Insider trade

Officer sold ~$507K of CVX shares in the open market

Traded Aug 18, 2026 · Filed Aug 20, 2026

ChevronCVX

~$507K
Reported value · 2,470 sh @ $205.1088: 11K
Holds after · shares reported: +0.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.5%, $205.74 → $207.10 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Chevron's Chief Legal Officer sold $507K of Chevron shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

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 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 20, 2026

OfficerIndirect holding$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$506,619

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

18 days after results of Jul 31, 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 $205.74 on Aug 18, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after an 18% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $146.75 (Dec 16, 2025) to $211.15 (Mar 27, 2026), 92% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $174.01 on Jul 7, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 180 workers was filed in California on July 1, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 48 days before the trade. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.7%	+0.5%	-2.1%
30 days	-0.8%	+1.0%	-1.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000093410-26-000179
Filed / recorded: Aug 20, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: CHEVRON CORP
Issuer CIK: 93410
Ticker: CVX
Reporting person: R. Hewitt Pate
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Legal Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 18, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,470
Price per share: $205.1088
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 10,794
Ownership form: Indirect — By Spouse Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his spouse's trust, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the shares held by his spouse's trust for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.