Insider trade

Meta's COO Javier Olivan sold about $1.57M of company shares

Traded Feb 15, 2026 · Filed Feb 18, 2026

MetaMETA

~$1.57M
Reported value · 2,461 sh @ $639.77: 12K
Holds after · shares reported: +16.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +13.7%, $639.77 → $741.90 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

Meta's Chief Operating Officer sold $1.57M of Meta shares. It happened by itself, for taxes or pay.

An automatic sale tied to taxes or pay, not a fresh decision
Sold 17% of their holdings
Routine for them: 22 sales in the past year
6 insiders at Meta 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: Feb 15, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 18, 2026

Officer$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$1,574,474

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

18 days after results of Jan 28, 2026, 73 days before results of Apr 29, 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 $639.77 on Feb 13, 2026, 32% above its 52-week low and 19% below its high, after a 3% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $484.66 (Apr 21, 2025) to $790.00 (Aug 12, 2025), 51% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $660.09 on Dec 31, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 52 workers was filed in California on February 2, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 13 days before the trade; 11 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references tax withholding

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.9%	+0.7%	+1.2%
30 days	-6.3%	-4.3%	-2.1%
90 days	-6.2%	+8.3%	-14.4%
180 days	-15.7%	+12.1%	-27.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000950103-26-002340
Filed / recorded: Feb 18, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1326801
Ticker: META
Reporting person: Javier Olivan
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Operating Officer
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Feb 15, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,461
Price per share: $639.77
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 12,108
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that have been withheld by the Issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") and does not represent an open market sale.

Around the same time

Director sold ~$367K of Meta

Scheduled in advance7mo ago

Officer sold ~$585K of Meta

Scheduled in advance7mo ago

Officer sold ~$52K of Meta

Scheduled in advance7mo ago