Costco

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... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Public company
  • Traded as:  NASDAQ: COST, Nasdaq-100 component, S&P 100 component, S&P 500 component
  • Industry:  Retail
  • Founded:  September 15, 1983, Seattle
  • Founders:  James Sinegal, Jeffrey Brotman
  • Number of locations:  910(2025)
  • Area served:  North America:United States, Canada, Mexico Rest of world:Australia, China, France, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan
  • Key people:  Hamilton E. James, (chairman), Ron Vachris, (president and CEO)
  • Brands:  Kirkland Signature
  • Services:  Merchandise, Cash & carry, Warehouse club, Gas stations
  • Revenue:  US$254.5 billion(2024)
  • Operating income:  US$9.285 billion(2024)
  • Total assets:  US$69.83 billion(2024)
  • Total equity:  US$23.62 billion(2024)
  • Members:  136.8 million(2024)
  • Number of employees:  333,000(2024)
  • Website:  costco.com
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo