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NRG NRG Energy (NRG) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Electric services · CIK 0001013871
Form 144 · 1
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
514
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
4
Codes C/M, not in net · $312.3K priced

What the filings say about NRG

Insiders, 180 days
-$4.3M net sold
2 sellers · 33% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$188.1K
1 notice

NRG 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, NRG ENERGY, INC. insiders sold a net $4.3M of stock across 37 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
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-08
1,580
$191.1K
-16.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 25.4% of the 6,213 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 514 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Spencer Gerald Alfred sold about $191.1K of NRG under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 8, 2026; 514 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer
SELL
2026-07-17 SECtraded 2026-07-15
11,145
$1.6M
-28.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jun 15, 2026.
  • The trade is 32.8% of the 33,966 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 514 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer Kinney Virginia sold about $1.6M of NRG on Jul 15, 2026; 514 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer
SELL
2026-06-17 SECtraded 2026-06-15
20,000
$2.6M
-30.4%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Mar 16, 2026.
  • The trade is 44.3% of the 45,111 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 514 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer Kinney Virginia sold about $2.6M of NRG on Jun 15, 2026; 514 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer
SELL
2026-03-17 SECtraded 2026-03-16
5,000
$783.2K
-40.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Nov 14, 2025.
  • The trade is 9.0% of the 55,495 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 514 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec VP, Chief Admin Officer Kinney Virginia sold about $783.2K of NRG on Mar 16, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 514 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-03-04 SEC
14,300,000
$2.3B
-41.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 215.0% of the 6,650,000 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 514 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC sold about $2.3B of NRG on Mar 4, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 514 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
37 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.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$4.3M over 180 days
-$191.1K over 90 days
below 90% of Utilities
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
514 funds bought in last quarter
more than 78% of Utilities
Revenue
+9.4% year over year
more than 56% of Utilities
Margin
2.8% net margin
below 78% of Utilities
Buybacks
$931.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 88% of Utilities
Short interest
2.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 51% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-42.1%12M
-43%-24%-6%+13%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-04 · LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC sold $2.3B2026-03-04 · Nanus David sold $2.3B2026-03-04 · LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC sold $300.0M2026-03-04 · Nanus David sold $300.0M2026-01-05 · Curci Brian sold $9.8M2026-01-06 · Curci Brian sold $7.5M2026-01-06 · Gaudette Robert J sold $7.1M2025-11-14 · Kinney Virginia sold $3.3M2026-06-15 · Kinney Virginia sold $2.6M2026-07-15 · Kinney Virginia sold $1.6M2026-01-06 · Chung Bruce sold $1.2M2026-01-07 · Chung Bruce sold $1.2M2026-03-16 · Kinney Virginia sold $783.2K2026-01-07 · Chung Bruce sold $766.2K2026-09-08 · Spencer Gerald Alfred sold $191.1K2026-09-08 · GERALD SPENCER filed to sell $188.1K2026-07-15 · Kinney Virginia filed to sell $1.5M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns NRG: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
17,658,104 sh
$2.6B
16,880,449 sh
$2.5B
$1.9B
11,234,607 sh
$1.6B

Congress trades in NRG

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.

NRG planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
GERALD SPENCER
Filed 2026-09-08
$188.1K
Kinney Virginia
Filed 2026-07-15
$1.5M

NRG mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
ICON UTILITIES AND INCOME FUND
$2.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
9.5%
Fidelity Infrastructure Fund
$9.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.4%
Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund
$64.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.9%
Select Utilities Portfolio
$187.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.8%
NYLIM VP Fidelity Institutional AM Utilities Portfolio
$39.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.6%
VIP Utilities Portfolio
$16.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mauricio Gutierrez
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
2022
$10.2M
-$938.8K
$2.5M
-11%
+22%
2021
$10.9M
$10.7M
$2.0M
+16%
+21%
2020
$9.9M
$8.8M
$2.2M
-2%
+3%
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
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $4.3M sold by insiders over 180 days, 514 funds added last quarter, $188.1K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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NRG financials

Revenue growth
+9.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
2.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$33.1B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+2.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$348.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
4.82x
LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.07x
TTM operating cash flow over LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion)
Return on equity
+23.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+2.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+6.1%
operating income after a 19.0% effective tax rate, over LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+8.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
24.57x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$42.9B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+1.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.33x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 76%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
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.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$30.7B$28.1B$28.8B$31.5B
Operating income$1.8B$2.4B$384.0M$2.0B
Net income$864.0M$1.1B-$202.0M$1.2B
EPS (diluted)4.014.99-1.125.17
Operating cash flow$1.9B$2.3B-$221.0M$360.0M
Cash$4.7B$966.0M$541.0M$430.0M
Long-term debt$16.4B$9.8B$10.1B$8.0B
Buybacks$1.3B$935.0M$1.1B$600.0M
Dividends paid$411.0M$405.0M$381.0M$332.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

NRG Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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NRG ranks highest on institutional and government (72nd percentile) and risk and compliance (68th), and lowest on insider conviction (7th), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
67
Inputs
  • Return on equity+23.8% · 92 pct, sector of 104
  • Return on assets+2.7% · 51 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+6.1% · 41 pct, sector of 64
  • Return on capital employed+8.9% · 83 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
9
Inputs
  • Debt to equity4.82x · 5 pct, sector of 113
  • Cash flow to debt0.07x · 13 pct, sector of 113
Growth
56
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+9.4% · 56 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
7
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$4.1M · 14 pct, sector of 87
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 88
Institutional and government
72
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter514 · 78 pct, sector of 121
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$1.1M · 66 pct, sector of 60
Risk and compliance
68
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.9% · 54 pct, sector of 162
  • 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 106
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+12.3% · 50 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
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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

NRG filings, in plain words

Are NRG Energy insiders buying or selling NRG?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, NRG Energy insiders were net sellers, a net $4.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of NRG?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $188.1K of stock; the latest, by GERALD SPENCER, was filed 2026-09-08.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, NRG Energy insiders were net sellers of NRG, a net $4.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. 33% of the 3 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $188.1K 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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