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Hilton Worldwide insiders sold $38.7M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

About 2.8% 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 131 of the 311 other companies we can measure (#181 of 312)See ranking
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buyers among officers and directors, past 12 months
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
3 of 15
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Recent activity · past 30 days, Sep 9, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
Sep 14, 2026Laura Fuentes sold 7.3K shares ($2.3M) to cover taxes on vesting stock. That is 18% of the total stake held that day. 13K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so the holding rose by 5.5K net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Laura Fuentes
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
7,289$309.8118%33KSep 14, 2026Sep 15, 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.

Sep 14, 2026Chris Carr sold 439 shares ($136K) with no plan disclosed. That is 5.1% of the total stake held that day.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Chris Carr
Director
439$310.345.1%8.3KSep 14, 2026Sep 15, 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 Oct 1 for a stock award on Sep 30. Douglas Steenland received an award of 9 shares. Filing
60 SEC ownership filings in the period · See the evidence

What stands out

Two insiders sold shares but ended with larger stakes, because more shares came in than were sold: Christopher Nassetta (sold 114K, 3.2% of starting holdings; 220K added) and Chris Carr (sold 439, 5.5% of starting holdings; 754 added).Christopher Nassetta: largest sale, Feb 17, 2026 · Chris Carr: largest sale, Sep 14, 2026

Percentages cover 14 of 15 officers and directors. Left out: Laura Fuentes (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead). 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
Christopher Nassetta
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Sold 3.2%, but 114K shares were added (mostly vesting), so the stake grew
3.2% · $36.3MNo plan disclosed
Laura Fuentes
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Sold 18% 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.
$2.3MNo plan disclosed
Chris Carr
Director
5.5% · $136KNo plan disclosed
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
OctNovDecJanFeb 2026: $36.3M to cover taxes$36.3MFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep 2026: $2.3M to cover taxesSep 2026: $136K no plan disclosedSepOct

Common questions

Is the Hilton Worldwide CEO selling stock?

Yes. Christopher Nassetta sold 114K shares ($36.3M, 3.2% of starting holdings) in the past 12 months, none of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are Hilton Worldwide insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings, 99.6% were to cover taxes and 0.4% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Hilton Worldwide insiders buying?

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

How much of their stake did Hilton Worldwide insiders sell?

About 2.8% 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
Christopher Nassetta
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
$36.3M
114K shares
3.2%No plan disclosed
Laura Fuentes
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
$2.3M
7.3K shares
18%†
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† Most of the shares Laura Fuentes sold arrived during the period, so this is shares sold as a share of the 22K held at the start plus the 24K received, less 5.2K withheld by the company for taxes.
No plan disclosed
Chris Carr
Director
$136K
439 shares
5.5%No plan disclosed
The full ownership picture15 of 15 insiders fully reconciled · 15 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
Christopher Nassetta
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. An owner entity could not be identified from the footnotes.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
3.55M−114K3.61M+1.6%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christopher Nassetta
+114Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−51Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • An owner entity could not be identified from the footnotes.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock105,11291,612
Unresolved (see footnote)Common Stock2,645,5612,714,228
Harwood Road LLCCommon Stock801,716801,716

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
81,052$203.96Feb 28, 2034$8.6M
62,083$259.10Feb 27, 2035$3.1M
53,093$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Kevin Jacobs
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
327K0342Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kevin Jacobs
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−16Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock191,960274,145
GRATCommon Stock99,13432,137
trustCommon Stock35,86335,863

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
24,000$203.96Feb 28, 2034$2.5M
18,383$259.10Feb 27, 2035$932K
15,787$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Christopher Silcock
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. New Form 3 filed 2020-03-16; earlier filings set aside.
President, Global Brands and Commercial Services
79K088Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christopher Silcock
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−8.8Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • New Form 3 filed 2020-03-16; earlier filings set aside.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock79,45188,257

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
15,934$203.96Feb 28, 2034$1.7M
13,417$259.10Feb 27, 2035$681K
11,410$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Douglas Steenland
Director
28K029Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Douglas Steenland
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock28,40629,185
Elizabeth Smith
Director
22K023Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Elizabeth Smith
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock22,41123,334
Laura Fuentes
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Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
22K−7.3K33Knot meaningful
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Laura Fuentes
+13Kshares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−5.2Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock22,17133,458

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
8,698$203.96Feb 28, 2034$921K
7,325$259.10Feb 27, 2035$372K
6,227$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Christian Charnaux
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
16K016Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christian Charnaux
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−1.9Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock16,06016,435

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
7,085$260.15Aug 5, 2035$352K
6,169$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Melanie Healey
Director
16K017Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Melanie Healey
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock15,91616,684
Charlene Begley
Director
15K015Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charlene Begley
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock14,68415,451
Raymond Mabus
Director
14K015Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Raymond Mabus
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock14,46315,229
Jonathan Gray
Director
8.4K09.3Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jonathan Gray
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock8,4359,298
Chris Carr
Director
7.9K−4398.3K+4%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Chris Carr
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock7,9398,255
Misha Moylan
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
3.8K03.9Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Misha Moylan
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−204withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock3,7953,883

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
795$203.96Feb 28, 2034$84K
923$259.10Feb 27, 2035$47K
808$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Caroline Krass
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
3.1K04.6Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Caroline Krass
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−778withheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock3,1054,556

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
8,451$217.38Apr 3, 2035$781K
6,170$313.35Feb 25, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($309.82 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 14, 2026), not a market close.

