Costco Wholesale Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Costco Wholesale's CEO is Ron Vachris, appointed in Feb 2022, has a tenure of 3.08 years. total yearly compensation is $2.72M, comprised of 39.7% salary and 60.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.009% of the company’s shares, worth CHF32.47M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.2 years and 9.4 years respectively.
Key information
Ron Vachris
Chief executive officer
US$2.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 39.7% |
| CEO tenure | 3.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.009% |
| Management average tenure | 6.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Nov 24 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Sep 01 2024 | US$3m | US$1m | US$7b |
| May 12 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Feb 18 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Nov 26 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Sep 03 2023 | US$8m | US$938k | US$6b |
| May 07 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Feb 12 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Nov 20 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Aug 28 2022 | US$7m | US$993k | US$6b |
| May 08 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Feb 13 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Nov 21 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Aug 29 2021 | US$5m | US$805k | US$5b |
| May 09 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Feb 14 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Nov 22 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Aug 30 2020 | US$4m | US$667k | US$4b |
| May 10 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Feb 16 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Nov 24 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Sep 01 2019 | US$4m | US$583k | US$4b |
| May 12 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Feb 17 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Nov 25 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Sep 02 2018 | US$4m | US$486k | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Ron's total compensation ($USD2.72M) is below average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD5.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ron's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ron Vachris (59 yo)
3.1yrs
Tenure
US$2,715,789
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.1yrs | US$2.72m | 0.0093% CHF 32.5m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1yr | US$14.28m | 0.00058% CHF 2.0m | |
| Executive VP and CI&DO of Information Systems | less than a year | US$9.81m | 0.000010% CHF 35.1k | |
| Executive VP & COO of International Division | 24.2yrs | US$5.39m | 0.0023% CHF 8.1m | |
| Senior EVP and COO of Warehouse Operations - U.S. & Mexico | 7.2yrs | US$5.21m | 0.0023% CHF 8.1m | |
| Executive Vice President of Administration | 6.2yrs | no data | 0.014% CHF 48.6m | |
| Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 15.2yrs | no data | 0.0060% CHF 21.0m | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability & Compliance | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Membership | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Construction & Purchasing | 13.8yrs | no data | no data |
6.2yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CTO's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.1yrs | US$2.72m | 0.0093% CHF 32.5m | |
| Independent Director | 16.3yrs | US$303.00k | 0.0059% CHF 20.5m | |
| Independent Vice Chairman of the Board | 8yrs | US$303.00k | 0.0011% CHF 3.9m | |
| Independent Director | 20.4yrs | US$303.00k | 0.0027% CHF 9.5m | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$303.00k | 0.0027% CHF 9.4m | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$303.00k | 0.0053% CHF 18.5m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 36.6yrs | US$303.00k | 0.013% CHF 43.9m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$303.00k | 0.00056% CHF 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 1.6yrs | US$307.67k | 0.000050% CHF 175.3k |
9.4yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CTO's board of directors are considered experienced (9.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/03/19 21:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/02/16 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/01 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Costco Wholesale Corporation is covered by 70 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Peter Benedict | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |