Insider trade

CEO sold ~$625K of PEP shares in the open market

Traded Mar 4, 2026 · Filed Mar 6, 2026

PepsiCoPEP

~$625K
Reported value · 3,798 sh @ $164.455: 63K
Holds after · shares reported: -23.4%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.5%, $163.92 → $125.60 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of PepsiCo sold $625K of PepsiCo 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: Mar 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 6, 2026

CEO$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$624,600

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

29 days after results of Feb 3, 2026, 43 days before results of Apr 16, 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 $163.92 on Mar 4, 2026, within 4% of its 52-week high, after an 11% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $128.02 (Jun 25, 2025) to $170.49 (Feb 6, 2026), 85% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $147.66 on Jan 20, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

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 Feb 19, 2026 in the U.S. District Court, S.D. New York. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

Masters v. PepsiCo, Inc., docket 7:26-cv-01432, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant