CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz Has Sold $702 Million in CRWD Stock Across 943 Transactions

George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike (CRWD), has filed 943 insider transactions totaling $702 million in career stock sales. On February 4, 2026, he sold 8,552 shares across eight separate lots at prices between $413 and $421, generating approximately $3.5 million.

The Numbers

Metric	Value
Career Sell Value	$702.2M
Total Transactions	943
Last Transaction	2026-02-04
Shares Remaining	2,054,902

Recent Activity

Date	Type	Shares	Price	Est. Value
2026-02-04	Sell	2,520	$415.65	$1,047,438
2026-02-04	Sell	1,948	$414.88	$808,186
2026-02-04	Sell	1,376	$413.70	$569,251
2026-02-04	Sell	1,795	$416.71	$747,994
2026-02-04	Sell	710	$417.57	$296,475

Kurtz’s February 2026 sales were executed in classic 10b5-1 micro-lot fashion — eight fills in a single day at incrementally different prices. This is consistent with his longstanding pattern of regular, planned sales. With 2.05 million shares remaining (worth approximately $855 million at current prices), Kurtz maintains a position larger than his total career sales.

What It Means

Kurtz co-founded CrowdStrike in 2011 after serving as CTO of McAfee. He built CrowdStrike into the dominant endpoint security platform, growing it from a startup to a $100+ billion market cap company. His $702 million in sales represents a fraction of his total position — with 2 million shares still held, his remaining stake exceeds $850 million.

CrowdStrike weathered its biggest crisis in July 2024 when a faulty content update caused a global IT outage affecting millions of Windows devices. The stock dropped sharply but has since recovered to all-time highs above $400. Kurtz’s continued systematic selling through the recovery — rather than pausing during the crisis — suggests these are pre-programmed 10b5-1 plan executions rather than discretionary sales. His zero lifetime purchases confirm his entire position originated from founder equity and compensation grants.

What to Watch

• Whether Kurtz adjusts his selling cadence as CRWD trades near all-time highs above $400
• CrowdStrike’s competitive position against Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and SentinelOne (S) in the endpoint security market
• Any lingering legal or customer fallout from the July 2024 global outage
• Kurtz’s remaining 2.05 million shares — at current selling rates, the position could sustain decades of systematic sales