---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000909832-25-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COST"
cik: "0000909832"
company_name: "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW"
filed_at: "2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T04:26:50.346998+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Richard Galanti retires as Costco EVP, ending board service at 2025 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- Richard Galanti retired as Executive Vice President on January 30, 2025.
- He previously retired as CFO effective March 15, 2024; remained on board until the 2025 Annual Meeting.
- No successor named for EVP role; CFO duties transitioned earlier in 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000909832-25-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COST
- cik: 0000909832
- company_name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
- filed_at: 2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000008/0000909832-25-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000008/cost-20250130.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-25-000008
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-25-000008.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-25-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Galanti retired as Executive Vice President at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Vice President
  source text: On January 30, 2025, Richard Galanti retired as Executive Vice President of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000008/0000909832-25-000008-index.htm

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