Costco Wholesale Corp Stock Today

COST Stock  USD 994.50  2.80  0.28%   

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Costco Wholesale is selling for under 994.50 as of the 30th of April 2025; that is 0.28% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 976.55. Costco Wholesale has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years but had a somewhat weak performance during the last 90 days. Note, on December 27, 2021, Representative Bruce Westerman of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Costco Wholesale Corp's common stock.
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington. The company has 443.68 M outstanding shares of which 6.04 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 2.21 trading days to cover. More on Costco Wholesale Corp

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Costco Stock Highlights

CEO and President and DirectorCraig Jelinek
Thematic Ideas
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Old Name(Colony) Sarhad Textile Mills Limited
Business ConcentrationConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail, Consumer Defensive, SP 500 Index, NASDAQ 100 Equal, SP 100 Index, SP 100, Nasdaq 100, Nasdaq 100 Total, SP RETAIL SELECT, NASDAQ 100 Pre, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, NASDAQ Composite, ARCA Institutional, NASDAQ Composite Total, BETTERINVESTING 100 INDEX, BTRINVSTNG 100 INDEX, Millennials Best, Macroaxis Picks, SRI Sustainable Growth, Baby Boomer Prospects, Consumer Staples, Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail, Discount Stores, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Financial Strength
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, United States, 98027 and employs 333,000 people. Costco Wholesale is listed under Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 434.16 B. Costco Wholesale Corp conducts business under Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 443.68 M outstanding shares of which 6.04 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 2.21 trading days to cover. Costco Wholesale Corp currently holds about 13.7 B in cash with 11.34 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 24.96.
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Ownership Allocation
Costco Wholesale holds a total of 443.68 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Costco Wholesale Corp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Costco Wholesale Corp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Costco Wholesale. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Costco Wholesale Corp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On December 27, 2021, Representative Bruce Westerman of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Costco Wholesale Corp's common stock.
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Costco Wholesale Corp Risk Profiles

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Costco Wholesale Corporate Management

John SullivanGeneral VPProfile
Sheri FliesSenior ComplianceProfile
Pierre RielExecutive DivisionProfile
David SherwoodVice RelationsProfile
Daniel HinesSenior ControllerProfile
Javier PolitExecutive TechnologyProfile

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