Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box retail stores. The company offers sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco and deli products; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products.

Company profile
Ticker
COST
Exchange
Website
CEO
W. Craig Jelinek
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Walmart • Target • Dollar General • BJ`s Wholesale Club • Dollar Tree • Big Lots • Ollies Bargain Outlet • Freds • Tuesday Morning • Five Below ...
Former names
COSTCO COMPANIES INC, PRICE/COSTCO INC
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
Costco Wholesale Membership, Inc. • Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. • NW Re Ltd. • Costco Insurance Agency, Inc. • PriceCostco International, Inc. • Costco Wholesale Korea, Ltd. • Costco Wholesale Japan, Ltd. • Costco De Mexico, S.A. de C.V. • Costco Wholesale United Kingdom Ltd. • Costco Wholesale Taiwan, Inc. ...
IRS number
911223280
COST stock data
Analyst ratings and price targets
Latest filings (excl ownership)
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
9 Mar 23
10-Q
2023 Q2
Quarterly report
8 Mar 23
8-K
Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Year-to-date
2 Mar 23
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
25 Jan 23
8-K
Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Reauthorization of Stock Repurchase Program and Quarterly Cash Dividend
19 Jan 23
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
29 Dec 22
10-Q
2023 Q1
Quarterly report
29 Dec 22
PX14A6G
Letter to shareholders
13 Dec 22
8-K
Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports First Quarter
8 Dec 22
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
6 Dec 22
Transcripts
COST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q2
2 Mar 23
COST
Earnings call transcript
2023 Q1
9 Dec 22
COST
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q4
23 Sep 22
COST
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q3
26 May 22
COST
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q2
4 Mar 22
COST
Earnings call transcript
2022 Q1
10 Dec 21
COST
Earnings call transcript
2021 Q4
24 Sep 21
COST
Earnings call transcript
2021 Q3
28 May 21
COST
Earnings call transcript
2021 Q2
5 Mar 21
COST
Earnings call transcript
2021 Q1
11 Dec 20
Latest ownership filings
4
W CRAIG JELINEK
15 Mar 23
4
RICHARD A GALANTI
15 Mar 23
4
Russell D Miller
8 Mar 23
4
Roland Michael Vachris
7 Mar 23
SC 13G/A
VANGUARD GROUP INC
9 Feb 23
SC 13G/A
BlackRock Inc.
1 Feb 23
4
James C Klauer
31 Jan 23
5
James P. Murphy
15 Dec 22
4
SUSAN L DECKER
13 Dec 22
4/A
W CRAIG JELINEK
7 Nov 22
Financial summary
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Institutional ownership, Q4 2022
67.0% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 2751 |
Opened positions | 277 |
Closed positions | 188 |
Increased positions | 1108 |
Reduced positions | 1045 |
13F shares | Current |
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Total value | 135.52 tn |
Total shares | 297.03 mm |
Total puts | 7.48 mm |
Total calls | 5.55 mm |
Total put/call ratio | 1.3 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
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Vanguard | 39.57 mm | $18.06 tn |
BLK Blackrock | 29.97 mm | $13.68 tn |
STT State Street | 19.18 mm | $8.76 tn |
FMR | 9.70 mm | $4.43 tn |
MS Morgan Stanley | 8.63 mm | $3.94 tn |
Geode Capital Management | 8.10 mm | $3.71 tn |
BAC Bank Of America | 7.77 mm | $3.55 tn |
Norges Bank | 5.10 mm | $2.33 tn |
BK Bank Of New York Mellon | 5.06 mm | $2.31 tn |
NTRS Northern Trust | 4.94 mm | $2.25 tn |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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14 Mar 23 | Galanti Richard A | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | No | 483.32 | 2,068 | 999.51 k | 25,350 |
7 Mar 23 | Russell D Miller | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | Yes | No | 488.9533 | 1,500 | 733.43 k | 10,093 |
6 Mar 23 | Vachris Roland Michael | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | No | 476.2923 | 4,100 | 1.95 mm | 18,112 |
27 Jan 23 | James C Klauer | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | No | 503.69 | 2,500 | 1.26 mm | 40,884 |
12 Dec 22 | Decker Susan L | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | No | 483 | 952 | 459.82 k | 18,920 |
28 Oct 22 | Galanti Richard A | Common Stock | Gift | Dispose G | No | No | 0 | 400 | 0.00 | 27,418 |
News
Where Costco Wholesale Stands With Analysts
28 Mar 23
Telsey Advisory Group Reiterates Outperform on Costco Wholesale, Maintains $540 Price Target
28 Mar 23
Barron's Top Weekend Stock Picks: Oracle, Costco, Ford And Odds Of Microsoft-Activision Deal Just Got Much Better
25 Mar 23
Looking At Costco Wholesale's Recent Unusual Options Activity
21 Mar 23
Insiders Selling American Airlines, Costco Wholesale And 2 Other Stocks
16 Mar 23
Press releases
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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Second Quarter And Year-To-Date Operating Results For Fiscal 2023 And February Sales Results
2 Mar 23
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