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Source document· March 26, 2026

This Tech Giant Is Buying Back Stock Hand Over Fist. Insiders Are Buying, Too. Should You Follow?

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“Last year, Salesforce generated $14.4 billion of free cash flow, and it expects to grow that figure by 10% in fiscal 2027.”
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  • AI fears over software disruption may be overblown, though confirmation will take years

    60% confidence

  • Salesforce was not included in the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now

    60% confidence

  • If Salesforce's internal data and sales professionals can help customers use tokens more effectively in a proprietary way, that could be a recipe for generating value

    60% confidence

  • Salesforce will be able to harness AI to its advantage rather than be disrupted by it

    60% confidence

  • Salesforce expects to grow free cash flow by 10% in fiscal 2027

    60% confidence

  • It may take several quarterly earnings reports or updates to convince skeptics that the AI fears are overblown

    60% confidence

  • If signs emerge that Salesforce's platform will be one of the AI survivors or beneficiaries, it could be one of the best buys in the market

    60% confidence

Data points we hold from this source

Salesforce · price to fcf9.5 ratio
Salesforce · net debt30 USD
Salesforce · shares outstanding810 millions
Salesforce · shares retired103 millions
Salesforce · share count reduction11.1 percent
Salesforce · shares outstanding923 millions
Salesforce · net debt5 USD
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What we're seeing
Vertical AI Agents Attract a Funding Wave Across Fintech-Adjacent Industries
A cluster of AI-native startups applying autonomous agents to narrow, operational problems — hotel front-desk staffing (Dextr AI), identity/fraud risk for financial institutions (Baselayer), insurance distribution (Napo, Connie Health, MGT Insurance) — closed seed-to-Series A rounds within days of each other in September 2026, with CB Insights running a coordinated CEO interview series to spotlight them. The pattern points to agentic AI maturing from generic chat tools into vertical, revenue-generating products, with identity verification for AI agents themselves (Baselayer) emerging as a new fintech infrastructure category responding directly to AI-driven fraud risk.
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Satellite-Terrestrial Network Integration Acceleration
Increased investment and launches in hybrid satellite-cellular networks across telecom industry; competitive responses from other carriers; regulatory activity around satellite spectrum; expansion of emergency/rural connectivity use cases
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ING Group
Both facts record the same metric (shares_outstanding) for ING Group at the identical observation date (2025-12-31). FACT A states 2,902,437,688 shares; FACT B states 2,902 million shares (2,902,000,000). The difference is 437,688 shares (~0.015%). This is a genuine value conflict, though the discrepancy appears to result from FACT B rounding to the nearest million while FACT A provides the precise count.
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