COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

Retail-Variety Stores·ISSAQUAH, WA·FY end 08/30·CIK 909832

CEO Pay Ratio

283:1

Ron M. Vachris

CEO Total Comp

$13.9M

Ron M. Vachris

Median Employee

$49,186

Revenue

$303.2B

FY 2026

Net Income

$9.2B

FY 2026

Free Cash Flow

$9.4B

FY 2026

Net Margin

3.0%

Insider Net (180d)

-$4.6M

0 buys / 4 sales

CEO Pay Accountability

CEO comp as % of net income

0.17%

For every $1,000 of profit, $1.72 flows to the CEO.

CEO comp as % of buybacks

1.54%

CEO comp equals 15.4‰ of cash returned to shareholders via buybacks.

5-year history · USD

Metric	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	Trend
Revenue	$303.2B	$275.2B	$254.5B	$242.3B	$227.0B
Gross Profit	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Income	$11.7B	$10.4B	$9.3B	$8.1B	$7.8B
Net Income	$9.2B	$8.1B	$7.4B	$6.3B	$5.8B
Operating CF	$15.8B	$13.3B	$11.3B	$11.1B	$7.4B
Capex	$6.4B	$5.5B	$4.7B	$4.3B	$3.9B
Free Cash Flow	$9.4B	$7.8B	$6.6B	$6.7B	$3.5B
Buybacks	$848.0M	$903.0M	$700.0M	$676.0M	$439.0M
Dividends	$2.5B	$2.2B	$9.0B	$1.3B	$1.5B

Gross Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Margin	3.9%	3.8%	3.6%	3.3%	3.4%
Net Margin	3.0%	2.9%	2.9%	2.6%	2.6%
FCF Margin	3.1%	2.8%	2.6%	2.8%	1.5%
R&D / Revenue	—	—	—	—	—	—
Effective Tax	24.7%	25.1%	24.4%	25.9%	24.6%
Debt / Equity	0.11	0.20	0.25	0.21	0.31
Buybacks / FCF	9.0%	11.5%	10.6%	10.0%	12.5%

FY 2025

Executive	Salary	Stock	Options	Bonus / Inc.	Other	Total
Ron M. VachrisChief Executive Officer, President and Director	$1.2M	$12.0M	—	$600.0K	$112.5K	$13.9M
Javier PolitExecutive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer	$541.1K	$3.7M	—	$3.2M	$96.2K	$7.5M
Gary MillerchipExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$915.1K	$5.5M	—	$200.0K	$201.7K	$6.8M
Russ D. MillerSenior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	$765.2K	$4.1M	—	$200.0K	$92.7K	$5.2M