Costco Wholesale Corp

COSTNASDAQ

Consumer Discretionary · Retail-variety Stores

Market cap

$465.37B

Employees

341,000

Exchange

NASDAQ

Headquarters

ISSAQUAH, WA

About Costco Wholesale Corp

Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 910 warehouses, serving more than 80 million members across its three geographic segments: Costco US (approximately 73% of total revenue), Costco Canada (13%), and Costco International (14%).Costco's core value proposition—quality products at unbeatable prices—has yielded consistently strong member renewal rates (93% in the US and Canada and nearly 90% internationally). About 55% of Costco's fiscal 2025 revenue came from its grocery offerings, and another 25% from general merchandise.

Industry

Retail-variety Stores

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

Country

US

Website

www.costco.com

COST news

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