Insider trade

Amazon's CEO Douglas Herrington sold ~$745K of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Nov 17, 2025 · Filed Nov 18, 2025

AmazonAMZN

~$745K
Reported value · 3,200 sh @ $232.67: 499K
Holds after · shares reported: +6.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +14.8%, $232.87 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $745K 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: 7 sales in the past year
9 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: Nov 17, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Nov 18, 2025

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$744,544

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

18 days after results of Oct 30, 2025, 80 days before results of Feb 5, 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 $232.87 on Nov 17, 2025, 39% above its 52-week low and 8% below its high, after a 5% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $167.32 (Apr 21, 2025) to $254.00 (Nov 3, 2025), 76% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $220.90 on Oct 6, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 2,303 workers was filed in Washington on October 28, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 20 days before the trade; 5 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	+2.9%	+2.6%	+0.3%
30 days	+2.1%	+2.7%	-0.6%
90 days	-9.7%	+3.0%	-12.7%
180 days	+18.9%	+11.5%	+7.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001018724-25-000129
Filed / recorded: Nov 18, 2025, 11:52 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: Nov 17, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,200
Price per share: $232.67
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 498,982
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 11/07/2024.
Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $233.08 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $232.11.

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