Costco Wholesale COST · USD
Consumer Staples · Food & Staples Retailing · US listing · 🇺🇸 United States
S&P 500Nasdaq-100
1,053.56
-1.13%
Close of 6 Nov 2026, in USD
About Costco Wholesale
From its filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Costco Wholesale is based in Issaquah, Washington and is incorporated in Washington. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker COST. It is a member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. The SEC classifies its business as retail-variety stores. In the fiscal year to 31 August 2025, it reported revenue of $275.24bn.
We report on a 52/53-week fiscal year, consisting of thirteen four-week periods and ending on the Sunday nearest the end of August. The first three quarters consist of three periods each, and the fourth quarter consists of four periods (five weeks in the thirteenth period in a 53-week year). The material seasonal impact in our operations is increased net sales and earnings during the winter holiday season. References to 2026, 2025, and 2024 relate to the 52-week fiscal years ended August 30, 2026, August 31, 2025, and September 1, 2024.
We operate membership warehouses and e-commerce sites based on the concept that offering low prices on a limited selection of nationally-branded and private-label products in a wide range of categories will produce high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover. When combined with the operating efficiencies achieved by volume purchasing, efficient distribution and reduced handling of merchandise in no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities, these volumes and turnover enable us to operate profitably at significantly lower gross margins (net sales less merchandise costs) than most other retailers. We often sell inventory before we are required to pay for it, even while taking advantage of early payment discounts.
Quoted from its 10-K, filed 7 Oct 2026. Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗
Company facts
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Food & Staples Retailing
- Listed since
- 5 Dec 1985
- Employees
- 341,000
- Website
- costco.com ↗
- Head office
- 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, WA, 98027-
- Incorporated in
- WA
- Classification
- Retail-Variety Stores
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Hamilton JamesNon-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board$304,664
- Mr. Ron VachrisPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director, since 2010$13.9m
- Mr. Gary MillerchipChief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President$6.8m
- Mr. Javier PolitExecutive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer$7.5m
- Mr. John SullivanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
- Ms. Claudine AdamoExecutive Vice President - Merchandising
- Mr. Patrick CallansExecutive Vice President - Administration
- Mr. Caton FratesSenior Executive Vice President, Warehouse Operations - U.S. and Mexico
- Ms. Teresa JonesExecutive Vice President - Global Depots and Traffic
- Mr. James KlauerExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Division
- Mr. Russ MillerSenior Executive Vice President - US Operations and Mexico Operations$5.2m
- Mr. Pierre RielExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division$5.3m
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 70
- Environment
- 78
- Social
- 51
- Governance
- 81
- Women in the workforce
- 45.6%
- Carbon reduction policy
- Yes
- Human rights policy
- Yes
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