
Insider and congress filings
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · 395 insider transactions · 209 congress trades · last filed 11 days agoS&P 500Nasdaq 100
About Costco Wholesale Corporation
from the company's filings and listing, as of Oct 20, 2026- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Chief executive
- Ron Vachris
- Employees
- 355,000
- Listed since
- Jul 9, 1986
- Market value
- $441.1B
- Price to earnings (12 mo)
- 47.9
- Net income per share, as reported (12 mo)
- $20.78
- Dividend yield
- 0.56%
Earnings
6 reported quarters · next on Dec 10, 2026| Quarter | EPS | EPS expected | Revenue | Revenue expected | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026reported Sep 24, 2026 | $6.75 | $6.54 | $93.9B | $95.0B | EPS beatRevenue in line |
| Q3 FY2026reported May 28, 2026 | $4.93 | $5.00 | $70.5B | $69.8B | EPS in line, GAAPRevenue in line |
| Q2 FY2026reported Mar 5, 2026 | $4.58 | $4.55 | $69.6B | $69.3B | EPS in line, GAAPRevenue in line |
| Q1 FY2026reported Dec 11, 2025 | $4.50 | $4.27 | $67.3B | $67.1B | EPS beat, GAAPRevenue in line |
| Q4 FY2025reported Sep 25, 2025 | $5.87 | $5.80 | $86.2B | $86.0B | EPS in lineRevenue in line |
| Q3 FY2025reported May 29, 2025 | $4.28 | $4.24 | $63.2B | $63.1B | EPS in line, GAAPRevenue in line |
Actual against the consensus estimate at the time. A flag marks a beat or a miss of more than 1.5% either way; inside that band the quarter is in line. A flag marked GAAP compares a GAAP figure the company reported with an adjusted consensus, two different measures, so a one-time gain or charge can move it either way. A flag reads n/a only when a number is missing. Quarterly EPS is the figure set against the consensus, usually adjusted, so the quarters need not add up to the 12-month net income per share above. An estimate is a forecast made by analysts, not a company target.
Executive pay
as filed for fiscal 2025 · proxy filed Dec 4, 2025| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron M. VachrisChief Executive Officer, President and Director | $1.2M | $12.0M | $713K | $13.9M |
| Javier PolitExecutive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | $541K | $3.7M | $3.3M | $7.5M |
| Gary MillerchipExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $915K | $5.5M | $402K | $6.8M |
| Pierre RielExecutive Vice President, COO - International Division | $714K | $4.1M | $450K | $5.3M |
| Russ D. MillerSenior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations | $765K | $4.1M | $293K | $5.2M |
The summary compensation table from the proxy statement for fiscal 2025, with titles as filed then. 1 executive who has since left the company is named in that filing and not shown here. Read the filing
Institutional holders
13F positions as of Jun 30, 2026| Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs prior qtr | % of shares out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $32.0B | 34,202,834 | -2.1% | 7.70% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $27.1B | 28,976,605 | +0.4% | 6.53% |
| State Street Corp | $17.2B | 18,384,951 | +1.3% | 4.14% |
| Invesco Ltd. | $13.1B | 13,989,137 | +50.2% | 3.15% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $9.9B | 10,627,472 | -0.3% | 2.39% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $9.7B | 10,402,555 | -2.8% | 2.34% |
| Morgan Stanley | $9.6B | 10,220,437 | +3.3% | 2.30% |
| Bank of America Corp | $6.8B | 7,249,774 | -3.5% | 1.63% |
| Norges Bank | $6.1B | 6,474,767 | New | 1.46% |
| FMR LLC | $5.8B | 6,163,541 | -8.3% | 1.39% |
| Northern Trust Corp | $4.5B | 4,835,919 | -1.9% | 1.09% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | $4.0B | 4,292,111 | +14.2% | 0.97% |
A 13F reports long US equity positions and is filed within 45 days of the quarter end, so these are positions as they stood on Jun 30, 2026. New: not in this holder's prior 13F as reported; a change of filer ID can also show as new. For a manager's whole book see the fund directory. What a 13F covers and leaves out is explained in our guide to Form 13F.
