Costco Wholesale Corporation, doing business as Costco, is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, Costco is the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. Costco is ranked 11th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, as of 2024.
| trading_symbol | registrant_name | time | price | change | percentage_change | 
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| COST | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW | 2025-10-30 20:26:29 | 915.93 | -4.25 | -0.46 | 
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| COST | 0000909832 | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW | US22160K1051 | 29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18 | 911223280 | Nasdaq | 5331 | Retail-Variety Stores | 0831 | WA | 999 LAKE DRIVE | ISSAQUAH | WA | 98027- | UNITED STATES | US | 4253138100 | 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, WA, 98027 | 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, WA, 98027- | COSTCO COMPANIES INC | Retail | 1983-09-15 | Ron Vachris | 341,000 | https://www.costco.com/ | 475,200,000,000 | 443,237,000 | 443,179,176 | Costco Wholesale Corporation, doing business as Costco, is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, Costco is the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. Costco is ranked 11th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, as of 2024. | 2025-10-30 12:03:26 | 
| Fiscal Year | Market Cap | Change In Market Cap | Percentage Change In Market Cap | Shares Outstanding | Change In Shares Outstanding | Percentage Change In Shares Outstanding | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 475,200,000,000 | 154,564,625,408 | 48.2057 | 443,179,176 | 105,639 | 0.0238 | 
| 2024 | 320,635,374,592 | 99,283,587,173 | 44.8533 | 443,073,537 | 332,965 | 0.0752 | 
| 2023 | 221,351,787,419 | -4,082,690,220 | -1.811 | 442,740,572 | 136,427 | 0.0308 | 
| Executive Name | Executive Position | Fiscal Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Incentive Plan Compensation | Other Compensation | Total Compensation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Millerchip | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President | 2024 | 456,923 | 4,008,615 | 9,651,671 | 79,693 | 82,542 | 14,279,444 | 
| Richard A. Galanti | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President | 2024 | 916,615 | 16,000 | 5,374,408 | 148,000 | 55,334 | 7,213,705 | 
| Ron M. Vachris | Director, President, Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 1,078,077 | 0 | 10,592,029 | 434,333 | 56,164 | 12,229,741 | 
| W. Craig Jelinek | Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 838,173 | 0 | 14,620,472 | 0 | 168,564 | 16,049,870 | 
| Russ D. Miller | Executive Vice President, COO | 2024 | 743,231 | 16,000 | 4,212,982 | 148,000 | 61,862 | 5,214,838 | 
| Fiscal Year | Employee Count | 
|---|---|
| 2025 | 341,000 | 
| 2024 | 333,000 | 
| 2023 | 316,000 | 
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 275,235,000,000 | 254,453,000,000 | 242,290,000,000 | 
| Cost Of Revenue | 239,886,000,000 | 222,358,000,000 | 212,586,000,000 | 
| Gross Profit | — | — | — | 
| Research And Development Expenses | — | — | — | 
| General And Administrative Expenses | 24,966,000,000 | 22,810,000,000 | 21,590,000,000 | 
| Operating Expenses | — | — | — | 
| Operating Income | 10,383,000,000 | 9,285,000,000 | 8,114,000,000 | 
| Net Income | 8,099,000,000 | 7,367,000,000 | 6,292,000,000 | 
| Earnings Per Share Basic | 18.24 | 16.59 | 14.18 | 
| Earnings Per Share Diluted | 18.21 | 16.56 | 14.16 | 
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Basic | 443,985,000 | 443,914,000 | 443,854,000 | 
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Diluted | 444,803,000 | 444,759,000 | 444,452,000 | 
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash And Cash Equivalents | 14,161,000,000 | 9,906,000,000 | 13,700,000,000 | 
| Marketable Securities Current | 337,000,000 | 550,000,000 | 901,000,000 | 
| Accounts Receivable | 3,203,000,000 | 2,721,000,000 | 2,285,000,000 | 
