COST congressional trades
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) appears in 33 congressional disclosure rows from 15 members of Congress in 2025–2026 periodic reports: 14 purchases and 19 sales, with trade dates from Mar 15, 2023 to Oct 13, 2026. C. Franklin reported the most, with 4 rows. The median gap between trade date and filing date is 26 days, and 10 trades were reported more than 45 days after it happened.
Rows keep the disclosed owner and amount range. This is a record of reported transactions, not a live COST portfolio or a trading signal.
- 33
- 15
- 14 / 19
- $557K – $1.6M
- sum of reported ranges
- 2026-10-13
Verified COST congressional disclosures
Parsed from official House Clerk and Senate eFD filings. This snapshot contains 14 purchases and 19 sales. Reported owners: Self, Spouse, Joint. Transaction dates run from 2023-03-15 to 2026-10-13.
| Politician | Trade date | Asset | Type | Owner | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Sessions | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $100,001 - $250,000 | #20035563 Filed 2026-10-27 | |
| Pete Sessions | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $250,001 - $500,000 | #20035563 Filed 2026-10-27 | |
| Rick Allen | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20035648 Filed 2026-10-14 | |
| Rich McCormick | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20035204 Filed 2026-08-14 | |
| Dan Newhouse | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20034998 Filed 2026-07-17 | |
| Alan Armstrong | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #fda235b3-bad7-4637-8fa1-053f354d929c Filed 2026-07-21 | |
| Gilbert Cisneros | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20033983 Filed 2026-02-13 | |
| Gilbert Cisneros | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20033762 Filed 2026-01-12 | |
| Rich McCormick | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20033610 Filed 2025-12-09 | |
| Gilbert Cisneros | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20033455 Filed 2025-11-18 | |
| Shelley Capito | Costco Wholesale | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #defd46d8-f9db-46d6-96f9-77bebce203b6 Filed 2025-11-04 | |
| John Boozman | Costco Wholesale | Purchase | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | #97a4172e-e2d9-4dea-9014-d8aa2134d628 Filed 2025-11-15 | |
| Valerie Hoyle | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20032211 Filed 2025-10-10 | |
| Lisa McClain | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030891 Filed 2025-08-13 | |
| Lisa McClain | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030891 Filed 2025-08-13 | |
| Lisa McClain | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030891 Filed 2025-08-13 | |
| Jefferson Shreve | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $100,001 - $250,000 | #20030387 Filed 2025-06-22 | |
| Bruce Westerman | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030332 Filed 2025-05-12 | |
| Jefferson Shreve | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $15,001 - $50,000 | #20029038 Filed 2025-04-11 | |
| Greg Landsman | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20029084 Filed 2025-04-08 | |
| Greg Landsman | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20029084 Filed 2025-04-08 | |
| Greg Landsman | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Joint | $15,001 - $50,000 | #20029084 Filed 2025-04-08 | |
| Bruce Westerman | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030146 Filed 2025-04-16 | |
| Greg Landsman | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20027885 Filed 2025-03-05 | |
| C. Franklin | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20027995 Filed 2025-03-18 | |
| C. Franklin | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20027995 Filed 2025-03-18 | |
| C. Franklin | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Sale | Self | $50,001 - $100,000 | #20027995 Filed 2025-03-18 | |
| James Comer | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20018054 Filed 2025-01-10 | |
| James Comer | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20018054 Filed 2025-01-10 | |
| Lisa McClain | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030891 Filed 2025-08-13 | |
| Valerie Hoyle | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20032070 Filed 2025-09-12 | |
| C. Franklin | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030494 Filed 2025-07-03 | |
| Rich McCormick | Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | #20030699 Filed 2025-09-17 |
A filing can describe the member, a spouse, a dependent, or a joint asset. Amounts are statutory ranges, not execution prices. See how to read congressional stock-trade disclosures before treating a delayed row as a trading signal.
COST disclosures by member
| Member | Rows | Buys | Sells | Last trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Franklin's COST trades | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2025-01-28 |
| Greg Landsman's COST trades | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2025-03-27 |
| Lisa McClain's COST trades | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2025-07-10 |
| Gilbert Cisneros's COST trades | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2026-01-30 |
| Rich McCormick's COST trades | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2026-07-30 |
| Bruce Westerman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2025-04-21 |
| James Comer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2025-01-02 |
| Jefferson Shreve | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2025-05-12 |
| Pete Sessions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2026-10-13 |
| Valerie Hoyle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2025-09-23 |
| Alan Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2026-03-27 |
| Dan Newhouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2026-07-10 |
| John Boozman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-09 |
| Rick Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2026-09-18 |
| Shelley Capito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2025-10-17 |
How long disclosure took
Days from trade date to filing date for 33 rows. The STOCK Act allows 30 days from notification and no more than 45 days from the trade. A late row is a timing fact, not evidence of wrongdoing.
- 0–15 days
- 11
- 16–30 days
- 6
- 31–45 days
- 6
- Over 45 days
- 10
- Median / longest
- 26d / 917d
Source documents
24 House Clerk and Senate eFD periodic transaction reports, newest first. Each link opens the official filing.
- #20035563Filed 2026-10-27 · 2 rows
- #20035648Filed 2026-10-14 · 1 row
- #20035204Filed 2026-08-14 · 1 row
- #fda235b3-bad7-4637-8fa1-053f354d929cFiled 2026-07-21 · 1 row
- #20034998Filed 2026-07-17 · 1 row
- #20033983Filed 2026-02-13 · 1 row
- #20033762Filed 2026-01-12 · 1 row
- #20033610Filed 2025-12-09 · 1 row
- #20033455Filed 2025-11-18 · 1 row
- #97a4172e-e2d9-4dea-9014-d8aa2134d628Filed 2025-11-15 · 1 row
- #defd46d8-f9db-46d6-96f9-77bebce203b6Filed 2025-11-04 · 1 row
- #20032211Filed 2025-10-10 · 1 row
12 older filings are linked from the transaction table.
What COST filings don’t tell you
A disclosure row records a trade date, an amount bracket, and who owned the asset. It does not say why the trade was made, whether the position is still held, or anything about the business behind the ticker: revenue trends, margins, balance-sheet risk, or valuation. Those answers are in company filings, not congressional ones.
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COST congressional trades: FAQ
Who in Congress traded COST?
House Clerk and Senate eFD periodic reports for 2025 and 2026 contain 33 verified COST rows from 15 members: Alan Armstrong, Bruce Westerman, C. Franklin, Dan Newhouse, and 11 other members. Image-only filings are excluded, and this is not a live brokerage statement.
Does this page show current COST holdings?
No. STOCK Act filings disclose reportable transactions after the fact, usually within 45 days, as amount ranges and owners. They do not prove a current position, an exact share count, or why the trade happened.
Why are COST amounts shown as ranges?
Congressional periodic transaction reports use statutory value bands such as $100,001 - $250,000; $250,001 - $500,000; $1,001 - $15,000; $15,001 - $50,000; $50,001 - $100,000. Yield Theory keeps those ranges instead of inventing a midpoint, exact trade size, or return.
How complete is COST congressional-trade coverage?
This snapshot covers every machine-readable House and Senate periodic transaction report for 2025 and 2026 (178 members). Image-only House filings and paper Senate filings are not included, so missing rows are not proof that no other lawmaker traded COST.
Yield Theory is not affiliated with any elected official. This page uses the 2025–2026 House Clerk and Senate eFD periodic report snapshot generated 2026-11-03. It is not a complete lifetime portfolio, a performance track record, or investment advice.
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