WaveMan
WaveMan · Company
FOSL · Fossil Group, Inc.
> Search tickers & screens ⌘K
LIVE
← All companies

FOSL Fossil (FOSL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Consumer Goods · Watches, clocks, clockwork operated devices/parts · CIK 0000883569
Quote by TradingView
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
73
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about FOSL

Insiders, 180 days
-$164.7K net sold
2 buyers · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Fossil insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, Fossil Group, Inc. insiders sold a net $164.7K of stock across 20 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 2 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Edwards Pamela J
Director
BUY
2026-08-21 SECtraded 2026-08-20
7,208
$40.2K
+15.1%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 21, 2025.
  • The trade is 14.3% of the 50,251 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Edwards Pamela J bought about $40.2K of FOSL on Aug 20, 2026; 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Tifford Gail B
Director
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
55,669
$305.6K
+14.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 20, 2025.
  • The trade is 50.2% of the 110,833 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Tifford Gail B sold about $305.6K of FOSL on Aug 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2021; 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Schoppert Wendy Lee
Director
BUY
2026-05-20 SECtraded 2026-05-18
24,331
$100.7K
+57.1%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Mar 16, 2026.
  • +38.9% median (+38.9% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 20.2% of the 120,625 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Schoppert Wendy Lee bought about $100.7K of FOSL on May 18, 2026; 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Schoppert Wendy Lee
Director
BUY
2026-03-23 SECtraded 2026-03-16
21,929
$102.6K
+57.5%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 20, 2025.
  • The trade is 22.8% of the 96,294 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Schoppert Wendy Lee bought about $102.6K of FOSL on Mar 16, 2026; 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Coulter Suzanne M
Director
BUY
2025-12-04 SECtraded 2025-12-03
28,170
$102.0K
+70.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 28.6% of the 98,457 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Coulter Suzanne M bought about $102.0K of FOSL on Dec 3, 2025; 6 other insiders bought within 30 days and 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
20 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.
See all insider buying · insider selling
Showing the latest few. to see 15 more transactions and use the screener and CSV export. We store only your email; there is no password.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$164.7K over 180 days
-$265.4K over 90 days
more than 63% of Consumer Goods
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
73 funds bought in last quarter
below 57% of Consumer Goods
Revenue
-12.3% year over year
below 84% of Consumer Goods
Margin
-7.7% net margin
below 72% of Consumer Goods
Buybacks
$164.0K repurchased, FY to 2026-01-03
below 95% of Consumer Goods
Short interest
12.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 84% of Consumer Goods
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

Watch FOSL

A free account keeps a watchlist and can send one email a day when insiders, funds or Congress file on the names in it. No password and no card.

The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+171.6%12M
-24%+53%+129%+206%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-18 · Tifford Gail B sold $305.6K2025-11-18 · Fogliato Franco bought $182.0K2026-03-16 · Schoppert Wendy Lee bought $102.6K2025-11-20 · Schoppert Wendy Lee bought $102.1K2025-12-03 · Coulter Suzanne M bought $102.0K2026-05-18 · Schoppert Wendy Lee bought $100.7K2025-11-18 · Martin Joe T bought $100.0K2025-11-18 · Fogliato Franco bought $90.0K2025-11-18 · Fogliato Franco bought $87.5K2025-11-20 · Tifford Gail B bought $79.2K2025-11-24 · Greben Randy J bought $49.9K2026-08-20 · Edwards Pamela J bought $40.2K2025-11-21 · Edwards Pamela J bought $23.7K
Insider buyInsider sell
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart. When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.

Who owns FOSL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
11,010,256 sh
$45.6M
BlackRock, Inc.
3,686,704 sh
$15.3M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2,389,811 sh
$9.9M
HG Vora Capital Management, LLC
2,163,349 sh
$9.0M
Miller Value Partners, LLC
2,143,445 sh
$8.9M

Congress trades in FOSL

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.

FOSL planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

FOSL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Philotimo Focused Growth & Income
$2.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.7%
Ultra-Small Company Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL MICRO-CAP EQUITY FUND
$222.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Invesco NASDAQ Future Gen 200 ETF
$71.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.4%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$296.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund
$4.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Franco Fogliato
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
$2.7M
$5.4M
$1.7M
-11%
n/a
2023
$1.5M
$1.5M
$1.3M
-66%
n/a
2021
$0
$0
$2.2M
+33%
+68%
2020
$0
$0
$1.6M
+12%
+41%
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
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $164.7K sold by insiders over 180 days, 73 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Backtest this pattern Open the screener
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code
ELFFNKOPTONPGVTSIECLATERELMHKCHDCALLEVI

FOSL financials

Revenue growth
-12.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-7.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$985.2M
four quarters, 2025-07-06 to 2026-07-04
Net margin, TTM
-7.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-06 to 2026-07-04
Free cash flow, TTM
-$41.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-06 to 2026-07-04
Debt to equity
2.26x
long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04; equity 2026-07-04
Cash flow to debt
-0.19x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04
Return on equity
-57.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-05 and 2026-07-04
Return on assets
-10.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-05 and 2026-07-04
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-1.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-05 and 2026-07-04 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$503.1M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-05 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04, minus cash 2026-07-04
FCF yield
-10.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. 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.
2026-012024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.0B$1.1B$1.4B$1.7B
Gross profit$563.1M$597.2M$679.6M$830.7M
Operating income-$19.1M-$103.9M-$143.0M-$1.5M
Net income-$77.8M-$106.3M-$156.7M-$43.5M
EPS (diluted)-1.45-1.94-3.00-0.85
Operating cash flow-$57.9M$46.7M-$59.5M-$110.9M
Cash$95.8M$123.6M$117.2M$198.7M
Long-term debt$201.1M$165.9M$212.1M$223.0M
Buybacks$164.0K$114.0K$530.0K$12.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

FOSL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

Find similar shapesCompare

FOSL ranks highest on insider conviction (73rd percentile) and institutional and government (43rd), and lowest on financial health (12th), among Consumer Goods peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
22
Inputs
  • Return on equity-57.6% · 12 pct, sector of 105
  • Return on assets-10.2% · 24 pct, sector of 124
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-1.3% · 31 pct, sector of 108
Financial health
12
Inputs
  • Debt to equity2.26x · 9 pct, sector of 112
  • Cash flow to debt-0.19x · 16 pct, sector of 96
Growth
16
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-12.3% · 16 pct, sector of 145
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
73
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$165K · 62 pct, sector of 80
  • Insider buyers, 180d2 · 84 pct, sector of 80
Institutional and government
43
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter73 · 43 pct, sector of 123
  • 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
40
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+12.5% · 15 pct, sector of 157
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y1.00 per $1B · 24 pct, universe of 292
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 102
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+22.2% · 21 pct, sector of 111
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

FOSL filings, in plain words

Are Fossil insiders buying or selling FOSL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Fossil insiders were net sellers, a net $164.7K: $141.0K of purchases and $305.6K of sales reported on Form 4, by 2 buyers and 1 seller.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Fossil insiders were net sellers of FOSL, a net $164.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 buyers and 1 seller. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

Explore insider trading and ownership data

Every company we track, ranked by each kind of filing
Insider buyingInsider sellingCongress stock tradesActivist 13D stakesForm 144 planned salesCEO pay vs performanceAll companies