WWW WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
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. Q3 2023: $0M, Q2 2023: $48M, Q1 2023: $34M, Q3 2022: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $27M (-100%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-76M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 9,779,168 shares = 11.9% of 81,967,897 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
4 open-market purchases by 3 insiders
- Boyle Jack () bought 6,250 shares at $15.77 on 2025-11-07
- Long Nicholas T. () bought 2,000 shares at $15.88 on 2025-11-07
- Price DeMonty () bought 25,000 shares at $15.77 on 2025-11-07
- Price DeMonty () bought 15,000 shares at $27.19 on 2025-08-08
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 4 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 $3M in the last 90 days (net selling)
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 4.1x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers
- Klimek Amy M. (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 11,528 shares on 2025-11-03
- Hufnagel Christopher (President and CEO) sold 32,294 shares on 2025-08-28
- Latchana David A (Chief Legal Officer) sold 5,000 shares on 2025-08-29
- Klimek Amy M. (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 18,676 shares on 2025-08-18
- Klimek Amy M. (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 20,000 shares on 2025-08-18