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

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