[Form 4] Intuit Inc Insider Trading Activity
On 24 Jul 2025 Intuit Inc. (INTU) filed a Form 4 reporting that its SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Lauren D. Hotz received a fresh equity grant.
- Stock options: 4,063 non-qualified options with a $781.21 exercise price expiring 23 Jul 2032. Vesting: 25 % after one year, then 2 1/12 % monthly until fully vested on the fourth anniversary.
- Time-based RSUs: 1,281 units; 25 % vest 1 Jul 2026, the balance vests 6.25 % each 1 Oct, 31 Dec, 1 Apr and 1 Jul thereafter.
- Performance RSUs: 2,462 target units subject to 0–200 % payout based on total-shareholder-return goals; any earned shares vest 1 Sep 2028.
All transactions are coded “A” (acquired) at no out-of-pocket cost, reflecting routine executive compensation rather than open-market activity. No disposals were reported, so Ms. Hotz’s beneficial derivative holdings increased by the amounts granted. The award is immaterial to Intuit’s share count but strengthens long-term alignment between the executive and shareholders.
- Performance-based RSUs tie 2,462 shares to total-shareholder-return targets, enhancing alignment with investors.
- Four-year vesting schedule for options encourages executive retention and long-term focus.
- Potential dilution, although minimal (<0.003 % of shares outstanding), adds to equity overhang.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine incentive grant; negligible dilution risk; neutral share-price impact.
These option and RSU awards represent standard annual compensation for a senior officer. The combined 7,806 potential shares equate to less than 0.003 % of Intuit’s ~280 M shares outstanding, so dilution is trivial. Because the transactions were insider grants rather than purchases or sales, they offer no direct market signal but do indicate retention and performance alignment. I view the filing as neutral for valuation and liquidity.
TL;DR: Well-structured, performance-weighted package improves pay-for-performance linkage.
The mix of time-based and TSR-based RSUs, plus multi-year option vesting, encourages both near-term execution and long-term value creation. Cliff vesting of performance RSUs until 2028 promotes executive retention. From a governance lens, this design supports shareholder interests without excessive leverage. Impact on proxy advisory views should be slightly positive but not material enough to move voting outcomes alone.