COSTCostco
Costco Wholesale Corporation and its subsidiaries (Costco or the Company) began operations in 1983, in Seattle, Washington. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 355,000
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, WA
- CEO
- Roland Michael Vachris
- Next results
- around Dec 10, 2026
From 2021 to 2025, CEO pay as reported rose 58% while net income rose 62%. $100 in the shares at the start of the table was worth $294 at the end (peer group: $173). CEO pay over the 5 years: $77.8M.
| Fiscal year to | CEO | CEO pay (reported) | CEO pay (actually paid) | Other executives, average | $100 became | Peer group | Net income | Net sales adjusted for changes in foreign currencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | Ron M. Vachris | $13.9M | $15.6M | $6.3M | $294 | $173 | $8.1B | $271.9B |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Ron M. Vachris, W. Craig Jelinek | $28.3M | $48.1M | $8.4M | $276 | $155 | $7.4B | $250.1B |
| Sep 3, 2023 | W. Craig Jelinek | $16.9M | $18.7M | $6.3M | $164 | $129 | $6.3B | $241.2B |
| Aug 28, 2022 | W. Craig Jelinek | $9.9M | $11.9M | $5.8M | $159 | $128 | $5.8B | $224.5B |
| Aug 29, 2021 | W. Craig Jelinek | $8.8M | $10.3M | $4.7M | $134 | $185 | $5.0B | $189.3B |
Pay versus performance table of the proxy statement (DEF 14A) filed Dec 4, 2025, as tagged by the company in XBRL. Open the proxy ↗
Work on COST in a spreadsheet:
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