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Who in Congress Has Traded Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)?

The Costco Wholesale Corporation line shows up 181 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2013 and 2026, filed by 59 members: 114 purchases against 67 sales. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 9.2% against the latest close.

181Trades
114Buys
67Sells
59Members
$1005.16Latest close 2026-10-26
+9.2%Congress buys vs latest close*

*Purchases only, weighted by the midpoint of each disclosed dollar band and marked to the latest close. Filings report a range, never a share count, so this follows the stock rather than anyone's position size.

63% buys37% sells

Recent buyers of COST

Reported a COST purchase in filings from the last 90 days, newest first. 1 member.

How it splits by party

Republicans
78 buys · 42 sells
34 members · 120 trades
Democrats
36 buys · 23 sells
24 members · 59 trades

Whose COST buys have done best

Members ranked by how their reported COST purchases have moved since, over roughly the last three years, weighted by disclosed band midpoint and marked to the latest close.

1 Kevin Hern
+34.0%
2 Pete Sessions
+31.8%
3 Rohit Khanna
+21.7%
4 Scott Scott Franklin
+13.0%
5 Markwayne Mullin
+5.5%
10 Richard Dean Dr McCormick
-2.1%
11 John Boozman
-2.9%
12 Alan Armstrong
-6.9%
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2026-09-18Richard W. AllenSELL$1K–$15K$895.31$1005.16 2026-10-26-12.3% exit
2026-09-11Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$904.77$1005.16 2026-10-26+11.1%
2026-08-24Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$971.40$1005.16 2026-10-26+3.5%
2026-07-30Richard Dean Dr McCormickSELL$1K–$15K$954.17$915.74 2026-09-04+4.0% exit
2026-07-10Dan NewhouseBUY$1K–$15K$916.25$915.74 2026-09-04-0.1%
2026-03-27Alan ArmstrongBUY$1K–$15K$983.86$915.74 2026-09-04-6.9%
2025-12-29Markwayne MullinBUY$15K–$50K$867.84$915.74 2026-09-04+5.5%
2025-11-05Richard Dean Dr McCormickBUY$1K–$15K$935.03$915.74 2026-09-04-2.1%
2025-10-17Shelley M CapitoSELL$1K–$15K$936.33$915.74 2026-09-04+2.2% exit
2025-10-09John BoozmanBUY$1K–$15K$942.89$915.74 2026-09-04-2.9%
2025-03-17Marjorie Taylor GreeneBUY$1K–$15K$916.61$915.74 2026-09-04-0.1%
2025-02-26Greg LandsmanSELL$1K–$15K$1031.97$915.74 2026-09-04+11.3% exit
2025-01-28Scott Scott FranklinSELL$50K–$100K$958.67$915.74 2026-09-04+4.5% exit
2025-01-28Scott Scott FranklinSELL$1K–$15K$958.67$915.74 2026-09-04+4.5% exit
2025-01-22Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$944.70$915.74 2026-09-04+3.1% exit
2025-01-17Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$943.19$915.74 2026-09-04+2.9% exit
2025-01-02James ComerBUY$1K–$15K$909.81$915.74 2026-09-04+0.7%
2024-11-25Marjorie Taylor Mrs GreeneBUY$1K–$15K$960.89$915.74 2026-09-04-4.7%
2024-10-04Marjorie Taylor Mrs GreeneBUY$1K–$15K$883.11$915.74 2026-09-04+3.7%
2024-08-07Scott Scott FranklinBUY$1K–$15K$810.30$915.74 2026-09-04+13.0%
2024-06-24Marjorie Taylor Mrs GreeneBUY$1K–$15K$848.16$915.74 2026-09-04+8.0%
2024-01-31Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$694.88$915.74 2026-09-04+31.8%
2024-01-12Kevin HernBUY$1K–$15K$683.24$915.74 2026-09-04+34.0%
2024-01-10Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$672.76$915.74 2026-09-04+36.1%
