HP Helmerich & Payne (HP) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Energy · Drilling oil & gas wells · CIK 0000046765
Form 144 · 5
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
177
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about HP
Insiders, 180 days
-$6.9M net sold
4 sellers · 11% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.5M
5 notices
Helmerich & Payne insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. insiders sold a net $6.9M of stock across 44 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Aug 10, 2026.
- The trade is 5.8% of the 171,037 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 177 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, WESTERN HEMISPHERE LAND Lennox Michael sold about $450.0K of HP under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 1, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 177 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Dec 19, 2025.
- The trade is 5.3% of the 471,735 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 177 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director HELMERICH HANS sold about $1.1M of HP on Aug 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 177 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Dec 19, 2025.
- The trade is 5.6% of the 1,150,915 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 177 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director HELMERICH HANS sold about $2.9M of HP on Aug 20, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 177 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Dec 19, 2025.
- The trade is 22.4% of the 20,000 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 177 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director HELMERICH HANS sold about $196.2K of HP on Aug 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 177 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on May 18, 2026.
- The trade is 8.2% of the 136,095 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 177 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, CORP. SERVICES & CLO Hair Cara M. sold about $493.6K of HP on Aug 17, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 177 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.44 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.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$6.9M over 180 days
-$5.5M over 90 days
below 72% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
177 funds bought in last quarter
more than 66% of Energy
Revenue
+34.0% year over year
more than 83% of Energy
Margin
-4.4% net margin
below 75% of Energy
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 66% of Energy
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.
+58.6%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns HP: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
15,679,163 sh
$513.3M
7,841,430 sh
$256.7M
6,176,754 sh
$202.2M
5,907,212 sh
$193.4M
4,522,913 sh
$148.1M
Congress trades in HP
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
HP planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Lennox Michael
Filed 2026-09-01
$450.0K
Hans Helmerich
Filed 2026-08-20
$1.1M
Hair Cara M.
Filed 2026-08-17
$493.6K
Momper Sara Marie
Filed 2026-08-14
$223.8K
Lennox Michael
Filed 2026-08-10
$200.0K
HP mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF
$4.9M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF
$15.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ULTRASECTOR PROFUND
$311.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
VanEck Oil Services ETF
$50.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF
$1.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.5%
Energy Services Fund
$969.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Lindsay
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$8.6M
$8.4M
$2.6M
+224%
+240%
2022
$8.0M
$15.5M
$2.4M
+171%
+115%
2021
$8.5M
$11.9M
$2.4M
+95%
+103%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $6.9M sold by insiders over 180 days, 177 funds added last quarter, $2.5M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
HP financials
Revenue growth
+34.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-4.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.0B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM HP
| FY Sep 2025 | $3.7B |
| FY Sep 2024 | $2.8B |
| FY Sep 2023 | $2.9B |
| FY Sep 2022 | $2.1B |
| FY Sep 2021 | $1.2B |
| Jun 2026 | $1.0B |
| Mar 2026 | $932.4M |
| Dec 2025 | $1.0B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.0B |
| Jun 2025 | $1.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $1.0B |
| Dec 2024 | $677.3M |
| Sep 2024 | $693.8M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-3.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM HP
| FY Sep 2025 | -4.4% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +12.5% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +15.1% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +0.3% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -26.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +7.3% |
| Mar 2026 | -6.3% |
| Dec 2025 | -9.5% |
| Sep 2025 | -5.7% |
| Jun 2025 | -15.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +0.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$315.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM HP
| FY Sep 2025 | $116.6M |
| FY Sep 2024 | $189.6M |
| FY Sep 2023 | $438.2M |
| FY Sep 2022 | -$17.0M |
| FY Sep 2021 | $54.3M |
| Jun 2026 | $83.9M |
| Mar 2026 | -$26.3M |
| Dec 2025 | $114.9M |
| Sep 2025 | $142.8M |
| Jun 2025 | $24.6M |
| Mar 2025 | -$102.7M |
| Dec 2024 | $51.9M |
| Sep 2024 | $62.8M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.70x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity HP