Tracked fund managers holding COST
9 managers| Manager | Value | Shares | Share of book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff AsnessAQR Capital Management | $1.2B | 1,253,747 | 0.4% |
| Two Sigma | $941.3M | 1,006,231 | 0.7% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co.David Shaw | $817.0M | 873,316 | 0.4% |
| Adage Capital Partners | $370.1M | 395,677 | 0.5% |
| Dmitry BalyasnyBalyasny Asset Management | $284.4M | 304,003 | 0.4% |
| Steadfast Capital Management | $219.0M | 234,056 | 6.7% |
| Voloridge Investment Management | $161.7M | 172,825 | 0.7% |
| Woodline Partners | $125.3M | 133,891 | 0.4% |
| Trexquant Investment | $116.7M | 124,712 | 0.7% |
9 of the 97 fund managers we track list COST shares among the largest positions in their latest 13F, filed for Q2 2026. A manager can hold it further down the book too, so this is a floor, not a count. Share of book is the position against the manager's whole disclosed 13F value.
Open-market insider trades
14 filings shown · newest filing first| Insider | Action | Shares | Price | Value | Trade date | Delay (business days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Richard WilcoxExecutive Vice President | Sold | 1,100 | $958.21 | $1.1M | Oct 13, 2026filed Oct 14, 2026 | 1d |
| Caton FratesSr. Executive Vice President | Sold | 801 | $915.93 | $733K | Sep 29, 2026filed Sep 30, 2026 | 1d |
| Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President | Sold | 2,200 | $915.93 | $2.0M | Sep 29, 2026filed Sep 30, 2026 | 1d |
| Kenneth D. DenmanDirector | Sold | 885 | $957.45 | $847K | Jun 23, 2026filed Jun 25, 2026 | 2d |
| Caton FratesExecutive Vice President | Sold | 700 | $993.00 | $695K | Apr 1, 2026filed Apr 1, 2026 | 0d |
| Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President | Sold | 730 | $1003.02 | $732K | Mar 9, 2026filed Mar 11, 2026 | 2d |
| Teresa A. JonesExecutive Vice President | Sold | 850 | $986.26 | $838K | Jan 21, 2026filed Jan 23, 2026 | 2d |
| Susan L. DeckerDirector | Sold | 458 | $955.00 | $437K | Jan 16, 2026filed Jan 20, 2026 | 1d |
| James C. KlauerExecutive Vice President | Sold | 1,500 | $939.00 | $1.4M | Jan 14, 2026filed Jan 15, 2026 | 1d |
| Russell D. MillerSr. Executive Vice President | Sold | 1,500 | $916.32 | $1.4M | Jan 9, 2026filed Jan 12, 2026 | 1d |
| Javier PolitExecutive Vice President | Sold | 558 | $862.89 | $482K | Dec 30, 2025filed Dec 31, 2025 | 1d |
| Javier PolitExecutive Vice President | Sold | 2,049 | $867.21 | $1.8M | Dec 29, 2025filed Dec 31, 2025 | 2d |
| William Richard WilcoxExecutive Vice President | Sold | 2,400 | $930.13 | $2.2M | Nov 7, 2025filed Nov 12, 2025 | 2d |
| Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President | Sold | 2,700 | $935.68 | $2.5M | Oct 24, 2025filed Oct 24, 2025 | 0d |
One row is one filing, newest filing first. A filing that reported its trade in several tranches is summed, priced at the weighted average, and marked with its line count. The delay counts business days from the trade to the filing, the unit of Form 4's two business day deadline: weekends and federal holidays are skipped. How the filing itself works is explained in our guide to Form 4.
