Insider trade

CEO sold ~$176K of ANET shares in the open market

Traded Aug 5, 2026 · Filed Aug 7, 2026

Arista NetworksANET

~$176K
Reported value · 826 sh @ $212.6377: 4.97M
Holds after · shares reported: +3.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.8%, $197.31 → $204.49 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Arista Networks sold $176K of Arista Networks 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 5, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 7, 2026

CEOIndirect holding$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$175,639

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

1 day 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 $197.31 on Aug 5, 2026, at its 52-week high, after a 22% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $116.13 (Mar 30, 2026) to $197.31 (Aug 5, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $162.20 on Jun 23, 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	+5.4%	-0.1%	+5.4%
30 days	+0.7%	-1.4%	+2.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001596532-26-000183
Filed / recorded: Aug 7, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Arista Networks, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1596532
Ticker: ANET
Reporting person: Jayshree Ullal
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: CEO and Chairperson
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 5, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 826
Price per share: $212.6377
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 4,968,490
Ownership form: Indirect — By Trust for Child 1
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's relatives on November 14, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $212.23 to $212.8875, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
These shares are held in trust for the benefit of the children of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as trustee. The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.