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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
2018-12-19Lamar SmithBUY$1K–$15K$201.41$915.74 2026-09-04+354.7%
2018-12-11John K. DelaneyBUY$1K–$15K$226.50$1005.16 2026-10-26+343.8%
2018-12-06Jerry Moran,BUY$1K–$15K$233.20$915.74 2026-09-04+292.7%
2018-11-23David KustoffBUY$1K–$15K$220.06$1005.16 2026-10-26+356.8%
2018-10-18John A. YarmuthBUY$1K–$15K$228.58$915.74 2026-09-04+300.6%
2018-10-05Gary PalmerSELL$1K–$15K$218.82$915.74 2026-09-04-318.5% exit
2018-09-27Pete SessionsSELL$15K–$50K$234.00$915.74 2026-09-04-291.3% exit
2018-08-30Lamar SmithSELL$1K–$15K$230.83$915.74 2026-09-04-296.7% exit
2018-08-20James B. RenacciBUY$15K–$50K$227.35$1005.16 2026-10-26+342.1%
2018-07-27James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$219.65$1005.16 2026-10-26+357.6%
2018-03-09John F ReedSELL$1K–$15K$188.58$915.74 2026-09-04-385.6% exit
2018-03-08Mike KellyBUY$1K–$15K$185.69$915.74 2026-09-04+393.2%
2018-02-05Pat RobertsSELL$15K–$50K$182.77$915.74 2026-09-04-401.0% exit
2018-01-17Sheldon WhitehouseSELL$15K–$50K$192.29$915.74 2026-09-04-376.2% exit
2018-01-02Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$188.32$915.74 2026-09-04+386.3%
2017-11-30Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$184.43$915.74 2026-09-04+396.5%
2017-10-30David A Perdue , JrBUY$1K–$15K$160.23$915.74 2026-09-04+471.5%
2017-09-18Pete SessionsSELL$1K–$15K$160.91$915.74 2026-09-04-469.1% exit
2017-09-14David B. McKinleyBUY$15K–$50K$162.37$915.74 2026-09-04+464.0%
2017-08-10James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$156.64$1005.16 2026-10-26+541.7%
2017-08-07James B. RenacciBUY$15K–$50K$156.95$1005.16 2026-10-26+540.4%
2017-08-07James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$156.95$1005.16 2026-10-26+540.4%
2017-08-03James B. RenacciSELL$1K–$15K$157.91$1005.16 2026-10-26-536.5% exit
2017-08-03James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$157.91$1005.16 2026-10-26+536.5%
2017-07-17Rohit KhannaSELL$1K–$15K$152.84$915.74 2026-09-04-499.1% exit
2017-07-05Rohit KhannaBUY$1K–$15K$158.02$915.74 2026-09-04+479.5%
2017-06-29Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$158.68$915.74 2026-09-04+477.1%
2017-06-19Lamar SmithSELL$1K–$15K$164.34$915.74 2026-09-04-457.2% exit
2017-06-19Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$164.34$915.74 2026-09-04+457.2%
2017-06-16David A Perdue , JrBUY$15K–$50K$167.11$915.74 2026-09-04+448.0%
2017-06-16Alan S. LowenthalSELL$15K–$50K$167.11$915.74 2026-09-04-448.0% exit
2017-06-01Lamar SmithSELL$1K–$15K$180.63$915.74 2026-09-04-407.0% exit
2017-05-15James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$171.57$1005.16 2026-10-26+485.9%
2017-05-10Alan S. LowenthalSELL$1K–$15K$171.35$915.74 2026-09-04-434.4% exit
2017-03-22David A Perdue , JrBUY$1K–$15K$167.68$915.74 2026-09-04+446.1%
2016-11-30Susan A. DavisSELL$15K–$50K$150.11$915.74 2026-09-04-510.1% exit
2016-11-14Pat RobertsBUY$15K–$50K$152.00$915.74 2026-09-04+502.5%
2016-11-10Lamar SmithBUY$1K–$15K$146.70$915.74 2026-09-04+524.2%
2016-11-04Debbie DingellBUY$1K–$15K$142.24$915.74 2026-09-04+543.8%
2016-10-06Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$149.47$915.74 2026-09-04+512.7%
2016-10-05Michael T. McCaulSELL$1K–$15K$149.98$915.74 2026-09-04-510.6% exit
2016-10-05Michael T. McCaulSELL$1K–$15K$149.98$915.74 2026-09-04-510.6% exit
2016-10-04Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$150.48$915.74 2026-09-04+508.6%
2016-10-03Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$151.01$915.74 2026-09-04+506.4%
2016-09-12Alan S. LowenthalSELL$1K–$15K$151.69$915.74 2026-09-04-503.7% exit
2016-07-08Pat RobertsSELL$15K–$50K$165.44$915.74 2026-09-04-453.5% exit
2016-05-19James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$142.70$1005.16 2026-10-26+604.4%
2016-05-06Ed WhitfieldBUY$1K–$15K$146.44$915.74 2026-09-04+525.3%
2016-05-06David E. PriceBUY$1K–$15K$146.44$915.74 2026-09-04+525.3%
2016-05-05David A Perdue , JrBUY$1K–$15K$147.84$915.74 2026-09-04+519.4%

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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