Insider trade

Amazon's CEO Douglas Herrington sold about $158K of company shares

Traded May 15, 2026 · Filed May 19, 2026

AmazonAMZN

~$158K
Reported value · 600 sh @ $263.5733: 477K
Holds after · shares reported: -6.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.4%, $264.14 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $158K 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: 29 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 15, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 19, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$158,144

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

16 days after results of Apr 29, 2026, 76 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 $264.14 on May 15, 2026, within 4% of its 52-week high, after a 26% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $198.79 (Feb 13, 2026) to $274.99 (May 6, 2026), 86% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $209.77 on Apr 2, 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, 28 days before the trade; 1 more notice 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	+2.6%	+1.2%	+1.3%
30 days	-12.2%	+0.4%	-12.6%
90 days	-2.1%	+3.5%	-5.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001936006-26-000016
Filed / recorded: May 19, 2026, 9:04 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: Douglas J Herrington
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 15, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 600
Price per share: $263.5733
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 476,972
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 11/10/2025.
Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $263.88 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $263.42.