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Company Information

Company Name
Costco Wholesale Corp
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN: US22160K1051
CIK: 0000909832
CUSIP: 74143W102
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 341,000
Phone: 425 313 8100
Fiscal Year End: August
IPO Date: Sep 22, 1993
Description:

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

Address:

999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, United States, 98027

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Ron M. Vachris President, CEO & Director 1965
Mr. Gary Millerchip Executive VP & CFO 1972
Mr. Javier Polit Executive VP and CI&DO of Information Systems 1965
Ms. Tiffany M. Barbre Senior VP, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer 1974
Ms. Claudine E. Adamo Executive Vice President of Administration 1971
Sheri Flies Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability & Compliance NA
Peter Gruening Senior VP of Membership, Marketing & Member Service Centers NA
Brenda Weber Senior Vice President of Human Resources NA
Mr. Ali Moayeri Senior Vice President of Construction & Purchasing NA
Mr. David Sherwood Senior Vice President of Costco Wholesale Industries & Business Development NA

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Mar 09, 2026 Claudine Adamo N/A Sale 730.00 $1.00K $732.20K
Feb 24, 2026 Ro Khanna N/A Purchase N/A $998.12 N/A
Jan 30, 2026 Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. N/A Purchase N/A $940.25 N/A
Jan 21, 2026 Teresa A Jones N/A Sale 850.00 $986.26 $838.32K
Jan 16, 2026 Susan L Decker N/A Sale 458.00 $955.00 $437.39K
Jan 14, 2026 James C Klauer N/A Sale 1.50K $939.00 $1.41M
Jan 09, 2026 Russell D Miller N/A Sale 1.50K $916.32 $1.37M
Jan 06, 2026 Ro Khanna N/A Purchase N/A $889.10 N/A
Dec 30, 2025 Javier Polit N/A Sale 558.00 $862.89 $481.49K
Dec 29, 2025 Javier Polit N/A Sale 2.05K $867.21 $1.78M
Dec 29, 2025 Markwayne Mullin N/A Purchase N/A $867.84 N/A
Dec 24, 2025 Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. N/A Sale N/A $872.75 N/A
Nov 10, 2025 Ro Khanna N/A Purchase N/A $915.56 N/A
Nov 07, 2025 William Richard Wilcox N/A Sale 2.40K $930.13 $2.23M
Nov 05, 2025 Richard McCormick N/A Purchase N/A $935.03 N/A
Nov 03, 2025 Ro Khanna N/A Purchase N/A $928.04 N/A
Oct 24, 2025 Claudine Adamo N/A Sale 2.70K $935.68 $2.53M
Oct 24, 2025 Tiffany Marie Barbre N/A Sale 1.24K $934.62 $1.16M
Oct 17, 2025 Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. N/A Purchase N/A $936.33 N/A
Oct 17, 2025 Shelley Moore Capito N/A Sale N/A $936.33 N/A

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
Vanguard Group Inc 43.62M Dec 31, 2025 9.84% $0.55 0.38%
BlackRock Inc 34.95M Mar 31, 2026 7.88% $0.61 -0.43%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 28.85M Mar 31, 2026 6.50% $0.71 0.00%
State Street Corp 18.15M Mar 31, 2026 4.09% $0.62 0.03%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 10.71M Mar 31, 2026 2.41% $0.56 0.00%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 10.66M Mar 31, 2026 2.40% $0.66 2.61%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 9.90M Mar 31, 2026 2.23% $0.59 3.94%
Bank of America Corp 7.52M Mar 31, 2026 1.69% $0.55 11.48%
CI Private Wealth LLC 6.98M Dec 31, 2025 1.58% $0.90 970.57%
Diamant Asset Management Inc 6.73M Mar 31, 2026 1.52% $4.90 99,278.03%
FMR Inc 6.72M Mar 31, 2026 1.52% $0.35 0.38%
NORGES BANK 6.02M Dec 31, 2025 1.36% $0.56 4.78%
Northern Trust Corp 4.93M Mar 31, 2026 1.11% $0.65 0.29%
Amvescap Plc. 4.31M Mar 31, 2026 0.97% $0.66 -0.35%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.04M Mar 31, 2026 0.91% $0.26 35.54%
Royal Bank of Canada 3.76M Mar 31, 2026 0.85% $0.66 -4.91%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 3.40M Mar 31, 2026 0.77% $0.52 3.60%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 3.39M Mar 31, 2026 0.76% $0.62 -3.60%
Fisher Asset Management, LLC 3.22M Mar 31, 2026 0.73% $1.09 1.37%
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.21M Mar 31, 2026 0.72% $0.37 24.11%

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 443.48M
Shares Float: 440.92M
% Insiders: 16.10%
% Institutions: 7,379.40%
Short % Float: 1.78%

