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Deere & Company insiders sold $55.9M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

About 24% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with.

Updated Oct 8, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 9, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026
How this comparesMore of their stake sold than at 286 of the 311 other companies we can measure (#26 of 312)See ranking
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buyers among officers and directors, past 12 months
100%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
3 of 20
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Recent activity · past 30 days, Sep 9, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Aug 31, 2026Ryan Campbell sold 4.9K shares ($3.2M) under a disclosed trading plan. That is 18% of the total stake held that day. 4.9K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so the holding rose by 0 net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Ryan Campbell
Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems
4,857$651.1818%22KAug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in this event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings don't reconcile, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Is this normal? In line with the past 5 years. 3 insiders sold; the average is 4 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Sep 2 for a sale on Aug 31. Ryan Campbell sold 4.9K shares ($3.2M) under a disclosed plan. Filing
40 SEC ownership filings in the period · See the evidence

What stands out

John May II sold 44% of vested holdings: 53K shares for $26.4M, all under a disclosed plan.Largest sale, Jan 8, 2026

Percentages cover 11 of 20 officers and directors. 9 are left out

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Left out: Ryan Campbell and Cory Reed (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead); Gregory Page, Dmitri Stockton, Sheila Talton, Leanne Caret, Laurence Hunn, Preston Feight and James Sikes (held no vested shares at the start).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Each bar is the insider's vested stake at the start of the period (Oct 8, 2025). The gold part is what they sold.

SoldRest of starting stakeAdded during the period
John May II
Chairman & CEO
Sold 44%, but 53K shares were added (mostly vesting), so the stake grew
44% · $26.4MDisclosed plan
Ryan Campbell
Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems
Sold 62% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. No bar against the starting stake: most of these shares arrived during the period.
$23.4MDisclosed plan
Cory Reed
Pres, Life Sol Cust Sup & S.M.
Sold 43% of the shares held or received (after tax withholding) during the period†. No bar against the starting stake: most of these shares arrived during the period.
$6.1MDisclosed plan
Amounts, filings and trading plans for each seller

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
OctNov 2025: $5.6M under a disclosed planNovDecJan 2026: $26.9M under a disclosed plan$26.9MJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug 2026: $23.4M under a disclosed planAugSepOct

Common questions

Is the Deere & Company CEO selling stock?

Yes. John May II sold 53K shares ($26.4M, 44% of starting holdings) in the past 12 months, all of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are Deere & Company insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 100% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Deere & Company insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

How much of their stake did Deere & Company insiders sell?

About 24% overall. As a group they ended with more shares than they started with. That covers the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026 and counts vested shares reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, which is not an insider's whole wealth.

The evidence

Who sold3 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
John May II
Chairman & CEO
$26.4M
53K shares
44%Disclosed plan
Ryan Campbell
Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems
$23.4M
36K shares
62%†
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† Most of the shares Ryan Campbell sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 21K held at the start plus the 38K received, less 985 withheld by the company for taxes.
Disclosed plan
Cory Reed
Pres, Life Sol Cust Sup & S.M.
$6.1M
12K shares
43%†
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† Most of the shares Cory Reed sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 15K held at the start plus the 14K received, less 941 withheld by the company for taxes.
Disclosed plan
The full ownership picture20 of 20 insiders fully reconciled · 13 officers and directors

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 8, 2025SoldHeld Oct 8, 2026Still held
John May II
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Chairman & CEO
120K−53K126K+4.9%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for John May II
+53Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock92,10398,020
SLAT$1 Par Common Stock27,89127,891
Rajesh Kalathur
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.
President, JD Financial & CIO
70K072Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Rajesh Kalathur
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−947withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Additional holdings last reported more than 3 years ago are shown separately and excluded from totals.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock70,27171,569

Additional holdings last reported Nov 29, 2016, not confirmed since: 19,259 shares. Not included in any total or percentage on this page.

Ryan Campbell
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems
21K−36K23Knot meaningful
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ryan Campbell
+36Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−985withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock21,35822,652
Cory Reed
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Pres, Life Sol Cust Sup & S.M.
15K−12K16Knot meaningful
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Cory Reed
+12Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−941withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock15,08716,415
Felecia Pryor
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Sr VP & Chief People Officer
6.5K07.5Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Felecia Pryor
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−726withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock6,5487,459
Tami Erwin
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Director
4.8K01.9Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Tami Erwin
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock3,874950
Spouse
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
$1 Par Common Stock950950
Jahmy Hindman
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Sr VP & Chief Technology Offcr
3.3K04.3Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jahmy Hindman
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−757withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock3,3184,314
Joshua Jepsen
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Sr VP & CFO
3.1K04.4Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Joshua Jepsen
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−974withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock3,1044,384
Justin Rose
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Pres Ag & Turf, Sml Ag & Turf
3K09.3Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Justin Rose
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−3.7Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock2,9549,343
Deanna Kovar
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Pres Ag & Turf, Prod & Prec Ag
2.4K03.3Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Deanna Kovar
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−727withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock2,3883,341

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
1,290$169.70Dec 11, 2029$628K
1,992$254.83Dec 9, 2030$800K
2,018$343.94Dec 15, 2031$631K
1,372$438.44Dec 14, 2032$299K

Estimate: options held × ($656.64 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 31, 2026), not a market close.

Kellye Walker
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Snr VP & CLO GLSRA
1.4K03.1Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kellye Walker
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−790withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock1,4203,055
Alan Heuberger
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Director
1000100no sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Alan Heuberger
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock100100
Terry Norwood
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Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Sr VP & CFO
540101no sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Terry Norwood
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−19withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Started reporting during the period; starting holdings are from the Form 3.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct$1 Par Common Stock54101

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
585$377.01Dec 13, 2033$164K
587$448.03Dec 11, 2034$122K
629$468.90Dec 10, 2035$118K

Estimate: options held × ($656.64 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 31, 2026), not a market close.

