Insider trade

CFO sold ~$3.77M of WMB shares in the open market

Traded May 6, 2026 · Filed May 7, 2026

Williams CompaniesWMB

~$3.77M
Reported value · 50K sh @ $75.3656: 197K
Holds after · shares reported: -6.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +4.1%, $73.76 → $69.22 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Williams Companies sold $3.77M of Williams Companies shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

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: May 6, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 7, 2026

CFO$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$3,768,280

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

2 days after results of May 4, 2026, 89 days before results of Aug 3, 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 $73.76 on May 6, 2026, within 4% of its 52-week high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $56.51 (Nov 4, 2025) to $76.31 (Apr 30, 2026), 87% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $74.46 on Mar 24, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+8.0%	+0.2%	+7.8%
30 days	-0.5%	+0.2%	-0.7%
90 days	-0.3%	+4.2%	-4.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001799286-26-000006
Filed / recorded: May 7, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
Issuer CIK: 107263
Ticker: WMB
Reporting person: John Dean Porter
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: EVP & CFO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 6, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 50,000
Price per share: $75.3656
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 196,567.06
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $74.40- $75.65. The prices reported above reflect the weighted average sale price. 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 transaction was effected.

Around the same time

Officer sold ~$143K of Williams Companies

Scheduled in advance4mo ago

5mo ago

16KShares

Gift or transfer — classified separately from trades.

Why it stands out Official record

5mo ago

836Shares · @ $28.15

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record