Other Form 4 activity (20)
| Insider | Event | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoram RubanenkoExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,696 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Yoram RubanenkoExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,129 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| William Richard WilcoxExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,935 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| William Richard WilcoxExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,129 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Caton FratesExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,654 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Caton FratesExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,552 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Teresa A. JonesExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,459 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Teresa A. JonesExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,129 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| James C. KlauerExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 936 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| James C. KlauerExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,129 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Pierre RielExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,562 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Pierre RielExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,552 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 917 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President | Stock award | 4,129 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Jeffrey S. RaikesDirector | Gift | 5,249 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Gary MillerchipExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,154 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Sarah Catherine GeorgeExecutive Vice President | Discretionary transaction | 642 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Teresa A. JonesExecutive Vice President | Gift | 300 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Jeffrey S. RaikesDirector | Gift | 5,115 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Gina Marie RaimondoDirector | Stock award | 215 | Jan 16, 2026 |
Awards, option exercises, shares withheld to cover tax and gifts all file on the same form as a purchase or a sale. None of them is a decision to trade, so they sit here rather than beside the ones that are.
Congress trades in COST
20 disclosures of 209 on record · median 23d of the 45 allowedSince the trade: the stock's move from the trade date to the latest close we hold (figures as of Oct 24, 2026), not the member's result. Not investment advice.
| Member | Type | Action | Amount disclosed | Stock since the trade | Trade date | Disclosed | Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick W. AllenSpouse | Stock | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | +12.1%After the saleS&P 500 -0.5% · +12.5 pts vs S&P 500 | Sep 18, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | 26d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +3.3%S&P 500 -0.5% · +3.8 pts vs S&P 500 | Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | 11d |
| Richard McCormick | Stock | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | +5.2%After the saleS&P 500 +2.5% · +2.7 pts vs S&P 500 | Jul 30, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | 15d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 | +7.2%After the saleS&P 500 +2.4% · +4.8 pts vs S&P 500 | Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | 18d |
| Alan ArmstrongSelf | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +2.0%S&P 500 +19.8% · -17.9 pts vs S&P 500 | Mar 27, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | 116d |
| Dan NewhouseSpouse | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +9.5%S&P 500 +0.7% · +8.8 pts vs S&P 500 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 | 7d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | +5.1%After the saleS&P 500 +0.1% · +5.1 pts vs S&P 500 | Jun 2, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | 34d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +0.5%S&P 500 +10.5% · -10.0 pts vs S&P 500 | Feb 24, 2026 | Mar 9, 2026 | 13d |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +6.7%S&P 500 +9.8% · -3.1 pts vs S&P 500 | Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | 14d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +12.9%S&P 500 +9.8% · +3.0 pts vs S&P 500 | Jan 6, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 | 31d |
| Markwayne MullinJoint | Stock | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | +15.6%S&P 500 +10.4% · +5.2 pts vs S&P 500 | Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 16, 2026 | 18d |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Stock | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | +15.1%After the saleS&P 500 +10.1% · +5.0 pts vs S&P 500 | Dec 24, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | 19d |
| Richard McCormick | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +7.3%S&P 500 +12.2% · -4.8 pts vs S&P 500 | Nov 5, 2025 | Dec 9, 2025 | 34d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +8.1%S&P 500 +11.2% · -3.1 pts vs S&P 500 | Nov 3, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 | 35d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | +9.6%S&P 500 +11.5% · -1.9 pts vs S&P 500 | Nov 10, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 | 28d |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +7.2%S&P 500 +14.4% · -7.2 pts vs S&P 500 | Oct 17, 2025 | Nov 18, 2025 | 32d |
| John BoozmanJoint | Stock | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | +6.4%S&P 500 +13.2% · -6.8 pts vs S&P 500 | Oct 9, 2025 | Nov 15, 2025 | 37d |
| Ro Khanna | Stock | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | +9.7%After the saleS&P 500 +13.6% · -3.9 pts vs S&P 500 | Oct 7, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | 30d |
| Shelley Moore CapitoSpouse | Stock | Sale (Partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | +7.2%After the saleS&P 500 +14.4% · -7.2 pts vs S&P 500 | Oct 17, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 | 18d |
| Val T. HoyleSpouse | Stock | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | +6.3%After the saleS&P 500 +14.2% · -7.9 pts vs S&P 500 | Sep 23, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | 17d |
Since the trade is an estimate, set beside the S&P 500 over the same window, with the gap between the two in percentage points. The filing carries a band, not a fill, and a sale keeps the stock's sign, so a positive figure after a sale means the stock kept rising after it. An option row carries the underlying stock's move. A row marked n/a is one we hold no figure for.
