Insider trade

CFO sold ~$899K of TSLA shares in the open market

Traded Mar 6, 2026 · Filed Mar 9, 2026

TeslaTSLA

~$899K
Reported value · 2,264.5 sh @ $397.031: 18K
Holds after · shares reported: -10.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +13.6%, $396.73 → $354.11 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

An automatic sale tied to taxes or pay, not a fresh decision

An automatic sale tied to taxes or pay, not a fresh decision
Sold 11% of their holdings

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: Mar 6, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 9, 2026

CFO$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$899,077

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

37 days after results of Jan 28, 2026, 27 days before results of Apr 2, 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 $396.73 on Mar 6, 2026, 79% above its 52-week low and 19% below its high, after a 12% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $221.86 (Apr 8, 2025) to $489.88 (Dec 16, 2025), 65% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $449.36 on Jan 22, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references tax withholding

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+0.0%	-0.9%	+0.9%
30 days	-13.4%	+0.4%	-13.8%
90 days	+2.4%	+9.2%	-6.7%
180 days	-7.8%	+13.1%	-20.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001104659-26-025379
Filed / recorded: Mar 9, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Tesla, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1318605
Ticker: TSLA
Reporting person: Vaibhav Taneja
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Financial Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Mar 6, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,264.5
Price per share: $397.031
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 18,106.5
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

PURSUANT TO THE ISSUER'S EQUITY PLAN AND POLICIES, THESE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WERE AUTOMATICALLY WITHHELD AND SOLD BY THE ISSUER TO SATISFY THE REPORTING PERSON'S TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS REPORTED HEREIN.