Costco Wholesale 401(k) and retirement plans

Costco Wholesale Corporation, Issaquah, WA. EIN 91-1223280. Annual reports 2009–2025.

Costco Wholesale Corporation has 2 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the Costco 401K Retirement Plan, with 279,798 participants and $41.5 billion in assets in 2025. T. Rowe Price has been its recordkeeper since 2012. No traditional pension plan appears in Costco Wholesale's filings since 2009.

Active plans
2
Participants
281,288
Plan assets
$41.7 billion
401(k) recordkeeper
T. Rowe Price
Plans on file
2
Industry
Retail

All 2 plans

Active plans first

Costco 401K Retirement Plan

401(k) with ESOPActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2025 plan year.

Plan number
002Employer EIN 91-1223280
Participants (2025)
279,798
Net assets (2025)
$41.5 billion
Recordkeeper
T. Rowe Price2012–2025
Plan administrator
Costco Wholesale Corporation
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 313-8100As filed for 2025
In effect since
January 1, 1995
Year by year, 2009 to 2025
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
2025279,798$41.5 billionT. Rowe Price
2024263,899$41.0 billionT. Rowe Price
2023245,768$33.4 billionT. Rowe Price
2022239,355$25.9 billionT. Rowe Price
2021220,841$31.4 billionT. Rowe Price
2020206,318$24.2 billionT. Rowe Price
2019184,031$20.5 billionT. Rowe Price
2018174,403$15.5 billionT. Rowe Price
2017165,197$14.8 billionT. Rowe Price
2016155,046$12.2 billionT. Rowe Price
2015146,796$11.3 billionT. Rowe Price
2014137,102$10.2 billionT. Rowe Price
2013128,397$8.8 billionT. Rowe Price
2012121,765$7.1 billionT. Rowe Price
2011115,138$5.8 billionnot listed
2010109,892$5.2 billionnot listed
2009110,800$4.2 billionnot listed

Costco Puerto Rico Retirement Plan

401(k)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2025 plan year.

Plan number
005Employer EIN 91-1223280
Participants (2025)
1,490
Net assets (2025)
$154 million
Recordkeeper
T. Rowe Price2012–2025
Plan administrator
Costco Wholesale Corporation
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
(425) 313-8100As filed for 2025
In effect since
December 1, 2001

Earlier plan names: Costco 1165E Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2025
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20251,490$154 millionT. Rowe Price
20241,473$127 millionT. Rowe Price
20231,624$107 millionT. Rowe Price
20221,661$84.6 millionT. Rowe Price
20211,697$104 millionT. Rowe Price
20201,585$85.5 millionT. Rowe Price
20191,377$75.4 millionT. Rowe Price
20181,377$57.2 millionT. Rowe Price
20171,184$58.5 millionnot listed
20161,154$46.2 millionT. Rowe Price
20151,210$39.1 millionT. Rowe Price
20141,091$35.0 millionT. Rowe Price
20131,026$29.9 millionT. Rowe Price
20121,003$22.2 millionT. Rowe Price
20111,006$17.5 millionnot listed
2010981$15.6 millionnot listed
2009960$11.8 millionnot listed

If you had money in one of these plans

  1. Call T. Rowe Price (troweprice.com), which runs the Costco 401K Retirement Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
  2. Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((425) 313-8100). That number was filed for 2025; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
  3. Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.

What these numbers are

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

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