Marissa Mayer
Director
2.5K03.4Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Marissa Mayer
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 2026
DirectCommon Stock9291,789
revocable trustsCommon Stock869869
irrevocable trustCommon Stock716716

15 of 15 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (15 exactly, 0 with a minor or footnoted difference). Percentages cover 14 of 15 officers and directors. Left out: Laura Fuentes (most of their shares vested during the period, so a percentage would mislead). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$38.7M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $38.7M across 122,017 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $136K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $136K of it is Chris Carr. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Chris Carr, Sep 14, 2026

Taxes

$38.5M of sales (99.6%) cite tax obligations in their footnotes. Separately, 83,904 shares ($25.7M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale. Example: Laura Fuentes, Sep 14, 2026

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Christopher Nassetta
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
114K$36.3M0%94%Feb 17, 2026 to Feb 17, 2026
Laura Fuentes
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
7.3K$2.3M0%6%Sep 14, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026
Chris Carr
Director
439$136K0%0.4%Sep 14, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$36.3M$0$36.3M$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$0$0$0$0
Sep 2026$2.4M$0$2.3M$136K
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
122K3$38.7M
Oct 8, 2025
1 year earlier
93K3$24.2M
Oct 8, 2024
2 years earlier
66K4$12.4M
Oct 9, 2023
3 years earlier
59K4$8.8M
Oct 9, 2022
4 years earlier
272K4$39.6M
Oct 9, 2021
5 years earlier
86K5$9.7M

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 rename: "Hilton Hotels Holdings LLC" is treated as the same holder as "HLT Holdco LLC", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (243,194,724 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "Blackstone Holdings III L.P. through its interests in the HLT BREH VI Holdco LLC" is treated as the same holder as "Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P. through its interests in HLT BREH VI Holdco LLC", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (666,603 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "HLT Holdco LLC after the Reorganization" is treated as the same holder as "Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P. and Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. through their indirect interests in HLT Holdco LLC", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (341,660 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. through its interests in HLT BREP VI.TE.2 Holdco LLC" is treated as the same holder as "Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. through its indirect interests in HLT BREP VI.TE.2 Holdco LLC", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (18,923,026 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "HLT A23 Holdco LLC after the Reorganization" is treated as the same holder as "HLT A23 Holdco LLC", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (6,534,925 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "HLT A23 BREH VI Holdco LLC after the Reorganization" is treated as the same holder as "HLT A23 BREH VI Holdco LLC", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (39,153 shares). Old name, new name

Inferred rename: "Mr" is treated as the same holder as "Stephen A. Schwarzman", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (79,143 shares). Old name, new name

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

Sources and methodology749 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 749 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for Hilton Worldwide (SEC CIK 1585689) from Dec 12, 2013 to Oct 1, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 8, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 4 filings were left out because Hilton Worldwide filed them as an owner of another company's stock.

Probable 1-for-3 stock split on or before Jan 3, 2017 (split date stated in a footnote). Splits aren't reported as transactions; 8 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 (20)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Judith McHaleMar 31, 202526,212 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 28, 2025
Michael DuffyDec 17, 202422,833 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 16, 2024
Anne-Marie D'AngeloMar 1, 20243,927 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2024
Kristin CampbellSep 13, 2023230,097 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 11, 2023
Matthew SchuylerMar 6, 2023269,301 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 3, 2023
John SchreiberMay 21, 202113,706 shares, last reported balance as of May 19, 2021
Martin RinckMar 12, 20214,637 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 11, 2021
Ian CarterMar 5, 2020610,628 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 3, 2020
Jonathan WitterMar 5, 2020118,982 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 3, 2020
HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd.Apr 16, 201899,000,000 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 13, 2018
HLT A23 Holdco LLCOct 6, 2017417,006,016 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 4, 2017
Jon Huntsman Jr.Jun 5, 20177,320 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 2, 2017
James HolthouserMar 13, 2017156,385 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 10, 2017
William SteinDec 16, 20163,838 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 14, 2016
Mark WangFeb 22, 2016208,893 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 19, 2016
Michael ChaeJun 30, 20154,008 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 26, 2015
Paula KuykendallMay 12, 201535,688 shares, last reported balance as of May 8, 2015
Jeffrey DiskinFeb 20, 201590,979 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 19, 2015
Tyler HenritzeNo balance on record
Ling ZhangNo balance on record