Code Snippets
curl "https://financialdata.net/api/v1/executive-compensation?identifier=COST&key=API_KEY"import requests
url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/executive-compensation?identifier=COST&key=API_KEY'
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/executive-compensation?identifier=COST&key=API_KEY';
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Sample Response
[
{
"trading_symbol": "COST",
"central_index_key": "0000909832",
"registrant_name": "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW",
"executive_name": "Ron M. Vachris",
"executive_position": "Chief Executive Officer, Director, President",
"fiscal_year": "2025",
"salary": 1183270.0,
"bonus": 0.0,
"stock_awards": 12036800.0,
"incentive_plan_compensation": 600000.0,
"other_compensation": 58631.0,
"total_compensation": 13932597.0
},
...
]Query Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | The trading symbol for a security, or the central index key (CIK). The latter is assigned to the entity by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (e.g., MSFT, 0000789019) |
| offset | integer | (Optional) The initial position of the record subset, which indicates how many records to skip. Defaults to 0. (e.g., 100) |
| format | string | (Optional) The format of the returned data, either JSON or CSV. Defaults to JSON. (e.g., json, csv) |
Endpoint Overview
Executive compensation includes both financial and non-financial benefits provided by their employer. It is usually a combination of a base salary, variable performance-based bonuses, and other benefits. The API endpoint provides historical executive compensation data for several thousand US and international companies. There is a limit of 100 records per API call.
Company Profile
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
NASDAQ: COST- Market Cap:$451.60B
- ISIN:US22160K1051
- Fiscal Year End:08/30
- CEO:Ron Vachris
- Employees:341000
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. As of 2026, Costco is ranked 12th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.