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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEWCOST
Latest proxy: 2025 · view on SEC ↗ · CIK 0000909832
CEO total pay
$13,932,597
Ron M. Vachris · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
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CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)283 to 1
Median employee: $66,262
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2025 · 2024
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron M. Vachris2025 compensation | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $13,932,597↑ 14% | 91% at-risk | $1,183,270 | $12,036,800 | $600,000 | $58,631 |
Gary Millerchip2025 compensation | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $6,770,513 | 84% at-risk | $915,115 | $5,453,713 | $184,000 | $201,685 |
Javier Polit2025 compensation | Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | $7,508,209↓ 23% | 92% at-risk | $541,116 | $3,670,902 | $184,000 | $96,191 |
Richard A. Galanti82025 compensation | Former Executive Vice President | $6,504,736 | 89% at-risk | $502,079 | $5,260,598 | — | $148,054 |
Pierre Riel72025 compensation | Executive Vice President, COO - International Division | $5,287,017 | 82% at-risk | $713,654 | $4,123,770 | $184,000 | $249,232 |
Russ D. Miller2025 compensation | Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations | $5,181,678→ 1% | 84% at-risk | $765,192 | $4,123,770 | $184,000 | $64,855 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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2025 Peer Group
10 members · 3 in ProxyMiner
Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
prohibited
“The prohibition on transactions involving hedging includes any”
pledging
prohibited
“The Corporate Governance Guidelines prohibit transactions involving hedging of the Company's equity securities by directors, officers, and employees and prohibit pledging of the Company's equity securities by directors a…”
clawback
present
“Clawback Policy”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“The Committee’s function is more fully described under “Committees of the Board — Compensation Committee.””
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$271.02 billion
“which was exceeded in fiscal 2025 (the goal was $10.73 billion, on a generally accepted accounting principles basis; actual pre-tax income, adjusted for changes in foreign currencies based on budgeted rates, as provided …”
performance equity mix
19%
“Vachris 13,834 performance-based RSUs, which represented an increase of 19% over the prior year, based on the closing share price at the time of grant.”
ceo pay ratio
283 to 1
“an average exchange-rate for the year to date period. The median employee in the considered population had a total compensation of $49,186. Ratio The CEO's total compensation as shown in the Summary Compensation Table wa…”
median employee compensation
$66,262
“of the “considered population” were part-time, seasonal or temporary workers, which significantly impacts the ratio shown above. We believe it is appropriate to present a supplemental calculation using the same methodolo…”
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