A delay above 45 days is the gap between the dates on the report; we mark a filing late only after checking it.
"Not captured" means the band or the transaction type on the original report is missing from our data.
"Dates conflict" marks a row whose disclosure is dated before its trade on the record we hold. Both dates are printed as filed, and no since-the-trade figure is computed from them.
Every Congress trade in COST, filterable by party, chamber, type and account.
Members of Congress reporting a position
17 members · estimate, as of Oct 19, 202617 members report a position of $1,000 or more (estimated). The largest estimated position is in the $500,001 - $1,000,000 band.
| Member | Party, chamber | Estimated position | Share of their portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hern | Republican · House | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | 3.2% |
| Rick W. Allen | Republican · House | $250,001 - $500,000 | 4.5% |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Democrat · House | $100,001 - $250,000 | 0.6% |
| Debbie Dingell | Democrat · House | $100,001 - $250,000 | 2.6% |
| Ron Wyden | Democrat · Senate | $100,001 - $250,000 | 1.5% |
| David Kustoff | Republican · House | $50,001 - $100,000 | 2.7% |
| David P. Joyce | Republican · House | $50,001 - $100,000 | 1.9% |
| Jared Moskowitz | Democrat · House | $15,001 - $50,000 | 1.0% |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican · Senate | $15,001 - $50,000 | 1.1% |
| Lucy McBath | Democrat · House | $15,001 - $50,000 | 0.3% |
| Richard McCormick | Republican · House | $1,001 - $15,000 | 3.3% |
| Julie Johnson | Democrat · House | $1,001 - $15,000 | 0.1% |
| Rick Larsen | Democrat · House | $1,001 - $15,000 | 1.5% |
| James Comer | Republican · House | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2.0% |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democrat · House | $1,001 - $15,000 | <0.1% |
| Dan Newhouse | Republican · House | $1,001 - $15,000 | 1.4% |
| John Boozman | Republican · Senate | $1,001 - $15,000 | 0.3% |
A further member reports a position estimated under $1,000; that member is not listed.
Estimate, as of Oct 19, 2026. Each position is modelled from the member's disclosed transactions and annual filings: the midpoint of each disclosed band, moved with the stock's price since the trade. It is a rough estimate of a reported position, not a figure from a filing, which is why it is shown as a band. Share of portfolio sets that estimate against the member's whole estimated public-stock portfolio.
Questions
Are insiders buying or selling COST?
Across the 14 most recent open-market filings shown here, 0 were purchases and 14 were sales.
Which members of Congress have traded COST?
Rick W. Allen, Ro Khanna, Richard McCormick, Alan Armstrong, Dan Newhouse, Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. and others disclosed COST transactions in the filings shown here.
Which members of Congress hold COST?
17 members of Congress report a position of $1,000 or more in COST in the estimate we hold as of Oct 19, 2026. The two largest estimated positions belong to Kevin Hern and Rick W. Allen; Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. holds one of the next largest, in the $100,001 - $250,000 band. The estimate is built from disclosed transactions and annual filings, so it is shown as a band rather than a figure from a filing.
Is COST in the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100?
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a current member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, per the membership list we hold as of Oct 26, 2026. Current members of either index get a page here whatever their filing history.
How quickly are COST trades disclosed?
Insider filings on this page reached the public a median of 1 business day after the transaction (weekends and federal holidays skipped), against the two business days Form 4 allows. Congressional disclosures took a median of 23 days, against the 45 the STOCK Act allows.
How to read a Form 4
A DECISION THE INSIDER MADE
COMPENSATION PLUMBING
Congress rows disclose a value range rather than an exact amount, and the STOCK Act allows up to 45 days to report. Full sourcing and the limits of this data are on the methodology page. A filing is a record of a transaction, not a signal, and nothing here is investment advice.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026.
