Insider trade

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold about $16.5M of company shares

Traded Sep 1, 2026 · Filed Sep 2, 2026

MicrosoftMSFT

~$16.5M
Reported value · 33K sh @ $501.1233: 510K
Holds after · shares reported: +2.4%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.3%, $501.02 → $512.80 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Microsoft sold $16.5M of Microsoft shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

No pre-arranged plan is mentioned in the filing
Sold 6% of their holdings
Routine for them: 8 sales in the past year
5 insiders at Microsoft sold within a month

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: Sep 1, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 2, 2026

CEO$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$16,487,458

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

34 days after results of Jul 29, 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 $501.02 on Sep 1, 2026, 42% above its 52-week low and 8% below its high, after a 26% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $352.83 (Jun 25, 2026) to $542.07 (Oct 28, 2025), 78% of the way up, from 252 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $397.75 on Jul 21, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 277 workers was filed in Washington on September 22, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 21 days after the trade; 1 more notice by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Jun 12, 2026 in the U.S. District Court, W.D. Washington. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

In Re: Microsoft Corporation Securities Litigation, docket 2:26-cv-02071, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-3.5%	-2.0%	-1.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000789019-26-000161
Filed / recorded: Sep 2, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: MICROSOFT CORP
Issuer CIK: 789019
Ticker: MSFT
Reporting person: Satya Nadella
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Chief Executive Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Sep 1, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 32,901
Price per share: $501.1233
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 509,543.534
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $500.79 to $501.78. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase 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 transactions were effected.