# Costco > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 32 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 12 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-10T20:12:04.666+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-10T20:12:04.666+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW - Display name: Costco ## Leadership - Hamilton E. James: Chair. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:3. - Gina M. Raimondo: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:4. - Helena B. Foulkes: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:5. - Jeffrey S. Raikes: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:6. - John W. Stanton: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:7. - Kenneth D. Denman: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:7. - Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:8. - Ron M. Vachris: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:9. - Sally Jewell: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:10. - Susan L. Decker: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:11. - Caton Frates: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Division. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Claudine Adamo: Executive Vice President, Merchandising. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Gary Millerchip: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Javier Polit: Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Jim C. Klauer: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Division. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - John Sullivan: Executive Vice President, General Counsel Corporate Secretary. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Patrick Callans: Executive Vice President, Administration. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Pierre Riel: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Ron M. Vachris: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Russ Miller: Senior Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Tammi A. Jones: Executive Vice President, Global Depots and Traffic. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Teresa Jones: Executive Vice President, Global Depots and Traffic. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - W. Richard Wilcox: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Division. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. - Yoram Rubanenko: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Division. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1. ## Official Website - https://www.costco.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:2. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1. - WA. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1. - Consumer Staples. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1. - Discount Stores. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1. - https://www.costco.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:2. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:2: [COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000101/cost-20250831.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:3: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:4: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:5: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:6: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:7: [Costco DEF 14A 2025-12-04](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:8: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:9: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:10: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:11: [Costco director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000159/cost-20251204.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:bfd94bd9-6f29-4a13-9c99-d4ce98be7b34:12: [COST 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000101/cost-20250831.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - 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. - 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. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/costco-wholesale-corp-new` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp