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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
Mr. Pierre Riel Executive VP & COO of International Division 1963

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
Vanguard Group Inc 43.62M Dec 31, 2025 9.83% $0.55 0.38%
BlackRock Inc 34.78M Sep 30, 2025 7.84% $0.56 -2.25%
State Street Corp 18.16M Sep 30, 2025 4.09% $0.58 -0.88%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 10.36M Sep 30, 2025 2.34% $0.61 0.84%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 9.42M Sep 30, 2025 2.12% $0.53 -1.64%
Bank of America Corp 6.87M Sep 30, 2025 1.55% $0.43 -1.61%
FMR Inc 6.69M Dec 31, 2025 1.51% $0.29 -15.85%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 6.52M Sep 30, 2025 1.47% $0.18 93.76%
NORGES BANK 6.02M Dec 31, 2025 1.36% $0.56 4.78%
Northern Trust Corp 5.06M Sep 30, 2025 1.14% $0.60 0.11%
Amvescap Plc. 4.19M Sep 30, 2025 0.94% $0.61 -2.47%
Royal Bank of Canada 3.89M Sep 30, 2025 0.88% $0.59 -49.39%
Capital World Investors 3.86M Sep 30, 2025 0.87% $0.49 -2.25%
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.69M Sep 30, 2025 0.83% $0.42 20.10%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 3.35M Sep 30, 2025 0.75% $0.56 -2.57%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 3.28M Dec 31, 2025 0.74% $0.44 2.47%
Amundi 3.18M Sep 30, 2025 0.72% $0.93 45.02%
Wells Fargo & Co 3.17M Sep 30, 2025 0.71% $0.56 1.65%
Fisher Asset Management, LLC 3.15M Sep 30, 2025 0.71% $1.05 1.12%
UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc 3.07M Sep 30, 2025 0.69% $0.62 -4.46%

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 443.69M
Shares Float: 442.47M
% Insiders: 16.70%
% Institutions: 7,265.70%
Short % Float: 1.44%

🏆 Top 10 Institutional Holders

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 Vanguard Group Inc 43.62M 9.83% ▲ 0.38% Dec 31, 2025
2 BlackRock Inc 34.78M 7.84% ▼ 2.25% Sep 30, 2025
3 State Street Corp 18.16M 4.09% ▼ 0.88% Sep 30, 2025
4 Geode Capital Management, LLC 10.36M 2.34% ▲ 0.84% Sep 30, 2025
5 Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 9.42M 2.12% ▼ 1.64% Sep 30, 2025
6 Bank of America Corp 6.87M 1.55% ▼ 1.61% Sep 30, 2025
7 FMR Inc 6.69M 1.51% ▼ 15.85% Dec 31, 2025
8 JPMorgan Chase & Co 6.52M 1.47% ▲ 93.76% Sep 30, 2025
9 NORGES BANK 6.02M 1.36% ▲ 4.78% Dec 31, 2025
10 Northern Trust Corp 5.06M 1.14% ▲ 0.11% Sep 30, 2025

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $430.17B
Trailing P/E: 52.12
Forward P/E: 48.78

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $445.17B
EBITDA: $13.46B
P/E Ratio: $52.12
PEG Ratio: $5.49
Book Value: $72.32
Dividend/Share: $5.20
Dividend Yield: 0.52%
Earnings/Share: $19.25
Profit Margin: 2.99%
Operating Margin: 3.74%
ROA (TTM): 8.72%
ROE (TTM): 29.65%
Revenue (TTM): $286.27B
Revenue/Share (TTM): $644.79
Earnings Growth (YOY): 13.90%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 9.20%

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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 0.45x 0.66x 31.58x 1.06x
2018-08-31 1.02x 0.51x 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 0.71x 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

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
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
Oct 09, 2025 John Boozman N/A Purchase N/A $942.89 N/A

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