () bought 200 shares at $114.78 on 2025-08-06
  • HAGGERTY GRETCHEN R () bought 300 shares at $114.73 on 2025-08-06
  • RANDLE STUART A () bought 1,000 shares at $115.86 on 2025-08-05
  • Krakauer Andrew A () bought 1,000 shares at $115.25 on 2025-08-05
  • Kelly Liam (Chairman, President & CEO) bought 1,500 shares at $115.07 on 2025-08-05
  • Ryu Jaewon () bought 1,500 shares at $115.00 on 2025-08-05
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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 6 insider purchases by 5 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 $1M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)

Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected