Insider trade

CEO sold ~$4.25M of AAPL shares in the open market

Traded Oct 2, 2026 · Filed Oct 6, 2026

AppleAAPL

~$4.25M
Reported value · 13K sh @ $333.34: 63K
Holds after · shares reported: −0.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.7%, $333.69 → $332.89 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

The boss of Apple sold $4.25M of Apple 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: Oct 2, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Oct 6, 2026

CEO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$4,248,752

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

64 days after 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 $333.69 on Oct 2, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after a 7% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $245.27 (Oct 10, 2025) to $341.07 (Sep 25, 2026), 92% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $311.30 on Aug 20, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 79 workers was filed in California on August 20, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 43 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

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Jul 25, 2025 in the U.S. District Court, N.D. California. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

City of Coral Springs Police Officers Pension Plan v. Apple Inc., docket 5:25-cv-06252, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001140361-26-038669
Filed / recorded: Oct 6, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Apple Inc.
Issuer CIK: 320193
Ticker: AAPL
Reporting person: John Ternus
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Oct 2, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 12,746
Price per share: $333.34
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 63,321
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 21, 2026.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $332.79 to $333.785; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, Apple, or a security holder of Apple.
These shares are held through Mr. Ternus' trust.

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Gift or transfer — classified separately from trades.

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