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WMB Williams Companies (WMB) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Natural gas transmission · CIK 0000107263
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Congress · 1Form 144 · 5
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
3
Codes C/M, not in net · $119.4K priced

What the filings say about WMB

Insiders, 180 days
-$6.7M net sold
4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-02-10
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$11.8M
5 notices

Williams Companies insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. insiders sold a net $6.7M of stock across 76 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
Wilson Terrance Lane
SVP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-10-02 SECtraded 2026-10-01
2,000
$135.7K
+4.6%
Context
  • 33 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (33 sales), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 262,259 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold about $135.7K of WMB on Oct 1, 2026.
Wilson Terrance Lane
SVP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-09-02 SECtraded 2026-09-01
2,000
$151.1K
+0.8%
Context
  • 32 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (32 sales), the last on Aug 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 264,259 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold about $151.1K of WMB on Sep 1, 2026.
Wilson Terrance Lane
SVP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-08-17 SECtraded 2026-08-14
2,800
$209.5K
-0.7%
Context
  • 30 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (30 sales), the last on Aug 3, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.0% of the 278,359 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold about $209.5K of WMB on Aug 14, 2026.
Wilson Terrance Lane
SVP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-08-17 SECtraded 2026-08-14
10,200
$763.8K
-0.7%
Context
  • 30 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (30 sales), the last on Aug 3, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.8% of the 268,159 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold about $763.8K of WMB on Aug 14, 2026.
Wilson Terrance Lane
SVP & General Counsel
SELL
2026-08-04 SECtraded 2026-08-03
2,000
$141.3K
+3.2%
Context
  • 29 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (29 sales), the last on Jul 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.7% of the 281,159 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold about $141.3K of WMB on Aug 3, 2026.
76 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 -$6.7M over 180 days
-$1.4M over 90 days
below 93% of Utilities
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Utilities
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+17.9% year over year
more than 80% of Utilities
Margin
17.6% net margin
more than 78% of Utilities
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.4 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 61% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 2SVP & General Counsel Wilson Terrance Lane sold $135.7K (Oct 1)
Oct 1Officer Wilson Terrance Lane filed to sell $135.7K by Oct 1 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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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.
+28.6%12M
-4%+10%+23%+37%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-06 · Porter John Dean sold $3.8M2026-02-24 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $2.0M2026-05-14 · Larsen Larry C sold $917.9K2026-08-14 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $763.8K2026-02-26 · Hausman Mary A. sold $757.1K2026-03-11 · Rinke Todd J. sold $547.8K2025-11-12 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $242.1K2026-03-13 · Fazel Payvand sold $212.0K2026-08-14 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $209.5K2026-05-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $152.7K2026-09-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $151.1K2026-03-02 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $150.5K2026-07-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $148.3K2026-04-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $143.5K2026-06-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $142.6K2026-08-03 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $141.3K2026-10-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $135.7K2026-02-02 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $132.8K2026-05-15 · Jasek Glen G. sold $130.1K2025-12-09 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $123.8K2026-01-02 · Wilson Terrance Lane sold $120.2K2026-05-15 · Jasek Glen G. sold $65.3K2026-10-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane filed to sell $135.7K2026-09-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane filed to sell $151.1K2026-08-14 · Wilson Terrance Lane filed to sell $973.3K2026-08-05 · THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES FNDN, INC filed to sell $10.4M2026-08-03 · Wilson Terrance Lane filed to sell $141.3K2026-07-01 · Wilson Terrance Lane filed to sell $148.3K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns WMB: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in WMB

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Gilbert Cisneros
Bought 2026-02-10 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Sold 2026-01-09 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Ritchie John Torres
Sold 2025-07-11 · disclosed 40 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Lisa McClain
Sold 2025-07-10 · disclosed 34 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Jefferson Shreve
Sold 2025-05-12 · disclosed 41 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

WMB planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Wilson Terrance Lane
Filed 2026-10-01
$135.7K
Wilson Terrance Lane
Filed 2026-09-01
$151.1K
Wilson Terrance Lane
Filed 2026-08-14
$973.3K
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES FNDN, INC
Filed 2026-08-05
$10.4M
Wilson Terrance Lane
Filed 2026-08-03
$141.3K
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $481K spent
$864.2K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Armstrong
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
2024
$16.3M
$44.8M
$4.8M
+234%
+183%
2023
$17.5M
$18.5M
$4.9M
+106%
+159%
2022
$13.9M
$36.7M
$4.3M
+84%
+161%
2021
$13.8M
$32.3M
$4.0M
+38%
+60%
2020
$12.2M
$12.8M
$4.0M
-8%
-21%
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 $6.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $11.8M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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WMB financials

Revenue growth
+17.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
17.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$15.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+19.9%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$108.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
2.13x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.21x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+24.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+5.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+9.0%
operating income after a 23.5% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30 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
29.52x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$116.7B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-30 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2023-09-30
FCF yield
-0.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
1.13x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 26%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-27. 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$14.9B$12.6B$12.0B$17.8B
Operating income$4.2B$3.3B$4.3B$3.0B
Net income$2.6B$2.2B$3.2B$2.0B
EPS (diluted)2.141.822.601.67
Operating cash flow$5.9B$5.0B$5.9B$4.9B
Cashn/an/an/a$152.0M
Long-term debt$27.3B$24.7B$23.4B$21.9B
Buybacks$0$0$130.0M$9.0M
Dividends paid$2.4B$2.3B$2.2B$2.1B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

WMB Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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WMB ranks highest on profitability (85th percentile) and growth (56th), and lowest on insider conviction (3rd), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
85
Inputs
  • Return on equity+24.0% · 93 pct, sector of 104
  • Return on assets+5.3% · 82 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+9.0% · 79 pct, sector of 64
  • Return on capital employed+8.9% · 85 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
43
Inputs
  • Debt to equity2.13x · 13 pct, sector of 113
  • Cash flow to debt0.21x · 72 pct, sector of 113
Growth
56
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+17.9% · 80 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoY-4.1% · 32 pct, sector of 38
Insider conviction
3
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$6.7M · 7 pct, sector of 87
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 88
Institutional and government
54
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 29 pct, sector of 32
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$1.8M · 80 pct, sector of 60
Risk and compliance
55
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.2% · 68 pct, sector of 162
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.40 per $1B · 2 pct, sector of 106
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+3.4% · 95 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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WMB filings, in plain words

Are Williams Companies insiders buying or selling WMB?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Williams Companies insiders were net sellers, a net $6.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded WMB?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying WMB and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-02-10.

Are there planned insider sales of WMB?

Yes. 5 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $11.8M of stock; the latest, by Wilson Terrance Lane, was filed 2026-10-01.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Williams Companies insiders were net sellers of WMB, a net $6.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. None of the 12 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying WMB and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-02-10. Insiders filed 5 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $11.8M 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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