| FY Sep 2025 | 0.73x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 0.61x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 0.20x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 0.20x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 0.35x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.70x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.76x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.75x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.73x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.76x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.73x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.60x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.61x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.31x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt HP
| FY Sep 2025 | 0.26x |
| FY Sep 2024 | 0.38x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 1.53x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 0.43x |
| FY Sep 2021 | 0.13x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.31x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.27x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.28x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.26x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.23x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.26x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.38x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.38x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-4.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity HP
| FY Sep 2025 | -5.7% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +12.1% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +15.7% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +0.2% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -10.5% |
| Jun 2026 | -4.9% |
| Mar 2026 | -13.2% |
| Dec 2025 | -11.2% |
| Sep 2025 | -5.7% |
| Jun 2025 | -1.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.5% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +12.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-2.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets HP
| FY Sep 2025 | -2.6% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +6.8% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +9.9% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +0.1% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -6.6% |
| Jun 2026 | -2.1% |
| Mar 2026 | -5.5% |
| Dec 2025 | -5.1% |
| Sep 2025 | -2.6% |
| Jun 2025 | -0.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +6.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital HP
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | +7.4% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +13.5% |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | +4.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +7.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+1.6%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed HP
| FY Sep 2025 | +0.1% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +9.8% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +14.3% |
| FY Sep 2022 | +1.1% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -9.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +1.6% |
| Mar 2026 | -3.8% |
| Dec 2025 | -2.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +0.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +9.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing HP
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | 8.89x |
| FY Sep 2023 | 10.13x |
| FY Sep 2022 | 739.40x |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | 11.93x |
| Dec 2024 | 10.60x |
| Sep 2024 | 8.89x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$5.6B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-30 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value HP
| FY Sep 2025 | $4.1B |
| FY Sep 2024 | $4.6B |
| FY Sep 2023 | $4.5B |
| FY Sep 2022 | $4.2B |
| FY Sep 2021 | $3.1B |
| Jun 2026 | $4.9B |
| Mar 2026 | $5.4B |
| Dec 2025 | $4.6B |
| Sep 2025 | $4.1B |
| Jun 2025 | $3.5B |
| Mar 2025 | $4.7B |
| Dec 2024 | $4.6B |
| Sep 2024 | $4.6B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+7.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield HP
| FY Sep 2025 | +5.3% |
| FY Sep 2024 | +6.3% |
| FY Sep 2023 | +10.5% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -0.4% |
| FY Sep 2021 | +1.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +9.6% |
| Mar 2026 | +7.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +6.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.4% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +6.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing HP
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | 0.00x |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
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.
| 2025-09 | 2024-09 | 2023-09 | 2022-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.7B | $2.8B | $2.9B | $2.1B |
| Operating income | $3.3M | $457.4M | $568.3M | $45.3M |
| Net income | -$163.7M | $344.2M | $434.1M | $7.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | -1.66 | 3.43 | 4.16 | 0.05 |
| Operating cash flow | $543.0M | $684.7M | $833.7M | $233.9M |
| Cash | $196.8M | $217.3M | $257.2M | $232.1M |
| Long-term debt | $2.1B | $1.8B | $545.1M | $542.6M |
| Dividends paid | $100.7M | $168.5M | $201.5M | $107.4M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
HP Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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HP filings, in plain words
Are Helmerich & Payne insiders buying or selling HP?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Helmerich & Payne insiders were net sellers, a net $6.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.
Are there planned insider sales of HP?
Yes. 5 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.5M of stock; the latest, by Lennox Michael, was filed 2026-09-01.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Helmerich & Payne insiders were net sellers of HP, a net $6.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. 11% of the 9 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Insiders filed 5 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.5M of stock. 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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