The king of cashing out among US stock executives is born! Oracle's Katz cashed out $2.5 billion in the first half of the year, "crushing" Amazon's Bezos
Oracle CEO Safra Catz became the largest stock seller among U.S. corporate insiders in 2025, cashing out $2.5 billion in the first half of the year, surpassing Amazon's Jeff Bezos' $737 million. Catz exercised options and sold 8.7 million shares in the second quarter, cashing out $1.83 billion. Her net worth reached $4 billion. Other executives, such as Dell Technologies' Michael Dell and Roblox's CEO, also made significant cash-outs
According to data from Washington Service Company, Safra Catz, the CEO of Oracle (ORCL.US), has become the largest stock seller among U.S. corporate insiders in 2025, having sold $2.5 billion worth of stock in the first half of the year. In the second quarter alone, Catz exercised options and sold nearly 8.7 million shares, cashing out $1.83 billion, surpassing Jeff Bezos's cash-out of $737 million during the same period. Catz's net worth has now reached $4 billion.
Catz's sales in the second quarter were conducted under a pre-determined trading plan, coinciding with a market rebound following trade-related fluctuations. Oracle granted Catz an additional 5 million options in June, which she subsequently exercised along with other soon-to-expire options and sold the stock.
She is not the only insider taking advantage of the market highs. Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies (DELL.US), sold $1.22 billion worth of stock, while Bezos sold $736.7 million in Amazon (AMZN.US) stock. This was Bezos's first stock sale this year under a new trading plan that allows him to sell up to $5 billion worth of stock before May 2026.
Other insiders with significant cash-outs include David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox (RBLX.US), who cashed out $631 million; Max de Groen, a director at Nutanix (NTNX.US), who cashed out $421 million; Michael Reese, co-president of Blue Owl Capital (OWL.US), who cashed out $396 million; and Gerald Chen, a director at Applovin (APP.US), who cashed out $341 million.
Mark Stevens, a director at NVIDIA (NVDA.US), sold $288 million worth of stock and indicated plans to sell more. Larry Robbins, a board member at CVS Health (CVS.US), sold $254 million worth of stock.
However, overall insider trading activity has slowed compared to last year. It was reported that in the second quarter, a total of 6,000 insiders sold $36 billion worth of stock, down from $62 billion in the same period last year.
2025 Q2 U.S. Stock Executive Cash-Out Rankings
