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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

COST · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$13.9M

Pay Ratio

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Ron M. Vachris

Pay rose +13.9% while TSR fell -44.7 pts

TARGET CORP

TGT · FY2024

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$20.4M

Pay Ratio

—

Brian C. Cornell

Pay rose +6.3% while TSR fell -0.6 pts

Walmart Inc.

WMT · FY2024

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$27.0M

Pay Ratio

—

Doug McMillon

Returns outran pay growth by +54.2 pts

CEO Total Compensation — All Companies

COST$13.9MTGT$20.4MWMT$27.0M

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 $27.0M, about 1.9x COST.
COST reads misaligned, while WMT looks aligned.

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%

TGT

Brian C. Cornell

$20.4M

base salary7%
stock awards79%
non-equity incentive compensation8%
other compensation3%

WMT

Doug McMillon

$27.0M

base salary6%
stock awards73%
non-equity incentive compensation17%
other compensation1%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW(COST)Ron M. Vachris2025$13.9M
TARGET CORP(TGT)Brian C. Cornell2024$20.4M
Walmart Inc.(WMT)Doug McMillon2024$27.0M

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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