We estimate that the CEO of COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW ($COST), Ron M. Vachris, received a compensation of $13,932,597 in 2025. This is an increase of 12.22% from an estimated $12,229,741 in 2024.
These estimates are based on a new DEF14A filing, filed with the SEC on December 04, 2025. Note that parsing errors may occur.
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$COST Stock Insider Trading Activity
$COST Stock insiders have traded $COST stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- YORAM RUBANENKO (Executive Vice President) sold 4,000 shares for an estimated $3,899,852
- RUSSELL D MILLER (Sr. Executive Vice President) sold 3,381 shares for an estimated $3,093,615
- PATRICK J CALLANS (Executive Vice President) sold 3,000 shares for an estimated $3,008,298
- CLAUDINE ADAMO (Executive Vice President) sold 2,700 shares for an estimated $2,526,336
- WILLIAM RICHARD WILCOX (Executive Vice President) sold 2,400 shares for an estimated $2,232,312
- PIERRE RIEL (Executive Vice President) sold 2,000 shares for an estimated $2,028,294
- CATON FRATES (Executive Vice President) sold 1,540 shares for an estimated $1,401,430
- TIFFANY MARIE BARBRE sold 1,239 shares for an estimated $1,158,352
- TERESA A. JONES (Executive Vice President) sold 600 shares for an estimated $595,230
- SUSAN L DECKER has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 547 shares for an estimated $536,058.
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$COST Stock Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $COST stock 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COST stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 10/17.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 10/17.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 10/09.
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 06/17 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 07/10, 06/09.
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$COST Stock Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,788 institutional investors add shares of $COST Stock stock to their portfolio, and 1,834 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 2,922,311 shares (+91.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,704,978,730
- KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC removed 2,358,874 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $2,183,444,540
- FMR LLC removed 1,460,694 shares (-15.5%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,352,062,187
- AMUNDI added 986,182 shares (+45.0%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $912,839,644
- NUVEEN, LLC removed 953,575 shares (-27.5%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $882,657,627
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 801,895 shares (-2.3%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $742,258,068
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 758,869 shares (-91.8%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $702,431,912
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$COST Stock Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $COST in the last several months. We have seen 7 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Telsey Advisory Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/04/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/06/2025
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/03/2025
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 10/15/2025
- Argus Research issued a "Buy" rating on 09/29/2025
- Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/26/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 06/17/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $COST Stock, check out Quiver Quantitative's $COST forecast page.
$COST Stock Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $COST recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $COST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1033.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Michael Baker from DA Davidson set a target price of $1000.0 on 12/04/2025
- Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $1100.0 on 12/04/2025
- Christopher Horvers from JP Morgan set a target price of $1025.0 on 11/06/2025
- Rupesh Parikh from Oppenheimer set a target price of $1050.0 on 11/03/2025
- Robert Drbul from BTIG set a target price of $1115.0 on 10/15/2025
- David Belinger from Mizuho set a target price of $950.0 on 10/09/2025
- Christopher Graja from Argus Research set a target price of $1200.0 on 09/29/2025
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