Insider trade

Apple's Principal Accounting Officer sold about $369K of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded May 8, 2026 · Filed May 12, 2026

AppleAAPL

~$369K
Reported value · 1,274 sh @ $290.00: 39K
Holds after · shares reported: +12.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.6%, $293.32 → $330.32 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Apple's Principal Accounting Officer sold $369K of Apple shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 3% of their holdings
Their first sale in the data covering the past year
3 insiders at Apple 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: May 8, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 12, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$369,460

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

8 days after results of Apr 30, 2026, 83 days before results of Jul 30, 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 $293.32 on May 8, 2026, at its 52-week high, after a 16% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $195.27 (May 23, 2025) to $293.32 (May 8, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $252.89 on Mar 26, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 57 workers was filed in California on April 23, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 15 days before the trade. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

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 Jul 25, 2025 in the U.S. District Court, N.D. California. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

City of Coral Springs Police Officers Pension Plan v. Apple Inc., docket 5:25-cv-06252, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant