Insider trade

CEO sold ~$165K of BKNG shares in the open market

Traded Feb 17, 2026 · Filed Feb 19, 2026

Booking HoldingsBKNG

~$165K
Reported value · 40 sh @ $4,120.2575: 19K
Holds after · shares reported: -3.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.9%, $165.606 → $160.28 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Booking Holdings sold $165K of Booking Holdings 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: Feb 17, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 19, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$164,810

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

112 days after results of Oct 28, 2025, 1 day before results of Feb 18, 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 $165.606 on Feb 17, 2026, at its 52-week low, after a 22% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $165.606 (Feb 17, 2026) to $232.6368 (Jul 7, 2025), 0% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $212.928 on Jan 2, 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	+6.1%	+0.7%	+5.4%
30 days	+9.7%	-4.3%	+14.0%
90 days	-2.1%	+8.3%	-10.4%
180 days	+29.9%	+12.1%	+17.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001516908-26-000007
Filed / recorded: Feb 19, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Booking Holdings Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1075531
Ticker: BKNG
Reporting person: Glenn D Fogel
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: CEO AND PRESIDENT
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Feb 17, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 40
Price per share: $4,120.2575
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 19,095
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The 10b5-1(c) sales plan was adopted on December 9, 2024.
Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,120.04 - $4,120.63. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

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Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

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