Gary Millerchip compensation by year
Costco Wholesale Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $456,923 | $915,115 |
| Bonus | $4,008,615 | $16,000 |
| Stock awards | $9,651,671 | $5,453,713 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $79,693 | $184,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $82,542 | $201,685 |
| Total | $14,279,444 | $6,770,513 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Costco Wholesale Corp DEF 14A filed December 4, 2025, accession 0000909832-25-000159, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 6,536 | $6,165,540 | — |
| RSU | 6,268 | $5,912,730 | — |
| RSU | 3,138 | $2,960,138 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Costco Wholesale Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed December 4, 2025)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Tax withholding | — | 1,154.02 | $992.23 | 15,465.3 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Costco Wholesale discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | $0 | — | $0 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $15,038,407 | — | $15,038,407 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $15,038,407 | — | $15,038,407 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | — | $15,038,407 | — | $15,038,407 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Costco Wholesale Corp's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Costco Wholesale’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Vachris | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $13,932,597 |
| Javier Polit | Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | $7,508,209 |
| Gary Millerchip · this page | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $6,770,513 |
| Richard Galanti | Former Executive Vice President | $6,504,736 |
| Pierre Riel | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - International Division | $5,287,017 |
| Russ Miller | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Warehouse Operations, U.S. and Mexico | $5,181,678 |
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