20 of 20 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (20 exactly, 0 with a minor or footnoted difference). Percentages cover 11 of 20 officers and directors. Left out: Ryan Campbell and Cory Reed (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead); Gregory Page, Dmitri Stockton, Sheila Talton, Leanne Caret, Laurence Hunn, Preston Feight and James Sikes (held no vested shares at the start). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$55.9M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $55.9M across 100,537 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

Taxes

$14.7M of sales (26.3%) cite tax obligations in their footnotes, $14.7M of them also under a plan. Separately, 14,893 shares ($7.2M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale. Example: Ryan Campbell, Aug 31, 2026

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
John May II
Chairman & CEO
53K$26.4M100%47%Nov 25, 2025 to Jan 8, 2026
Ryan Campbell
Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems
36K$23.4M100%42%Aug 21, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026
Cory Reed
Pres, Life Sol Cust Sup & S.M.
12K$6.1M100%11%Jan 14, 2026 to Jan 14, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$5.6M$5.6M$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$26.9M$26.9M$0$0
Feb 2026$0$0$0$0
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$0$0$0$0
Jun 2026$0$0$0$0
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$23.4M$23.4M$0$0
Sep 2026$0$0$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

In line with the past 5 years. 3 insiders sold; the average is 4 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 8, 2026
Latest 12 months
101K3$55.9M
Oct 8, 2025
1 year earlier
25K1$12.3M
Oct 8, 2024
2 years earlier
13K1$5.0M
Oct 9, 2023
3 years earlier
131K5$53.5M
Oct 9, 2022
4 years earlier
88K4$33.3M
Oct 9, 2021
5 years earlier
329K7$98.7M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertaintyEvery officer and director reconciles

Every officer and director reconciles for this period.

Inferred typo: the share class "$1 Par Commmon Stock" is treated as the same class as "$1 Par Common Stock" on 1 holding line, because the two spellings are nearly identical and each balance carried over exactly. Example (James Jenkins, 119,710 shares): old title, new title

Inferred typo: the share class "$ 1 Par Common Stock" is treated as the same class as "$1 Par Common Stock" on 1 holding line, because the two spellings are nearly identical and each balance carried over exactly. Example (Richard Myers, 10,826 shares): old title, new title

Inferred typo: the share class "$1 Park Common Stock" is treated as the same class as "$1 Par Common Stock" on 1 holding line, because the two spellings are nearly identical and each balance carried over exactly. Example (Markwart von Pentz, 41,153 shares): old title, new title

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology1,218 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 1,218 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for Deere & Company (SEC CIK 315189) from Dec 15, 1997 to Sep 2, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 8, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 7 filings were left out because Deere & Company filed them as an owner of another company's stock. 2 older filings exist only on paper and could not be read.

Probable 2-for-1 stock split on or before Dec 3, 2007 (split date stated in a footnote). Splits aren't reported as transactions; 20 holding lines changed by exactly this ratio, so earlier share counts are restated.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (38)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Sherry SmithMar 6, 2025No balance on record
Michael JohannsMar 6, 2025No balance on record
Clayton JonesMar 7, 2024824 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 6, 2024
Mary JonesDec 15, 202367,679 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2023
Markwart von PentzJun 8, 202351,912 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 7, 2023
Charles Holliday Jr.Mar 2, 202311,905 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2023
Marc HowzeDec 16, 202217,592 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2022
John StoneMay 31, 202216,821 shares, last reported balance as of May 26, 2022
CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.May 14, 202129,259,573 shares, last reported balance as of May 13, 2021
Dipak JainMar 4, 202113,234 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 3, 2021
James FieldJun 18, 2020154,042 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 8, 2020
Samuel AllenDec 16, 2019283,751 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2019
Vance CoffmanMar 7, 20196,532 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 6, 2019
Jean GillesDec 18, 201849,932 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2018
Brian KrzanichMar 8, 2018No balance on record
Max GuinnJan 16, 201881,488 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 16, 2018
Crandall BowlesMar 2, 201722,716 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2017
Michael MackDec 10, 201541,428 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 9, 2015
Thomas PatrickMar 5, 201519,252 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 4, 2015
Joachim MilbergMar 5, 201510,708 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 4, 2015
Richard MyersMar 5, 20153,176 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 4, 2015
James IsraelJan 31, 201414,200 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2014
Aulana PetersMar 7, 201312,008 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 6, 2013
James JenkinsJan 30, 2013188,448 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 29, 2013
David SpeerAug 20, 20122,250 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 17, 2012
David EverittDec 15, 20112,624 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2011
Robert LaneDec 21, 2009325,075 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 9, 2009
Arthur KellyJan 5, 200927,638 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 5, 2008
MARKLEY H JDec 19, 200851,110 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 17, 2008
Antonio MaderoMar 6, 200822,638 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 5, 2008
Kevin DunniganMar 6, 200822,372 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 5, 2008
Nathan JonesMay 18, 200791,564 shares, last reported balance as of May 18, 2007
John WalterApr 4, 200626,544 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2006
John BlockJan 3, 200625,796 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 7, 2005
Leonard HadleyJan 3, 200622,796 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 7, 2005
John JenkinsDec 21, 200580,427 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 7, 2005
Pierre LeroyFeb 9, 2005253,740 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 15, 2004
David PurvisDec 15, 20033,435 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 15, 2003