Published mark
Costco
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
NASDAQ: COST. Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea,…
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34
- SEC CIK
- 0000909832
- Website
- www.costco.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Dec 4, 2025
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Ron M. VachrisSince Oct 8, 2025
- Chair
- Hamilton E. James
- Independent
- Not published9 directors published
- Published claims
- 485 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 290 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 29 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Caton Frates executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
EffectiveEffective Oct 8, 2025E13
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Division | Caton Frates | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Executive Vice President, Merchandising | Claudine Adamo | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE14 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Gary Millerchip | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE15 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | Javier Polit | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE16 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Division | Jim C. Klauer | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE17 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel Corporate Secretary | John Sullivan | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE18 |
| Executive Vice President, Administration | Patrick Callans | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE19 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division | Pierre Riel | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE20 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Ron M. Vachris | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE21 |
| Senior Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations | Russ Miller | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE22 |
| Executive Vice President, Global Depots and Traffic | Tammi A. Jones | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE23 |
| Executive Vice President, Global Depots and Traffic | Teresa Jones | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE24 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Division | W. Richard Wilcox | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE25 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Division | Yoram Rubanenko | Oct 2025 | current | Source reportedE26 |
Board of directors
Evidence9 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton E. James | Independence not publishedChair | 1988 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Helena B. Foulkes | Independence not published | 2023 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE5 |
| Jeffrey S. Raikes | Independence not published | 2008 | Nominating and Governance, chairNominating and Governance · Chair | Source reportedE6 |
| John W. Stanton | Independence not published | 2015 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair | Source reportedE7 |
| Kenneth D. Denman | Independence not published | 2017 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE8 |
| Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter | Independence not published | 2015 | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE9 |
| Ron M. Vachris | Independence not published | 2022 | None published | Source reportedE10 |
| Sally Jewell | Independence not published | 2020 | AuditAudit; CompensationCompensation | Source reportedE11 |
| Susan L. Decker | Independence not published | 2004 | Audit | Source reportedE12 |
| Gina M. Raimondo | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE4 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Kenneth D. Denman | Kenneth D. Denman, Helena B. Foulkes, Sally Jewell, Susan L. Decker | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Kenneth D. Denman | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation | Not published | Sally Jewell | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Helena B. Foulkes | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | John W. Stanton | John W. Stanton, Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter, Sally Jewell | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair | Not published | John W. Stanton | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Jeffrey S. Raikes | Jeffrey S. Raikes, Helena B. Foulkes, Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Jeffrey S. Raikes | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Kenneth D. Denman; Members Kenneth D. Denman (Chair); Helena B. Foulkes; Sally Jewell; Susan L. Decker
Committee AppointmentKenneth D. Denman: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentHelena B. Foulkes: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentSally Jewell: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentSusan L. Decker: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair John W. Stanton; Members John W. Stanton (Chair); Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter; Sally Jewell
Committee AppointmentJohn W. Stanton: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentMary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentSally Jewell: member, Compensation
Committee RecordNominating and Governance: Chair Jeffrey S. Raikes; Members Jeffrey S. Raikes (Chair); Helena B. Foulkes; Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter
Committee AppointmentJeffrey S. Raikes: chair, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentHelena B. Foulkes: member, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentMary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter: member, Nominating and Governance
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerRon M. Vachris, President and Chief Executive Officer, from Oct 8, 2025
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Index MembershipNasdaq-100 (NDX)
Security ListingCOST (NASDAQ)
Index memberships2 memberships attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPXNDX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: COST | current | Oct 1, 1993 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
| Nasdaq-100 (Nasdaq) | NASDAQ: COST | current | Sep 1, 2026 | exchange verified | Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.costco.com
Published FactUS
Published FactWA
Published FactConsumer Staples
Published FactDiscount Stores
Published Facthttps://www.costco.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Caton FratesExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Divisioncompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:20
- Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President, Merchandisingcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:21
- Gary MillerchipExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:22
- Javier PolitExecutive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officercompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:23
- Jim C. KlauerExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Divisioncompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:24
- John SullivanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel Corporate Secretarycompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:25
- Patrick CallansExecutive Vice President, Administrationcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:26
- Pierre RielExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Divisioncompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:27
- Ron M. VachrisPresident and Chief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:28, company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:17
- Russ MillerSenior Executive Vice President, U.S. Operationscompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:29
- Tammi A. JonesExecutive Vice President, Global Depots and Trafficcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:30
- Teresa JonesExecutive Vice President, Global Depots and Trafficcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:31
- W. Richard WilcoxExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Divisioncompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:32
- Yoram RubanenkoExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Divisioncompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:33
- Hamilton E. JamesChaircompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:10
- Helena B. FoulkesDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:12
- Jeffrey S. RaikesDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:13
- John W. StantonDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:14
- Kenneth D. DenmanDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:15
- Mary Agnes (Maggie) WilderotterDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:16
- Sally JewellDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:18
- Susan L. DeckerDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:19
- Gina M. RaimondoDirectorcompany:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:leadership_role:11
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 29 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E2COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Dec 4, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E18sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E19sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E20sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E21sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E22sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E23sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E24sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E25sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E26sec filing. Published Oct 8, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E27board_seats. board seats. Cited by 13 Claims.
- E28Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E29Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API. index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Caton Frates executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Claudine Adamo executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Gary Millerchip executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Javier Polit executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Jim C. Klauer executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- John Sullivan executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Patrick Callans executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Pierre Riel executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Ron M. Vachris executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Russ Miller executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Tammi A. Jones executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Teresa Jones executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- W. Richard Wilcox executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Yoram Rubanenko executive of Costco, effective 2025-10-08.
- Helena B. Foulkes seat on Costco, effective 2023-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of Costco, effective 2023-01-01.
- Helena B. Foulkes member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Ron M. Vachris seat on Costco, effective 2022-01-01.
- Sally Jewell seat on Costco, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation committee of Costco, effective 2020-01-01.
- Sally Jewell member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2020-01-01.
- Kenneth D. Denman seat on Costco, effective 2017-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of Costco, effective 2017-01-01.
- Kenneth D. Denman member of Audit · Chair, effective 2017-01-01.
- John W. Stanton seat on Costco, effective 2015-01-01.
- Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter seat on Costco, effective 2015-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair committee of Costco, effective 2015-01-01.
- John W. Stanton member of Compensation · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
- Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of Costco, effective 2015-01-01.
- Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2015-01-01.
- Jeffrey S. Raikes seat on Costco, effective 2008-01-01.
- Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of Costco, effective 2008-01-01.
- Jeffrey S. Raikes member of Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2008-01-01.
- Susan L. Decker seat on Costco, effective 2004-01-01.
- Hamilton E. James seat on Costco, effective 1988-01-01.
- Hamilton E. James chairs board Costco, effective 1988-01-01.