| Inventories | 18,116,000,000 | 18,647,000,000 | 16,651,000,000 | 
| Non Trade Receivables | — | — | — | 
| Other Assets Current | 1,777,000,000 | 1,734,000,000 | 1,709,000,000 | 
| Total Assets Current | 38,380,000,000 | 34,246,000,000 | 35,879,000,000 | 
| Marketable Securities Non Current | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Property Plant And Equipment | 31,909,000,000 | 29,032,000,000 | 26,684,000,000 | 
| Other Assets Non Current | 4,085,000,000 | 3,936,000,000 | 3,718,000,000 | 
| Total Assets Non Current | 38,719,000,000 | 35,585,000,000 | 33,115,000,000 | 
| Total Assets | 77,099,000,000 | 69,831,000,000 | 68,994,000,000 | 
| Accounts Payable | 19,783,000,000 | 19,421,000,000 | 17,483,000,000 | 
| Deferred Revenue | 2,854,000,000 | 2,501,000,000 | 2,337,000,000 | 
| Short Term Debt | 75,000,000 | 103,000,000 | 1,081,000,000 | 
| Other Liabilities Current | 6,589,000,000 | 6,210,000,000 | 6,254,000,000 | 
| Total Liabilities Current | 37,108,000,000 | 35,464,000,000 | 33,583,000,000 | 
| Long Term Debt | 5,713,000,000 | 5,794,000,000 | 5,377,000,000 | 
| Other Liabilities Non Current | 2,654,000,000 | 2,576,000,000 | 2,550,000,000 | 
| Total Liabilities Non Current | 10,827,000,000 | 10,745,000,000 | 10,353,000,000 | 
| Total Liabilities | 47,935,000,000 | 46,209,000,000 | 43,936,000,000 | 
| Common Stock | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 
| Retained Earnings | 22,650,000,000 | 17,619,000,000 | 19,521,000,000 | 
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | -1,770,000,000 | -1,828,000,000 | -1,805,000,000 | 
| Total Shareholders Equity | 29,164,000,000 | 23,622,000,000 | 25,058,000,000 | 
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation And Amortization | 2,426,000,000 | 2,237,000,000 | 2,077,000,000 | 
| Share Based Compensation Expense | 860,000,000 | 818,000,000 | 774,000,000 | 
| Other Non Cash Income Expense | — | — | — | 
| Change In Accounts Receivable | — | — | — | 
| Change In Inventories | -559,000,000 | 2,068,000,000 | -1,228,000,000 | 
| Change In Non Trade Receivables | — | — | — | 
| Change In Other Assets | — | — | — | 
| Change In Accounts Payable | 404,000,000 | 1,938,000,000 | -382,000,000 | 
| Change In Other Liabilities | -801,000,000 | -741,000,000 | -172,000,000 | 
| Cash From Operating Activities | 13,335,000,000 | 11,339,000,000 | 11,068,000,000 | 
| Purchases Of Marketable Securities | 1,028,000,000 | 1,470,000,000 | 1,622,000,000 | 
| Sales Of Marketable Securities | 1,141,000,000 | 1,790,000,000 | 937,000,000 | 
| Acquisition Of Property Plant And Equipment | 5,498,000,000 | 4,710,000,000 | 4,323,000,000 | 
| Acquisition Of Business | — | — | — | 
| Other Investing Activities | -74,000,000 | 19,000,000 | -36,000,000 | 
| Cash From Investing Activities | -5,311,000,000 | -4,409,000,000 | -4,972,000,000 | 
| Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation | 393,000,000 | 315,000,000 | 303,000,000 | 
| Payments Of Dividends | 2,183,000,000 | 8,589,000,000 | 1,703,000,000 | 
| Issuance Of Common Stock | — | — | — | 
| Repurchase Of Common Stock | 903,000,000 | 700,000,000 | 676,000,000 | 
| Issuance Of Long Term Debt | 0 | 498,000,000 | — | 
| Repayment Of Long Term Debt | 103,000,000 | 1,077,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 
| Other Financing Activities | — | — | 0 | 
| Cash From Financing Activities | -3,775,000,000 | -10,764,000,000 | -2,614,000,000 | 
| Change In Cash | 4,255,000,000 | -3,794,000,000 | 3,497,000,000 | 
| Cash At End Of Period | 14,161,000,000 | 9,906,000,000 | 13,700,000,000 | 
| Income Taxes Paid | 2,917,000,000 | 2,319,000,000 | 2,234,000,000 | 
| Interest Paid | 106,000,000 | 129,000,000 | 125,000,000 | 
| Fiscal Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 18.24 | 16.59 | 14.18 | 
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 51.7171 | 53.7902 | 38.3815 | 
| Earnings Growth Rate | 9.9458 | 16.9958 | 7.6689 | 
| Price Earnings To Growth Ratio | 5.1999 | 3.1649 | 5.0048 | 
| Book Value Per Share | 65.6869 | 53.213 | 56.4555 | 
