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SMPL Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Food & Beverage · Food and kindred products · CIK 0001702744
Congress · 1
Funds added, last quarter
179
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about SMPL

Insiders, 180 days
+$117.8K net bought
1 buyer
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-03-13

Simply Good Foods insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, Simply Good Foods Co insiders bought a net $117.8K of stock across 69 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-14
10,000
$117.8K
-11.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 8.9% of the 111,743 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 179 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director DALEY CLAYTON C JR bought about $117.8K of SMPL on May 14, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 179 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-04-24 SECtraded 2026-04-23
80,000
$991.2K
-24.4%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 46.3% of the 172,854 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 179 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director KILTS JAMES M bought about $991.2K of SMPL on Apr 23, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 179 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Commercial Officer
BUY
2025-11-19 SECtraded 2025-11-17
5,000
$100.0K
-49.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 13.3% of the 37,620 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 179 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Commercial Officer Clawson Michael L bought about $100.0K of SMPL on Nov 17, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 179 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
VP, Controller and CAO
SELL
2025-11-12 SECtraded 2025-11-11
5,859
$114.1K
-48.4%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Nov 14, 2024.
  • The trade is 32.4% of the 18,065 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 179 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP, Controller and CAO Matthews Timothy Allen sold about $114.1K of SMPL on Nov 11, 2025; 179 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
BUY
2025-11-10 SECtraded 2025-11-06
9,946
$199.0K
-47.0%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 30.2% of the 32,966 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 179 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Bealer Christopher J bought about $199.0K of SMPL on Nov 6, 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 179 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
69 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 +$117.8K over 180 days
more than 75% of Food & Beverage
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Food & Beverage
Funds
179 funds bought in last quarter
more than 56% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
+9.0% year over year
more than 68% of Food & Beverage
Margin
7.1% net margin
more than 73% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
$213.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-05-30
more than 77% of Food & Beverage
Short interest
9.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 83% of Food & Beverage
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.
-51.1%12M
-54%-35%-16%+4%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-04-23 · KILTS JAMES M bought $991.2K2025-11-06 · Bealer Christopher J bought $199.0K2026-05-14 · DALEY CLAYTON C JR bought $117.8K2025-11-11 · Matthews Timothy Allen sold $114.1K2025-11-17 · Clawson Michael L bought $100.0K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns SMPL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
13,622,948 sh
$180.9M
3,452,116 sh
$45.8M
3,021,177 sh
$40.1M

Congress trades in SMPL

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-03-13 · disclosed 11 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-02-11 · disclosed 9 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2026-02-03 · disclosed 17 days later
$15,001 - $50,000

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

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

SMPL planned insider sales (Form 144)

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

SMPL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Moonvest ETF
$2.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.8%
Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF
$803.0K position · as of 2026-05-31
2.4%
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
$15.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund
$9.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF
$186.2K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.7%
Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF
$781.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $117.8K bought by insiders over 180 days, 179 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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SMPL financials

Revenue growth
+9.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
7.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.4B
four quarters, 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-30
Net margin, TTM
-14.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$119.4M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-30
Debt to equity
0.28x
long-term 2026-05-30 plus current 2024-08-31 (21 months older than the period end); equity 2026-05-30
Cash flow to debt
0.37x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-05-30 plus current 2024-08-31 (21 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-12.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-05-31 and 2026-05-30
Return on assets
-8.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-05-31 and 2026-05-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-11.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-05-31 and 2026-05-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$1.2B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-02 shares, plus long-term 2026-05-30 plus current 2024-08-31 (21 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-05-30
FCF yield
+13.4%
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.
2025-082024-082023-082022-08
Revenue$1.5B$1.3B$1.2B$1.2B
Gross profit$525.7M$511.6M$453.4M$445.6M
Operating income$156.9M$206.5M$204.9M$202.8M
Net income$103.6M$139.3M$133.6M$108.6M
EPS (diluted)1.021.381.321.08
Operating cash flow$178.5M$215.7M$171.1M$110.6M
Cash$98.5M$132.5M$87.7M$67.5M
Long-term debt$249.1M$397.5M$281.6M$403.0M
Buybacks$50.9M$0$16.4M$59.9M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

SMPL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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SMPL ranks highest on risk and compliance (72nd percentile) and financial health (68th), and lowest on profitability (28th), among Food & Beverage peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
28
Inputs
  • Return on equity-12.2% · 32 pct, sector of 66
  • Return on assets-8.8% · 29 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-11.1% · 21 pct, sector of 62
Financial health
68
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.28x · 58 pct, sector of 66
  • Cash flow to debt0.37x · 78 pct, sector of 59
Growth
68
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+9.0% · 68 pct, sector of 89
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
57
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$118K · 75 pct, sector of 56
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 40 pct, sector of 56
Institutional and government
65
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter179 · 56 pct, sector of 79
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 73 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
72
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+9.9% · 28 pct, sector of 100
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 58
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 58
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+10.1% · 58 pct, sector of 66
1 not measured: US patents
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SMPL filings, in plain words

Are Simply Good Foods insiders buying or selling SMPL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Simply Good Foods insiders were net buyers, a net $117.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.

Have members of Congress traded SMPL?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying SMPL and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Tim Moore dated 2026-03-13.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Simply Good Foods insiders were net buyers of SMPL, a net $117.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying SMPL and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Tim Moore dated 2026-03-13. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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