Insider trade

Officer sold ~$210K of SBUX shares in the open market

Traded Apr 29, 2026 · Filed Apr 30, 2026

StarbucksSBUX

~$210K
Reported value · 2,000 sh @ $105.00: 58K
Holds after · shares reported: -10.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +7.4%, $105.50 → $94.88 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Starbucks's chief partner officer sold $210K 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 29, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 30, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$210,000

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

1 day after results of Apr 28, 2026, 91 days before 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 $105.50 on Apr 29, 2026, at its 52-week high, after an 8% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $78.46 (Oct 10, 2025) to $105.50 (Apr 29, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $97.57 on Mar 17, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 61 workers was filed in Washington on May 8, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 9 days after 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	-0.9%	+2.4%	-3.3%
30 days	-8.9%	+5.3%	-14.1%
90 days	-0.1%	+2.9%	-3.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000829224-26-000082
Filed / recorded: Apr 30, 2026, 10:36 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: Sara Kelly
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: evp, chief partner officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Apr 29, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,000
Price per share: $105.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 57,652.8408
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 44.286 shares purchased on March 31, 2026, pursuant to the Starbucks Employee Stock Purchase Plan.