TNC TENNANT CO
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 4/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $20M, Q3 2025: $8M, Q2 2025: $8M, Q1 2025: $1M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $20M vs trailing avg $6M (+254%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-65M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 0 shares = 0.0% of 17,846,681 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
6 open-market purchases by 3 insiders
- Glerum James T Jr. () bought 8,163 shares at $61.25 on 2026-03-02
- Mulligan Donal L () bought 3,000 shares at $61.61 on 2026-02-27
- Mulligan Donal L () bought 5,000 shares at $63.86 on 2026-02-26
- Huml David W. (PRESIDENT AND CEO) bought 2,600 shares at $64.02 on 2026-02-26
- Huml David W. (PRESIDENT AND CEO) bought 1,225 shares at $65.01 on 2026-02-26
- Huml David W. (PRESIDENT AND CEO) bought 175 shares at $65.48 on 2026-02-26
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 4 quarters and 6 insider purchases by 3 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $1M, sold $1M 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