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KOS Kosmos Energy (KOS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Crude petroleum & natural gas · CIK 0001509991
SEC filings
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
166
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about KOS

Insiders, 180 days
-$689.3K net sold
7 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Kosmos Energy insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Kosmos Energy Ltd. insiders sold a net $689.3K of stock across 58 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-07-06 SECtraded 2026-07-02
12,128
$24.9K
+29.9%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on Feb 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.4% of the 358,700 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 166 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP & Chief Accounting Officer Glass Ronald W. sold about $24.9K of KOS on Jul 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 166 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-07-06 SECtraded 2026-07-02
85,935
$176.2K
+29.9%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 9 sales), the last on Mar 10, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.8% of the 4,678,043 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 166 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO INGLIS ANDREW G sold about $176.2K of KOS on Jul 2, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 166 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP and CFO
SELL
2026-07-06 SECtraded 2026-07-02
45,980
$94.3K
+29.9%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 9 sales), the last on Mar 10, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.4% of the 1,935,410 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 166 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP and CFO Shah Nealesh D. sold about $94.3K of KOS on Jul 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 166 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP and General Counsel
SELL
2026-07-06 SECtraded 2026-07-02
24,969
$51.2K
+29.9%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Feb 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.7% of the 233,404 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 166 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP and General Counsel Marion Josh R. sold about $51.2K of KOS on Jul 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 166 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-29 SECtraded 2026-05-28
43,466
$118.7K
-1.4%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jun 9, 2023.
  • The trade is 28.8% of the 150,722 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 166 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Franklin Roy A. sold about $118.7K of KOS on May 28, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 166 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
58 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$689.3K over 180 days
below 52% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
166 funds bought in last quarter
more than 61% of Energy
Revenue
-23.1% year over year
below 91% of Energy
Margin
-54.3% net margin
below 94% of Energy
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
5.8% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 61% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 27Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 7 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 7 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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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.
+96.6%12M
-40%+14%+69%+124%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-10 · Ogunlesi Adebayo O. bought $6.0M2026-03-10 · INGLIS ANDREW G bought $600.0K2026-03-10 · Shah Nealesh D. bought $300.0K2026-07-02 · INGLIS ANDREW G sold $176.2K2026-02-03 · INGLIS ANDREW G sold $141.9K2026-05-27 · Grant John Douglas Kelso sold $118.7K2026-05-28 · Franklin Roy A. sold $118.7K2026-05-27 · Sterin Steven sold $105.5K2026-03-10 · STICE J MICHAEL bought $100.0K2026-07-02 · Shah Nealesh D. sold $94.3K2026-02-03 · Shah Nealesh D. sold $74.6K2026-02-04 · INGLIS ANDREW G sold $63.4K2026-07-02 · Marion Josh R. sold $51.2K2026-02-04 · Shah Nealesh D. sold $35.1K2026-02-03 · Marion Josh R. sold $26.9K2026-02-03 · Glass Ronald W. sold $26.4K2026-07-02 · Glass Ronald W. sold $24.9K2026-02-04 · Glass Ronald W. sold $4.7K2026-02-04 · Marion Josh R. sold $4.7K2026-07-02 · Glass Ronald W. filed to sell $24.9K2026-07-02 · INGLIS ANDREW G filed to sell $176.7K2026-07-02 · Marion Josh R. filed to sell $51.3K2026-07-02 · Shah Nealesh D. filed to sell $94.5K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns KOS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
56,023,521 sh
$118.2M
29,453,016 sh
$62.1M
$53.6M
$51.8M

Congress trades in KOS

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.

KOS planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Glass Ronald W.
Filed 2026-07-02
$24.9K
INGLIS ANDREW G
Filed 2026-07-02
$176.7K
Marion Josh R.
Filed 2026-07-02
$51.3K
Shah Nealesh D.
Filed 2026-07-02
$94.5K

KOS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Hotchkis and Wiley Mid-Cap Value Fund
$13.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.5%
GMO Resources Fund
$24.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.8%
BALLAST SMALL/MID CAP ETF
$3.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.7%
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
$8.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.4%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
$33.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.1%
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X Shares
$2.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
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. Inglis
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
$9.7M
$11.4M
$4.3M
+20%
+18%
2022
$7.9M
$17.0M
$3.6M
+14%
+17%
2021
$6.2M
$7.8M
$3.4M
-38%
-8%
2020
$4.7M
-$812.9K
$1.9M
-58%
-32%
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.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $689.3K sold by insiders over 180 days, 166 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

KOS financials

Revenue growth
-23.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-54.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.6B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-34.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$634.9M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
3.79x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.11x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
-63.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-11.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$4.3B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-30 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-37.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. 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.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.3B$1.7B$1.7B$2.3B
Net income-$699.8M$189.9M$213.5M$226.6M
EPS (diluted)-1.470.400.440.48
Operating cash flow$134.0M$678.2M$765.2M$1.1B
Cash$91.5M$85.0M$95.3M$183.4M
Long-term debt$2.9B$2.7B$2.4B$2.2B
Dividends paid$0$0$166.0K$655.0K
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

KOS Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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KOS ranks highest on risk and compliance (70th percentile) and institutional and government (61st), and lowest on growth (9th), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
11
Inputs
  • Return on equity-63.0% · 6 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets-11.4% · 15 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
11
Inputs
  • Debt to equity3.79x · 5 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.11x · 18 pct, sector of 115
Growth
9
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-23.1% · 9 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
23
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$689K · 47 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 95
Institutional and government
61
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter166 · 61 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
70
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+5.8% · 46 pct, sector of 167
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+7.7% · 65 pct, sector of 120
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

KOS filings, in plain words

Are Kosmos Energy insiders buying or selling KOS?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Kosmos Energy insiders were net sellers, a net $689.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 7 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Kosmos Energy insiders were net sellers of KOS, a net $689.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 7 sellers. None of the 7 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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