Insider trade

Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy sold about $1.36M of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded May 21, 2026 · Filed May 26, 2026

AmazonAMZN

~$1.36M
Reported value · 5,206 sh @ $261.9528: 2.22M
Holds after · shares reported: -6.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +4.3%, $268.46 → $251.40 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $1.36M of Amazon 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
Routine for them: 17 sales in the past year
7 insiders at Amazon 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 21, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 26, 2026

CEO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$1,363,726

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

22 days after results of Apr 29, 2026, 70 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 $268.46 on May 21, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after a 15% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $198.79 (Feb 13, 2026) to $274.99 (May 6, 2026), 91% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $233.65 on Apr 9, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 616 workers was filed in Florida on April 17, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 34 days before the trade; 2 more notices by the company within 60 days. 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

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-8.0%	+0.5%	-8.5%
30 days	-14.4%	-2.9%	-11.6%
90 days	-4.0%	+2.1%	-6.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001374545-26-000008
Filed / recorded: May 26, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: AMAZON COM INC
Issuer CIK: 1018724
Ticker: AMZN
Reporting person: Andrew R Jassy
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: President and CEO
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 21, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 5,206
Price per share: $261.9528
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 2,220,560
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 11/14/2025.
Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $262.46 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $261.47.