Costco Wholesale Corporation

NasdaqGS:COST Stock Report

Market Cap: US$349.1b

Costco Wholesale Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Costco Wholesale's CEO is Ron Vachris, appointed in Feb 2022, has a tenure of 2.25 years. total yearly compensation is $8.45M, comprised of 11.1% salary and 88.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.006% of the company’s shares, worth $21.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 8.6 years respectively.

Key information

Ron Vachris

Chief executive officer

US$8.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage11.1%
CEO tenure2.3yrs
CEO ownership0.006%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure8.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

May 14
Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Costco: Looking Overvalued, Maybe Time To Checkout?

Apr 26

Costco Is The Constant Grower Your Portfolio Needs

Apr 15

Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 40% Above Its Share Price

Apr 08
Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 40% Above Its Share Price

Costco: The Stock Is A Buy After Recent Correction

Apr 05

Costco: Should The Magnificent 7 Be Expanded?

Mar 28

We Think Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Mar 27
We Think Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Costco: Wonderful Business, Awful Price (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 14

Costco Wholesale Corporation Just Recorded A 8.5% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Mar 09
Costco Wholesale Corporation Just Recorded A 8.5% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Costco Q2 Earnings: Membership Fee Unchanged As Sales Strength Continues

Mar 08

Costco: Why The Stock Still Has Room To Run

Feb 29

Many Would Be Envious Of Costco Wholesale's (NASDAQ:COST) Excellent Returns On Capital

Feb 26
Many Would Be Envious Of Costco Wholesale's (NASDAQ:COST) Excellent Returns On Capital

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Presents An Opportunity

Feb 14
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Presents An Opportunity

Costco: The Retailer May Have Gotten Ahead Of Itself

Feb 09

Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Feb 02
Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Contrarian View: Why Now Might Not Be The Time For Costco Stock

Jan 26

Costco Q1: A Dividend Stock To Buy And Hold No Matter What (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 12

Does Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 04
Does Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Shareholders Are Optimistic That Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Will Multiply In Value

Nov 20
Shareholders Are Optimistic That Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Will Multiply In Value

Calculating The Fair Value Of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)

Nov 06
Calculating The Fair Value Of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)

With EPS Growth And More, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Makes An Interesting Case

Oct 25
With EPS Growth And More, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Makes An Interesting Case

We Think Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Aug 28
We Think Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ron Vachris's remuneration changed compared to Costco Wholesale's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Feb 18 2024n/an/a

US$7b

Nov 26 2023n/an/a

US$7b

Sep 03 2023US$8mUS$938k

US$6b

May 07 2023n/an/a

US$6b

Feb 12 2023n/an/a

US$6b

Nov 20 2022n/an/a

US$6b

Aug 28 2022US$7mUS$993k

US$6b

May 08 2022n/an/a

US$6b

Feb 13 2022n/an/a

US$6b

Nov 21 2021n/an/a

US$5b

Aug 29 2021US$5mUS$805k

US$5b

May 09 2021n/an/a

US$5b

Feb 14 2021n/an/a

US$4b

Nov 22 2020n/an/a

US$4b

Aug 30 2020US$4mUS$667k

US$4b

May 10 2020n/an/a

US$4b

Feb 16 2020n/an/a

US$4b

Nov 24 2019n/an/a

US$4b

Sep 01 2019US$4mUS$583k

US$4b

May 12 2019n/an/a

US$4b

Feb 17 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Nov 25 2018n/an/a

US$3b

Sep 02 2018US$4mUS$486k

US$3b

Compensation vs Market: Ron's total compensation ($USD8.45M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.58M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ron's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Ron Vachris (58 yo)

2.3yrs

Tenure

US$8,452,842

Compensation

Mr. Ron M. Vachris serves as President and Director at Costco Wholesale Corporation since February 2, 2022 and served as its Chief Operating Officer since February 2, 2022 and serves as its Chief Executive...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ron Vachris
President2.3yrsUS$8.45m0.0062%
$ 21.7m
Richard Galanti
Advisor & Directorless than a yearUS$6.76m0.0072%
$ 25.2m
Pierre Riel
Executive VP & COO of International Division23.3yrsUS$5.05m0.0017%
$ 5.8m
Russell Miller
Senior EVP and COO of Warehouse Operations - U.S. & Mexico6.3yrsUS$4.95m0.0023%
$ 7.9m
Gary Millerchip
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearno datano data
Patrick Callans
Executive Vice President of Administration5.3yrsno data0.014%
$ 49.5m
David Sherwood
Vice President of Finance & Investor Relationsno datano datano data
John Sullivan
Executive VP14.3yrsno data0.0057%
$ 20.0m
Sheri Flies
Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability & Complianceno datano datano data
Peter Gruening
Senior VP of Membershipno datano datano data
Brenda Weber
Senior Vice President of Human Resources1.4yrsno datano data
Ali Moayeri
Senior Vice President of Construction & Purchasing12.9yrsno datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: COST's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ron Vachris
President2.3yrsUS$8.45m0.0062%
$ 21.7m
Richard Galanti
Advisor & Director29.3yrsUS$6.76m0.0072%
$ 25.2m
Jeffrey Raikes
Independent Director15.4yrsUS$302.75k0.0080%
$ 27.7m
Kenneth Denman
Independent Vice Chairman of the Board7.2yrsUS$302.75k0.0012%
$ 4.1m
W. Jelinek
Director14.3yrsUS$16.87m0.080%
$ 280.3m
Susan Decker
Independent Director19.6yrsUS$302.75k0.0026%
$ 8.9m
Mary Wilderotter
Independent Director8.6yrsUS$302.75k0.0026%
$ 8.9m
John Stanton
Independent Director8.6yrsUS$302.75k0.0052%
$ 18.0m
Hamilton James
Independent Chairman of the Board35.8yrsUS$302.75k0.012%
$ 43.3m
Sarah Margaret Jewell
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$302.75k0.00044%
$ 1.5m
Helena Foulkes
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.000010%
$ 34.9k

8.6yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: COST's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).


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