Insider trade

CFO sold ~$179K of BKNG shares in the open market

Traded Aug 12, 2026 · Filed Aug 13, 2026

~$179K
Reported value · 860 sh @ $208.6547: 79K
Holds after · shares reported: -24.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -1.1%, $212.26 → $160.28 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Booking Holdings sold $179K of Booking Holdings 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: Aug 12, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 13, 2026

CFO$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$179,443

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

8 days after results of Aug 4, 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 $212.26 on Aug 12, 2026, 38% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, after a 19% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $154.13 (May 15, 2026) to $228.8348 (Aug 22, 2025), 78% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $178.24 on Jun 30, 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	-1.1%	-1.4%	+0.2%
30 days	-17.3%	-2.0%	-15.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001574918-26-000006
Filed / recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Booking Holdings Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1075531
Ticker: BKNG
Reporting person: Ewout L Steenbergen
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 12, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 860
Price per share: $208.6547
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 78,934
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The 10b5-1(c) sales plan was adopted on May 13, 2026.
Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $208.21 - $209.20. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

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