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Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?

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GWRE exited fiscal 2026 with 30% higher operating cash flow and $606 million in share repurchases, backed by stronger profitability and operating leverage.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DSMC DISTILLATE SMALL/MID CASH FLOW ETF

    GA selected DSMC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FCFY FIRST TRUST S&P 500 DIVERSIFIED FREE CASH FLOW ETF

    GA selected FCFY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GFLW VICTORYSHARES FREE CASH FLOW GROWTH ETF

    GA selected GFLW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GRIN VICTORYSHARES INTERNATIONAL FREE CASH FLOW GROWTH ETF

    GA selected GRIN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FLOW GLOBAL X U.S. CASH FLOW KINGS 100 ETF

    GA selected FLOW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SMCF THEMES US SMALL CAP CASH FLOW CHAMPIONS ETF

    GA selected SMCF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
DSMC———————
FCFY———————
GFLW———————
GRIN———————
FLOW———————
SMCF———————

GWRE exited fiscal 2026 with 30% higher operating cash flow and $606 million in share repurchases, backed by stronger profitability and operating leverage.

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 29 Sep 2026: Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?,” Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC) is +3.95%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.56% over the same days, a +3.39% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC)

Companies tied to this story

  • DSMC Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf

    Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?.” Reason on file: GA selected DSMC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FCFY First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow Etf

    For “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?,” First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow Etf (FCFY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FCFY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GFLW Victoryshares Free Cash Flow Growth Etf

    In “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?,” Victoryshares Free Cash Flow Growth Etf (GFLW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GFLW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GRIN Victoryshares International Free Cash Flow Growth Etf

    For “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?,” Victoryshares International Free Cash Flow Growth Etf (GRIN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GRIN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FLOW Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 Etf

    Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 Etf (FLOW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?.” Reason on file: GA selected FLOW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SMCF Themes Us Small Cap Cash Flow Champions Etf

    Themes Us Small Cap Cash Flow Champions Etf (SMCF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Sep 2026 story “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?.” Reason on file: GA selected SMCF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?” reaches Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC)

The 29 Sep 2026 story “Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?” names Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC) because of this story.

For Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC), the reason on file says GA selected DSMC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow Etf (FCFY), is listed for a different reason: GA selected FCFY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: cash, flow. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC)

DSMC traded between 41.62 and 44.07 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 43.73. FCFY traded between 29.14 and 30.45 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.50. GFLW traded between 32.22 and 34.45 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 32.45.

What the saved facts support for Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow Etf (DSMC)

46 out of 100

“Guidewire's Cash Flow and Buybacks: Can Both Keep Scaling?” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.