Insider trade

Costco (COST)Executive Vice President sold ~$1.4M

Caton Frates, Executive Vice President at Costco, sold ~$1.4M of Costco shares.

~$1.4M
Approx. value · 1,540 sh @ $910.02
9,283.69
Holds after · shares reported
Traded
Sep 29, 2025
Filed
Sep 30, 2025

The story around this disclosure

Every dated public record OQRO holds about the company from 60 days before to 120 days after, oldest first. It shows what was going on; none of it is a stated reason for the trade.

  1. Mar 15, 2023CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  2. Oct 29, 2024CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  3. Dec 11, 2024CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  4. Jun 9, 2025CongressDisclosed partial sale of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  5. Jun 17, 2025CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  6. Jul 10, 2025CongressDisclosed sale of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  7. Aug 20, 2025InsiderOfficer sold ~$595K of COST shares in the open market
  8. Sep 23, 2025Congress · 1 personMembers of Congress: 2 sales
  9. Sep 25, 2025Company filing · Form 8-K · ResultsReported its results
  10. Sep 29, 2025 · this disclosureInsiderOfficer sold ~$1.4M of COST shares in the open market

What came next

  1. Oct 9, 2025CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  2. Oct 14, 2025Company filing · Form 8-K · Executive changeChanged a top executive or board member“On October 14, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the fiscal 2026 criteria for bonuses to executive officers, with the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board also approving the environmental and social performance criteria.”
  3. Oct 17, 2025Congress · 2 peopleMembers of Congress: 1 purchase, 1 sale
  4. Oct 24, 2025Insider · 2 peopleInsiders: 2 sales (~$3.7M)
  5. Nov 5, 2025CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  6. Nov 7, 2025FDARecall: Costco Item# 11444 Kirkland Signature Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as…
  7. Nov 7, 2025FDARecall: Costco Item# 19927 Kirkland Signature Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as it is sold by weight.…
  8. Nov 7, 2025InsiderOfficer sold ~$2.23M of COST shares in the open market
  9. Dec 11, 2025Company filing · Form 8-K · ResultsReported its results
  10. Dec 24, 2025CongressDisclosed partial sale of COST — reported range $1,001 - $15,000
  11. Dec 29, 2025InsiderOfficer sold ~$1.78M of COST shares in the open market
  12. Dec 29, 2025CongressDisclosed purchase of COST — reported range $15,001 - $50,000
  13. Dec 30, 2025InsiderOfficer sold ~$482K of COST shares in the open market
  14. Jan 9, 2026InsiderOfficer sold ~$1.37M of COST shares in the open market
  15. Jan 14, 2026InsiderOfficer sold ~$1.41M of COST shares in the open market
  16. Jan 16, 2026InsiderDirector sold ~$437K of COST shares in the open market
  17. Jan 21, 2026InsiderOfficer sold ~$838K of COST shares in the open market
View the official recordSEC Form 4

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What else is on file for Costco

For Costco, OQRO holds 4 insider filings (SEC Form 4 or Form 144), 3 Congress trade reports and 129 fund holdings reports (13F) dated in the last 90 days.

These are records OQRO holds, counted by their date, not a measure of how much trading took place. Routine paperwork such as option exercises and tax withholding is left out. Everything for the company is on its COST page.

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