Insider trade

CFO sold ~$19K of GEN shares in the open market

Traded Feb 17, 2026 · Filed Feb 19, 2026

Gen DigitalGEN

~$19K
Reported value · 794 sh @ $23.62: 457K
Holds after · shares reported: -2.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.9%, $22.81 → $22.25 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Gen Digital sold $19K of Gen Digital shares. It happened by itself, for taxes or pay.

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 17, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 19, 2026

CFO<$25KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$18,754

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

12 days after results of Feb 5, 2026, 79 days before results of May 7, 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 $22.81 on Feb 17, 2026, within 2% of its 52-week low, after a 13% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $22.43 (Feb 5, 2026) to $32.16 (Aug 13, 2025), 4% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $26.07 on Jan 2, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references an employee stock purchase plan

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.0%	-0.5%	+1.5%
30 days	-6.0%	-4.9%	-1.0%
90 days	+11.2%	+7.7%	+3.5%
180 days	+23.2%	+11.6%	+11.7%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000849399-26-000005
Filed / recorded: Feb 19, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Gen Digital Inc.
Issuer CIK: 849399
Ticker: GEN
Reporting person: Natalie Marie Derse
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CFO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Feb 17, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 794
Price per share: $23.62
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 456,678
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Represents shares acquired through Gen Digital Inc. 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and sold through a predetermined quick-sale program.

Around the same time

7mo ago

128Shares · @ $22.57

Routine share withholding; mechanical by default.

Why it stands out Official record

8mo ago

795Shares · @ $20.162

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

Why it stands out Official record

8mo ago

905Shares · @ $20.162

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

Around the same time

128Shares · @ $22.57

795Shares · @ $20.162

905Shares · @ $20.162

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