Insider trade

CEO sold ~$852K of MTD shares in the open market

Traded Nov 12, 2025 · Filed Nov 13, 2025

Mettler ToledoMTD

~$852K
Reported value · 583 sh @ $1,460.60: 5,087
Holds after · shares reported: +2.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.8%, $1,447.81 → $1,481.17 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Mettler Toledo sold $852K of Mettler Toledo 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: Nov 12, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Nov 13, 2025

CEO$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$851,530

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

6 days after results of Nov 6, 2025, 85 days before results of Feb 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 $1,447.81 on Nov 12, 2025, at its 52-week high, after a 12% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $970.15 (Apr 21, 2025) to $1,447.81 (Nov 12, 2025), 100% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $1,289.82 on Oct 1, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 89 workers was filed in California on November 16, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 4 days after the trade. 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

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+3.5%	-1.9%	+5.4%
30 days	+0.7%	+1.3%	-0.6%
90 days	-3.2%	+1.4%	-4.6%
180 days	-26.9%	+10.5%	-37.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001037646-25-000098
Filed / recorded: Nov 13, 2025, 4:10 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/
Issuer CIK: 1037646
Ticker: MTD
Reporting person: Patrick Kaltenbach
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: President and CEO
Security: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Nov 12, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 583
Price per share: $1,460.60
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 5,087
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Represents the average sales price of multiple individual transactions at prices between $1,459.74 and $1,460.65. Filer agrees to provide, upon request by the Commission staff, full information regarding the number of shares purchased or sold at each separate price.

Around the same time

10mo ago

3,580Shares · @ $720.81

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

Why it stands out Official record

10mo ago

2,475Shares · @ $1,103.74

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

Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold10mo ago

~$5.3MReported value · 3,580 sh @ $1,480.00

Mettler Toledo's Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs sold $5.3M of Mettler Toledo shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record