Costco Wholesale Corporation
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About the company
Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products. Their vast inventory includes household staples, shelf-stable groceries, confectionery, chilled and frozen items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and deli selections.
- CEO
- Ron Vachris
- IPO
- 1986
- Employees
- 333,000
- HQ
- Issaquah, WA, US
Price Chart
- Market Cap
- $429.55B
- P/E
- 48.65
- P/S
- 1.46
- P/B
- 12.83
- EV/EBITDA
- 28.95
- Div Yield
- 0.55%
- Gross Margin
- 12.88%
- Op Margin
- 3.82%
- Net Margin
- 3.01%
- ROE
- 28.27%
- ROIC
- 19.01%
- Revenue
- $275.24B · 8.17%
- Net Income
- $8.10B · 9.94%
- EPS
- $18.24 · 9.88%
- Op Income
- $10.38B
- FCF YoY
- 18.22%
- 52W High
- $1096.50
- 52W Low
- $844.06
- 50D MA
- $1006.23
- 200D MA
- $956.92
- Beta
- 0.87
- Avg Volume
- 1.98M
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Recent insider transactions
Who's buying, who's selling, and how much.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 26 | George Sarah Catherine | other | 0 |
| Apr 1, 26 | Frates Caton | sell | 700 |
| Mar 12, 26 | George Sarah Catherine | other | 642.125 |
| Mar 11, 26 | MILLERCHIP GARY | other | 1,154.017 |
| Mar 2, 26 | George Sarah Catherine | other | 0 |
| Mar 2, 26 | George Sarah Catherine | other | 0 |
| Mar 9, 26 | Adamo Claudine | sell | 730 |
| Jan 27, 26 | RAIKES JEFFREY S | other | 5,115 |
| Jan 27, 26 | Jones Teresa A. | other | 300 |
| Jan 21, 26 | Jones Teresa A. | sell | 850 |
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