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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

COST · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$13.9M

Pay Ratio

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Ron M. Vachris

The board raised the CEO's pay package by $1.70M to $13.93M while the stock fell 5.9%.

KOHLS Corp

KSS · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$9.0M

Pay Ratio

—

Michael J. Bender

Awaiting a fuller pay-performance history

Walmart Inc.

WMT · FY2026

MIXED

CEO Package

$29.2M

Pay Ratio

—

Doug McMillon

The board raised Doug McMillon's total pay package by $1.83M to $29.24M while the stock fell 3.8%.

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

COST$13.9MKSS$9.0MWMT$29.2M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

WMT carries the largest package at $29.2M, about 3.2x KSS.
COST reads misaligned, while KSS looks mixed.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

COST

Ron M. Vachris

$13.9M

base salary8%
stock awards86%
non-equity incentive compensation4%
other compensation0%

KSS

Michael J. Bender

$9.0M

base salary12%
stock awards42%
non-equity incentive compensation40%
other compensation6%

WMT

Doug McMillon

$29.2M

base salary5%
stock awards72%
non-equity incentive compensation14%
other compensation2%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW(COST)Ron M. Vachris2025$13.9M
KOHLS Corp(KSS)Michael J. Bender2025$9.0M
Walmart Inc.(WMT)Doug McMillon2026$29.2M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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