2024-01-10Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$672.76$915.74 2026-09-04+36.1%
2023-10-03Markwayne MullinBUY$1K–$15K$565.04$915.74 2026-09-04+62.1%
2023-09-18Markwayne MullinBUY$15K–$50K$562.72$915.74 2026-09-04+62.7%
2023-08-22Daniel S SullivanSELL$1K–$15K$538.37$915.74 2026-09-04-70.1% exit
2023-08-22Daniel S SullivanSELL$1K–$15K$538.37$915.74 2026-09-04-70.1% exit
2023-07-28Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$563.32$915.74 2026-09-04+62.6%
2023-04-19Scott Mr FranklinBUY$50K–$100K$496.03$915.74 2026-09-04+84.6%
2023-04-19Scott Mr FranklinBUY$1K–$15K$496.03$915.74 2026-09-04+84.6%
2023-04-10Rohit KhannaSELL$15K–$50K$493.83$915.74 2026-09-04-85.4% exit
2023-03-15Richard Dean Dr McCormickBUY$1K–$15K$485.66$915.74 2026-09-04+88.6%
2023-02-23John CurtisSELL$1K–$15K$493.14$915.74 2026-09-04-85.7% exit
2023-02-21Jared MoskowitzBUY$1K–$15K$501.74$915.74 2026-09-04+82.5%
2022-11-10Ed PerlmutterBUY$1K–$15K$513.13$915.74 2026-09-04+78.5%
2022-07-07David B. McKinleySELL$1K–$15K$494.95$915.74 2026-09-04-85.0% exit
2022-07-01Shelley M CapitoBUY$1K–$15K$485.76$915.74 2026-09-04+88.5%
2022-06-10Marjorie Taylor GreeneBUY$15K–$50K$463.31$915.74 2026-09-04+97.7%
2022-04-22Ed PerlmutterSELL$1K–$15K$571.70$915.74 2026-09-04-60.2% exit
2022-02-28Kurt SchraderBUY$1K–$15K$519.25$1005.16 2026-10-26+93.6%
2022-01-31Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr.BUY$1K–$15K$505.13$915.74 2026-09-04+81.3%
2021-11-26Ed PerlmutterSELL$1K–$15K$546.13$915.74 2026-09-04-67.7% exit
2021-11-16Pete SessionsSELL$1K–$15K$526.72$915.74 2026-09-04-73.9% exit
2021-10-28Kim Dr SchrierSELL$15K–$50K$490.53$915.74 2026-09-04-86.7% exit
2021-09-17Donald Sternoff Honorable Beyer JrBUY$1K–$15K$459.51$915.74 2026-09-04+99.3%
2021-08-25Kevin HernBUY$250K–$500K$451.23$915.74 2026-09-04+102.9%
2021-08-20Fred UptonSELL$1K–$15K$458.99$1005.16 2026-10-26-119.0% exit
2021-07-30Marie NewmanSELL$15K–$50K$429.72$915.74 2026-09-04-113.1% exit

Buys are marked to the latest close and treated as open. A sell tagged rt closes an earlier disclosed buy in the same name. exit shows how the stock moved after the member sold.

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Frequently asked — Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)?

59 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Costco Wholesale Corporation transactions under the STOCK Act — 114 purchases and 67 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought COST recently?

1 member disclosed a COST purchase in the last 90 days — most recently Rohit Khanna on 2026-09-11. See the "Lawmakers who bought COST recently" section above for the dated list.

How have Congress's COST trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed COST buys are up 9.2% versus the latest close of $1005.16. Each trade's own return — and realized round-trips on matched sells — is in the Return column.

Is it legal for members of Congress to trade Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Yes. Under the 2012 STOCK Act, members of Congress may buy and sell individual stocks but must publicly disclose each transaction within 45 days. Bargo surfaces those filings so you can see who traded COST and how it performed.

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