Insider trade

CEO sold ~$148K of SBUX shares in the open market

Traded Apr 6, 2026 · Filed Apr 8, 2026

StarbucksSBUX

~$148K
Reported value · 1,641 sh @ $90.00: 84K
Holds after · shares reported: +0.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +15.9%, $94.78 → $94.88 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Starbucks sold $148K 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: Apr 6, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 8, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$147,690

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

68 days after results of Jan 28, 2026, 22 days before results of Apr 28, 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 $94.78 on Apr 6, 2026, 21% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, after a 3% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $78.46 (Oct 10, 2025) to $101.44 (Mar 11, 2026), 71% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $97.49 on Feb 20, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 69 workers was filed in Washington on March 27, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 10 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 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	+1.5%	+3.2%	-1.7%
30 days	+9.1%	+8.7%	+0.4%
90 days	+7.2%	+9.6%	-2.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000829224-26-000066
Filed / recorded: Apr 8, 2026, 11:10 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: Apr 6, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,641
Price per share: $90.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 84,375.502
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.

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