Insider trade

CEO sold ~$235K of SBUX shares in the open market

Traded Sep 4, 2026 · Filed Sep 9, 2026

StarbucksSBUX

~$235K
Reported value · 2,229 sh @ $105.60: 73K
Holds after · shares reported: -9.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.8%, $104.47 → $94.88 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Starbucks sold $235K of Starbucks 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: Sep 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 9, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$235,382

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

37 days after results of Jul 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 $104.47 on Sep 4, 2026, within 4% of its 52-week high, after a 1% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $78.46 (Oct 10, 2025) to $108.55 (Aug 13, 2026), 86% of the way up, from 252 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $103.25 on Jul 24, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 224 workers was filed in Washington on August 20, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 15 days before the trade. 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 Aug 28, 2024 in the U.S. District Court, W.D. Washington. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

Garbaccio v. Starbucks Corporation, docket 2:24-cv-01362, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-2.6%	+0.6%	-3.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000829224-26-000135
Filed / recorded: Sep 9, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: STARBUCKS CORP
Issuer CIK: 829224
Ticker: SBUX
Reporting person: Brady Brewer
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: ceo, International
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Sep 4, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,229
Price per share: $105.60
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 73,148.502
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 3, 2025.
Includes 243 shares representing dividend equivalents on unvested time-based restricted stock units.