Fund Holdings

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv 14.14M 3.19% ▲ 0.32% Apr 30, 2026
2 Vanguard 500 Index Investor 11.51M 2.60% ▲ 1.83% Apr 30, 2026
3 Invesco QQQ Trust 9.62M 2.17% ▲ 0.47% May 29, 2026
4 iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 5.85M 1.32% ▲ 0.31% May 29, 2026
5 Fidelity 500 Index 5.69M 1.28% ▲ 0.35% Apr 30, 2026
6 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF 5.35M 1.21% ▲ 0.11% May 31, 2026
7 Vanguard Growth Index Investor 4.74M 1.07% ▲ 0.52% Apr 30, 2026
8 Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 2.49M 0.56% ▲ 0.28% Apr 30, 2026
9 Vanguard Institutional Index I 2.46M 0.55% ▼ 1.74% Apr 30, 2026
10 State St S&P 500® Idx SL Cl I 2.38M 0.54% ▼ 0.50% May 31, 2026

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $423.79B
Trailing P/E: 49.51
Forward P/E: 43.67

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $435.65B
EBITDA: $13.79B
P/E Ratio: $49.51
PEG Ratio: $4.79
Book Value: $37.28
Dividend/Share: $5.37
Dividend Yield: 0.55%
Earnings/Share: $19.84
Profit Margin: 3.01%
Operating Margin: 3.67%
ROA (TTM): 8.67%
ROE (TTM): 29.15%
Revenue (TTM): $293.59B
Revenue/Share (TTM): $661.29
Earnings Growth (YOY): 45.50%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 21.50%

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Financial Ratios

Date Current Ratio Debt/Equity Debt/Assets Interest Coverage Debt/EBITDA
2025-08-31 1.03x 0.21x 0.62x 67.42x 0.45x
2024-08-31 0.97x 0.25x 0.66x 54.94x 0.49x
2023-08-31 1.07x 0.26x 0.64x 50.71x 0.60x
2022-08-31 1.02x 0.32x 0.68x 49.32x 0.66x
2021-08-31 1.00x 0.43x 0.69x 39.23x 0.87x
2020-08-31 1.13x 0.42x 0.66x 33.14x 1.06x
2019-08-31 1.01x 0.44x 0.66x 31.58x 1.06x
2018-08-31 1.02x 0.50x 0.68x 28.18x 1.09x
2017-08-31 0.99x 0.62x 0.70x 30.68x 1.20x
2016-08-31 0.98x 0.09x 0.63x 27.61x 0.22x
2015-08-31 1.01x 0.12x 0.67x 29.23x 0.26x
2014-08-31 1.22x 0.70x 0.62x 28.50x 2.01x
2013-08-31 1.19x 0.28x 0.64x 30.84x 0.73x
2012-08-31 1.10x 0.00x 0.54x 29.04x 0.00x
2011-08-31 1.14x 0.07x 0.53x 21.03x 0.27x
2010-08-31 1.16x 0.00x 0.54x 18.71x 0.01x
2009-08-31 1.11x 0.01x 0.54x 16.45x 0.04x
2008-08-31 1.07x 0.02x 0.55x 19.11x 0.05x
2007-08-31 1.09x 0.01x 0.56x N/A 0.05x
2006-08-31 1.05x 0.04x 0.47x N/A 0.16x
2005-08-31 1.22x 0.01x 0.46x N/A 0.03x
2004-08-31 1.18x 0.04x 0.49x N/A 0.18x
2003-08-31 1.14x 0.01x 0.49x N/A 0.03x
2002-08-31 1.04x 0.02x 0.50x N/A 0.07x
2001-08-31 0.94x 0.04x 0.50x N/A 0.15x
2000-08-31 1.02x 0.00x 0.50x N/A 0.01x
1999-08-31 1.16x 0.00x 0.51x N/A 0.00x
1998-08-31 1.20x 0.00x 0.51x N/A 0.00x
1997-08-31 1.07x 0.01x 0.53x N/A 0.03x
1996-08-31 1.03x 0.03x 0.62x N/A 0.09x
1995-08-31 1.01x 0.06x 0.64x N/A 0.33x
1994-08-31 0.93x 0.09x 0.59x N/A 0.29x
1993-08-31 1.11x 0.01x 0.54x N/A 0.14x
1992-08-31 0.95x 0.00x 0.58x N/A 0.00x
1991-08-31 1.31x 0.00x 0.58x N/A 0.00x
1990-08-31 0.97x 0.00x 0.48x N/A 0.01x
1989-08-31 1.23x 0.00x 0.52x N/A 0.01x
1988-08-31 1.72x 0.02x 0.52x N/A 0.16x
1987-08-31 1.90x 0.00x 0.54x N/A 0.00x
1986-08-31 1.41x 0.01x 0.39x N/A 0.03x
1985-08-31 1.69x 0.00x 0.58x N/A 0.00x

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