What SEC filings does Avis Budget Group, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about CAR?

A Form 4 for CAR discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Avis Budget Group, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for CAR?

The 10-K is Avis Budget Group, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all CAR SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Avis Budget Group, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for CAR. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Avis Budget Group, Inc. file with the SEC?

Avis Budget Group, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling CAR shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

CAR SEC Filing News — Avis Budget Group, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-06.

Avis Budget Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides car and truck rentals, car sharing, and ancillary products and services to businesses and consumers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The company operates the Avis brand, which offers vehicle rental and other mobility solutions to the commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry and the Zipcar brand, a car sharing network that offers vehicle rental and other mobility solutions co…

Sector: Industrials Industry: Rental & Leasing Services Market Cap: $3.6B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for CAR currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 3 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

CAR Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-04-30 — 2026-10-06

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 3 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$1.73M

Linnen Edward P (EVP, Chief HR Officer) · 2026-04-30

9,483 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 5 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 5 filings in this group are Form 4s for Avis Budget Group, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 5 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 3 open-market sale and 2 option exercise. 3 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market sale ×3: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Option exercise ×2: The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-11

CAR insider Simhambhatla Ravi (EVP, CDIO - see remarks) sold 4,702 shares (~$652.6K)

Simhambhatla Ravi, listed as EVP, CDIO - see remarks at AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC., reported an open-market sale of 4,702 CAR shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,936	$138.27	$406.0K
`S`	Open-market sale	1,490	$139.53	$207.9K
`S`	Open-market sale	276	$140.27	$38.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Simhambhatla Ravi (EVP, CDIO - see remarks) Shares: 4,702 Est. Value: $652.6K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-28

CAR insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Simhambhatla Ravi (EVP, CDIO - see remarks) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	17,791	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	8,155	$159.48	$1.30M
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	16,878	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Dividend Equivalent Units	913	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Simhambhatla Ravi (EVP, CDIO - see remarks) Shares: 25,946

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-27

CAR insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Cunha Daniel Crestian (EVP and CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	969	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	304	$159.04	$48.3K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	969	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Cunha Daniel Crestian (EVP and CFO) Shares: 1,273

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-04-30

CAR insider Simhambhatla Ravi (EVP, CDIO - see remarks) sold 3,469 shares (~$638.6K)

Simhambhatla Ravi, listed as EVP, CDIO - see remarks at AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC., reported an open-market sale of 3,469 CAR shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	3,469	$184.09	$638.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Simhambhatla Ravi (EVP, CDIO - see remarks) Shares: 3,469 Est. Value: $638.6K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-04-30

CAR insider Linnen Edward P (EVP, Chief HR Officer) sold 9,483 shares (~$1.73M)

Linnen Edward P, listed as EVP, Chief HR Officer at AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC., reported an open-market sale of 9,483 CAR shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	7,083	$182.05	$1.29M
`S`	Open-market sale	2,400	$183.10	$439.4K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Linnen Edward P (EVP, Chief HR Officer) Shares: 9,483 Est. Value: $1.73M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Avis Budget Group, Inc. has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-07

CAR Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Ravindra Simhambhatla (4,702 shares) ~$652.3K

Ravindra Simhambhatla filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell CAR (AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Ravindra Simhambhatla Shares: 4,702 Est. Value: $652.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-04-30

CAR Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Edward Linnen (9,483 shares) ~$1.73M

Edward Linnen filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell CAR (AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Edward Linnen Shares: 9,483 Est. Value: $1.73M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-04-30

CAR Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Ravindra Simhambhatla (3,469 shares) ~$638.4K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Ravindra Simhambhatla Shares: 3,469 Est. Value: $638.4K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 11 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 11 in this period for Avis Budget Group, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-10-06