Insider trade

CEO sold ~$36.5M of ANET shares in the open market

Traded Apr 16, 2026 · Filed Apr 20, 2026

Arista NetworksANET

~$36.5M
Reported value · 229K sh @ $159.2037: 18.1M
Holds after · shares reported: +27.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +8.9%, $161.01 → $204.49 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Arista Networks sold $36.5M of Arista Networks 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: Apr 16, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 20, 2026

CEOIndirect holding$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$36,485,190

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

63 days after results of Feb 12, 2026, 19 days before results of May 5, 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 $161.01 on Apr 16, 2026, within 1% of its 52-week high, after a 19% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $67.67 (Apr 21, 2025) to $162.03 (Oct 29, 2025), 99% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $134.83 on Mar 4, 2026. 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	-4.4%	+1.1%	-5.5%
30 days	-14.0%	+5.5%	-19.5%
90 days	-2.0%	+5.4%	-7.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001596532-26-000060
Filed / recorded: Apr 20, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Arista Networks, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1596532
Ticker: ANET
Reporting person: Jayshree Ullal
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: CEO and Chairperson
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Apr 16, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 229,173
Price per share: $159.2037
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 18,082,837
Ownership form: Indirect — by Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The exercises and/or sales reported on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 14, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $159.00 to $159.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
These shares are held by a family trust for which the reporting person is co-trustee.

Around the same time

5mo ago

32KShares · @ $15.2625

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

Why it stands out Official record

Director sold ~$2.02M of Arista Networks

Scheduled in advance5mo ago

Director sold ~$1.74M of Arista Networks

Scheduled in advance5mo ago