FC NYSE Week ended 11 Sep 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Franklin Covey Company · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

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Latest close 17.96 USD
-5.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -11.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 49d.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 17.96 USD 11 Sep 2026
1W Return -5.6% latest completed week
4W Return -11.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -24.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -5.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -11.3%. Indicator stack 21/27 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 52/100 conviction; expected move 8.8%. News sentiment 50/100 5 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 49d Next report is scheduled for 04 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -11.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4812-week average 0.74

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.48Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -11.3% over four weeks, -24.8% over 12 weeks, and -5.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.6%
4W-11.3%
12W-24.8%
26W55.6%
52W-5.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-76.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-154.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 11 Sep 2026 Financial statements through 31 May 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 92%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth4/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
92.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
73.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-79.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-43.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
14.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
14.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

FC shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 8.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction52/100
Expected move8.8%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation3
Volatility91
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 6

1 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings49dNext report is scheduled for 04 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move8.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-33.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+52.5%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-12.3%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week-5.6%Week of 11 Sep.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses7
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.4% / -6.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis53/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.48; No reversal markers Factors64/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Tiny Titans rank 29; Buyback Yield rank 3; Small Cap Core rank 28 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options35/100

FC shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 8.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 8.8% Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

40-year Franklin Covey (FC) veteran to retire as ops chief while company reshuffles top roles Insiders1 / 6

1 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings49d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
11 Sep 202617.96 USD-5.6%20.09 USD29.18 USD-0.96-13.45262.9KOff
4 Sep 202619.02 USD-6.6%20.08 USD29.33 USD-0.80-9.41384.7KOff
28 Aug 202620.37 USD0.4%20.10 USD29.48 USD-0.66-3.25236.0KOn
21 Aug 202620.29 USD0.2%20.10 USD29.62 USD-0.52-3.46357.0KOn
14 Aug 202620.25 USD-7.2%20.11 USD29.78 USD-0.54-5.29355.8KOn
7 Aug 202621.81 USD1.7%20.14 USD29.93 USD-0.532.11384.2KOn
31 Jul 202621.45 USD4.1%20.04 USD30.09 USD-0.523.83465.8KOn
24 Jul 202620.60 USD1.6%19.88 USD30.27 USD-0.290.69372.5KOn
17 Jul 202620.28 USD-3.3%19.76 USD30.43 USD0.20-1.75386.7KOn
10 Jul 202620.97 USD-3.7%19.65 USD30.59 USD0.58-0.25616.5KOn
3 Jul 202621.78 USD-12.3%19.51 USD30.74 USD0.914.701.1MOn
26 Jun 202624.84 USD4.0%19.31 USD30.88 USD1.0121.45712.8KOn
19 Jun 202623.89 USD-1.8%19.00 USD31.00 USD0.9313.69337.9KOn
12 Jun 202624.32 USD1.6%18.71 USD31.07 USD0.9316.35348.6KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context