Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5 – MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Common Stock Data
The Company's common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol 'HLMN'. There were approximately 18 holders of record of common stock as of February 12, 2026. In addition to holders of record of our common stock, there is a substantially greater number of “street name” holders or beneficial holders whose Class A common stock is held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.
Dividends
The Company has never declared or paid cash dividends on its common stock and has no intention to do so in the foreseeable future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
See Part III, Item 12 of this Form 10-K and Note 11 - Stock-Based Compensation of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information.
20 | December 27, 2025 Form 10-K
Stock Price Performance
December 26, 2020 December 25, 2021 December 31, 2022 December 30, 2023 December 28, 2024 December 27, 2025
Hillman Solutions Corp. 100.0 102.5 70.4 110.1 95.7 88.8
Russell 2000 Index 100.0 111.9 87.9 101.2 112.0 126.5
Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index 100.0 126.4 110.9 161.9 182.5 204.8
The graph above compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our Class A common stock with the cumulative total return on the Russell 2000 Index and the Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in our common stock at the market close on the last trading day of our fiscal year ended December 26, 2020, and the points on the graph represent the value on the last trading day of each of our last 5 fiscal years. Data for the Russell 2000 Index and the Dow Jones US Industrial Suppliers Index assume reinvestment of dividends. Total return equals stock price appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
We did not issue or sell any unregistered equity securities during the year ended December 27, 2025.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents the number and average price of shares purchased in each fiscal month of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, all of which were completed through open market purchases (shares in whole numbers, dollars in thousands):
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (1)(2)
September 28, 2025 - October 25, 2025
205,061 $ 9.29 530,645 $ 94,926
October 26, 2025 - November 22, 2025
471,196 $ 8.61 1,001,841 $ 90,870
November 23, 2025 - December 27, 2025
367,727 $ 8.95 1,369,568 $ 87,577
1,043,984 $ 8.86 1,369,568
(1) On July 31, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program of up to $100,000. The July 2025 authorization does not have a prescribed expiration date.
(2) Excludes excise taxes incurred on share repurchases.
21 | December 27, 2025 Form 10-K
ITEM 6 – [RESERVED]