| Price To Book Ratio | 14.3609 | 16.77 | 9.6403 | 
| Ebitda | 13,596,000,000 | 12,092,000,000 | 10,763,000,000 | 
| Enterprise Value | 410,446,930,200 | 392,130,975,320 | 234,325,539,500 | 
| Dividend Yield | 0.0052 | 0.0217 | 0.007 | 
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.2695 | 1.1659 | 0.2707 | 
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.1985 | 0.2496 | 0.2577 | 
| Capital Expenditures | 5,303,000,000 | 4,585,000,000 | 4,115,000,000 | 
| Free Cash Flow | 8,032,000,000 | 6,754,000,000 | 6,953,000,000 | 
| Return On Equity | 0.2777 | 0.3119 | 0.2511 | 
| One Year Beta | 0.5456 | 0.8178 | 0.8591 | 
| Three Year Beta | 0.7124 | 0.8861 | 0.8343 | 
| Five Year Beta | 0.7604 | 0.7241 | 0.7326 | 
| Insider Name | Relationship To Issuer | Transaction Date | Amount Of Securities | Acquired Or Disposed | Securities Owned Following Transaction | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamo Claudine | Executive Vice President | 2025-10-24 | 2,700 | D | 6,851 | 
| Barbre Tiffany Marie | Principal Accounting Officer | 2025-10-24 | 1,239 | D | 5,155 | 
| MILLERCHIP GARY | Executive Vice President | 2025-10-22 | 500 | D | 16,619 | 
| POLIT JAVIER | Executive Vice President | 2025-10-22 | 4,219 | A | 13,965 | 
| POLIT JAVIER | Executive Vice President | 2025-10-22 | 537 | D | 13,427 | 
| Name Of Reporting Person | Type Of Reporting Person | Report Date | Transaction Type | Transaction Date | Owner Type | Amount | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markwayne Mullin | Senator | 2023-11-01 | Purchase | 2023-10-03 | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Markwayne Mullin | Senator | 2023-10-12 | Purchase | 2023-09-18 | Joint | $15,001 - $50,000 | 
| Daniel S Sullivan | Senator | 2023-09-22 | Sale (Full) | 2023-08-22 | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Daniel S Sullivan | Senator | 2023-09-18 | Sale (Full) | 2023-08-22 | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Shelley M Capito | Senator | 2022-08-10 | Purchase | 2022-07-01 | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Name Of Reporting Person | Report Date | State | Transaction Type | Transaction Date | Owner Type | Amount | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Hoyle | 2025-10-10 | OR04 | Sale | 2025-09-23 | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Richard Dean Dr McCormick | 2025-09-17 | GA06 | Purchase | 2023-03-15 | — | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Valerie Hoyle | 2025-09-12 | OR04 | Purchase | 2024-10-29 | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Lisa McClain | 2025-08-13 | MI09 | Purchase | 2025-06-17 | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Lisa McClain | 2025-08-13 | MI09 | Sale | 2025-07-10 | Spouse | $1,001 - $15,000 | 
| Investor Name | Period Of Report | Market Value | Amount Of Securities | Price Per Security | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMG Wealth Management LLC | 2025-09-30 | 1,309,416 | 3,317 | 394.7591 | 
| Rossmore Private Capital | 2025-09-30 | 6,297,154 | 6,803 | 925.6437 | 
| Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. | 2025-09-30 | 24,053,300 | 25,986 | 925.6253 | 
| LOCKHEED MARTIN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO | 2025-09-30 | 19,808,482 | 21,400 | 925.63 | 
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 2025-09-30 | 2,614,086,865 | 2,824,116 | 925.6301 | 
| Registrant Name | Period Of Report | Fund Name | Fund Symbol | Amount Of Units | Value In Usd | Percentage Value Compared To Assets | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeder Funds | 2025-09-30 | Adviser Class | SRUAX | 6,186 | 5,725,947.18 | 2.3387 | 
| Meeder Funds | 2025-09-30 | Institutional Class | SRUIX | 6,186 | 5,725,947.18 | 2.3387 | 
| Meeder Funds | 2025-09-30 | Retail Class | FLSPX | 6,186 | 5,725,947.18 | 2.3387 | 
| Meeder Funds | 2025-09-30 | Institutional Class | FLMIX | 15,901 | 14,718,442.63 | 1.369 | 
| Meeder Funds | 2025-09-30 | Adviser Class | FLMAX | 15,901 | 14,718,442.63 | 1.369 |