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DFIN Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Services-miscellaneous business services · CIK 0001669811
Form 144 · 3
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
119
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about DFIN

Insiders, 180 days
-$302.2K net sold
1 buyer · 2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.3M
3 notices

Donnelley Financial Solutions insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. insiders sold a net $302.2K of stock across 211 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief People & Intl Officer
SELL
2026-09-08 SECtraded 2026-09-03
16,450
$802.2K
+13.6%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Mar 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 37.1% of the 44,353 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 119 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief People & Intl Officer Williams Robert Kirk sold about $802.2K of DFIN on Sep 3, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 119 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-02
5,780
$276.0K
+9.0%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 23.4% of the 24,704 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 119 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BINZ JOSEPH LEO bought about $276.0K of DFIN on Sep 2, 2026; 119 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
5,000
$238.8K
+9.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 56.0% of the 8,924 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 119 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BINZ JOSEPH LEO bought about $238.8K of DFIN on Sep 1, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 119 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
10,000
$485.2K
+9.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 52.8% of the 18,924 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 119 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BINZ JOSEPH LEO bought about $485.2K of DFIN on Sep 1, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 119 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Executive Officer
SELL
2026-08-21 SECtraded 2026-08-19
9,787
$489.4K
+17.2%
Context
  • 46 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (46 sales), the last on Aug 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.6% of the 611,315 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 119 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Leib Daniel sold about $489.4K of DFIN on Aug 19, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 119 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
211 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$302.2K over 180 days
-$302.2K over 90 days
more than 55% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
119 funds bought in last quarter
more than 57% of Services
Revenue
-1.9% year over year
below 71% of Services
Margin
4.2% net margin
more than 57% of Services
Buybacks
$76.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 59% of Services
Short interest
3.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 60% of Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+7.0%12M
-29%-17%-4%+8%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-06 · Johnson Eric J sold $1.0M2026-09-03 · Williams Robert Kirk sold $802.2K2026-02-26 · Leib Daniel sold $503.6K2026-08-19 · Leib Daniel sold $489.4K2026-09-01 · BINZ JOSEPH LEO bought $485.2K2026-03-04 · Williams Robert Kirk sold $399.8K2026-09-02 · BINZ JOSEPH LEO bought $276.0K2026-09-01 · BINZ JOSEPH LEO bought $238.8K2026-03-03 · Williams Robert Kirk sold $221.6K2026-08-14 · Leib Daniel sold $10.7K2026-09-03 · ROBERT KIRK WILLIAMS filed to sell $802.2K2026-08-19 · DANIEL LEIB filed to sell $489.4K2026-08-14 · DANIEL LEIB filed to sell $10.7K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns DFIN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
3,937,601 sh
$165.2M
1,200,445 sh
$50.4M
820,801 sh
$34.4M

Congress trades in DFIN

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

DFIN planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
ROBERT KIRK WILLIAMS
Filed 2026-09-03
$802.2K
DANIEL LEIB
Filed 2026-08-19
$489.4K
DANIEL LEIB
Filed 2026-08-14
$10.7K

DFIN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
JAMES MICRO CAP FUND
$701.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.1%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Capital Markets ETF
$7.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.8%
Royce Small-Cap Total Return Fund
$8.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund
$1.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF
$1.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.8%
Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF
$196.0K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$8.5M
$4.9M
$3.0M
+175%
+97%
2024
$9.1M
$9.5M
$3.3M
+270%
+78%
2023
$6.8M
$16.3M
$2.5M
+268%
+39%
2022
$7.5M
$3.4M
$2.3M
+128%
+20%
2021
$7.6M
$29.6M
$2.4M
+178%
+36%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $302.2K sold by insiders over 180 days, 119 funds added last quarter, $1.3M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

DFIN financials

Revenue growth
-1.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
4.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$777.5M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+4.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$152.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.53x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
1.00x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+8.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+4.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+17.8%
operating income after a 29.2% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+22.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
38.29x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$1.5B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+11.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -49%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$767.0M$781.9M$797.2M$833.6M
Operating income$141.1M$136.6M$110.0M$145.0M
Net income$32.4M$92.4M$82.2M$102.5M
EPS (diluted)1.153.062.693.17
Operating cash flow$164.9M$171.1M$124.0M$150.2M
Cash$24.5M$57.3M$23.1M$34.2M
Long-term debt$165.5M$124.7M$124.5M$169.2M
Buybacks$185.0M$81.6M$40.3M$164.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

DFIN Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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DFIN ranks highest on profitability (66th percentile) and financial health (61st), and lowest on growth (29th), among Services peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
66
Inputs
  • Return on equity+8.6% · 52 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets+4.1% · 66 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capital+17.8% · 60 pct, sector of 81
  • Return on capital employed+22.5% · 87 pct, sector of 203
Financial health
61
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.53x · 40 pct, sector of 228
  • Cash flow to debt1.00x · 83 pct, sector of 199
Growth
29
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-1.9% · 29 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
55
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$302K · 53 pct, sector of 174
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 57 pct, sector of 179
Institutional and government
57
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter119 · 57 pct, sector of 243
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
48
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.9% · 42 pct, sector of 383
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+10.9% · 54 pct, sector of 227
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

DFIN filings, in plain words

Are Donnelley Financial Solutions insiders buying or selling DFIN?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Donnelley Financial Solutions insiders were net sellers, a net $302.2K: $1,000.0K of purchases and $1.3M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of DFIN?

Yes. 3 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.3M of stock; the latest, by ROBERT KIRK WILLIAMS, was filed 2026-09-03.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Donnelley Financial Solutions insiders were net sellers of DFIN, a net $302.2K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 2 sellers. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 3 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.3M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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