Insider trade

CFO sold ~$766K of NRG shares in the open market

Traded Jan 7, 2026 · Filed Jan 8, 2026

NRG EnergyNRG

~$766K
Reported value · 5,000 sh @ $153.2515: 87K
Holds after · shares reported: -34.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +10.8%, $148.91 → $96.93 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of NRG Energy sold $766K of NRG Energy shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jan 7, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jan 8, 2026

CFO$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$766,258

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

62 days after results of Nov 6, 2025, 48 days before results of Feb 24, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $148.91 on Jan 7, 2026, 78% above its 52-week low and 17% below its high, after a 6% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $83.61 (Apr 4, 2025) to $178.50 (Oct 29, 2025), 69% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $159.20 on Nov 21, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.9%	-0.3%	+2.2%
30 days	+4.3%	-0.0%	+4.3%
90 days	+8.4%	-2.0%	+10.4%
180 days	-7.9%	+7.4%	-15.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001225208-26-000532
Filed / recorded: Jan 8, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: NRG ENERGY, INC.
Issuer CIK: 1013871
Ticker: NRG
Reporting person: Bruce Chung
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: EVP & CFO
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jan 7, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 5,000
Price per share: $153.2515
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 86,530
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

These transactions were executed in multiple trades. The prices reported reflect the weighted average sale prices. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.