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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) 

NASDAQ
Market Cap
$379.87B
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
Rank in Sector
113 of 151
Rank in Industry
7 of 9

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About Costco Wholesale Corporation

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. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. 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. It also operates pharmacies, opticals, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers, as well as 636 gas stations; and offers business delivery, travel, same-day grocery, and various other services online in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, the company operated 815 membership warehouses, including 564 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 1 in France, and 1 in China. It also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

Insider Activity of Costco Wholesale Corporation

Over the last 12 months, insiders at Costco Wholesale Corporation have bought $0 and sold $26.41M worth of Costco Wholesale Corporation stock.

On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Costco Wholesale Corporation have bought $899,744 and sold $21.85M worth of stock each year.

There was no buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months.

The last purchase of 850 shares for transaction amount of $400,125 was made by Wilderotter Mary Agnes () on 2022‑06‑07.

List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, Costco Wholesale Corporation

2024-04-17SaleMiller Russell DSenior EVP
785
0.0002%
$722.86$567,443+11.31%
2024-03-11SaleCallans Patrick JExecutive VP
2,500
0.0006%
$714.86$1.79M+3.99%
2024-03-11SaleAdamo ClaudineExecutive Vice President
1,500
0.0003%
$714.83$1.07M+3.99%
2024-02-09SaleDECKER SUSAN Ldirector
1,442
0.0003%
$723.48$1.04M+2.39%
2024-01-23SaleJELINEK W CRAIGdirector
8,000
0.0018%
$685.93$5.49M+6.60%
2024-01-18SaleRubanenko YoramExecutive VP
2,500
0.0006%
$680.33$1.7M+6.68%
2024-01-16SaleFrates CatonExecutive Vice President
740
0.0002%
$683.50$505,789+7.68%
2024-01-09SaleHines Daniel M.
1,400
0.0003%
$662.30$927,220+10.04%
2023-12-28SaleHines Daniel M.
1,400
0.0003%
$662.81$927,934+10.21%
2023-12-19SaleGALANTI RICHARD AExecutive VP and CFO
1,111.78
0.0003%
$680.21$756,248+7.44%
2023-11-08SaleGALANTI RICHARD AExecutive VP and CFO
2,000
0.0005%
$566.09$1.13M+27.16%
2023-11-07SaleRiel PierreEVP
3,000
0.0007%
$571.12$1.71M+26.45%
2023-11-03SaleMiller Russell DSenior EVP
4,500
0.001%
$557.75$2.51M+28.70%
2023-10-23SaleAdamo ClaudineExecutive Vice President
2,565
0.0006%
$548.92$1.41M+29.85%
2023-10-11SaleKlauer James CExecutive Vice President
1,500
0.0003%
$562.01$843,017+26.28%
2023-10-10SaleGALANTI RICHARD AExecutive VP and CFO
2,000
0.0005%
$565.57$1.13M+27.04%
2023-10-09SaleCallans Patrick JExecutive VP
2,500
0.0006%
$553.76$1.38M+27.72%
2023-10-06SaleFrates CatonExecutive Vice President
1,200
0.0003%
$562.64$675,170+28.01%
2023-06-28SaleDECKER SUSAN Ldirector
1,565
0.0004%
$533.00$834,145+24.18%
2023-06-13SaleGALANTI RICHARD AExecutive VP and CFO
1,500
0.0003%
$522.02$783,038+20.99%

Insider Historical Profitability

7.21%
JELINEK W CRAIGdirector
216212
0.0487%
$856.84019
Callans Patrick JExecutive VP
62895
0.0153%
$856.8408
Klauer James CExecutive Vice President
45134
0.0102%
$856.8405
GALANTI RICHARD AExecutive VP and CFO
24300
0.0055%
$856.84077
Hines Daniel M.
13922
0.0031%
$856.8409
DECKER SUSAN Ldirector
12395
0.0028%
$856.84128+2.87%
Miller Russell DSenior EVP
10000
0.0024%
$856.8408
Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice President
6695
0.0018%
$856.8404
Riel PierreEVP
7422
0.0017%
$856.8401
Frates CatonExecutive Vice President
6721
0.0015%
$856.8403
Rubanenko YoramExecutive VP
5910
0.0013%
$856.8402
SINEGAL JAMES Ddirector
695019
0.1566%
$856.84070
WALKER THOMAS KIRKExecutive VP
253763
0.0572%
$856.8407
DICERCHIO RICHARD Ddirector
128030
0.0289%
$856.84015
BROTMAN JEFFREY HChairman of the Board
107452
0.0242%
$856.84040
McKay John DExecutive Vice President
66751
0.015%
$856.84019
GATES WILLIAM H IIdirector
48134
0.0108%
$856.8402
SCHUTT DOUGLAS WFormer Executive VP
40184
0.0091%
$856.84010
LIBENSON RICHARD Mdirector
38682
0.0087%
$856.84017
Murphy James P.Executive VP
36230
0.0082%
$856.84017
LAZARUS FRANZ EExecutive VP
30432
0.0069%
$856.84018
JAMES HAMILTON Edirector
29076
0.0066%
$856.84010
Rose Timothy L.Executive VP
28409
0.0064%
$856.84019
MOULTON PAUL GExecutive VP
23049
0.0052%
$856.84022
PETTERSON DAVID S
20926
0.0047%
$856.84064
RUCKELSHAUS JILL S
18566
0.0042%
$856.84011
Vachris Roland MichaelPresident and COO
18112
0.0041%
$856.84010
CARSON BENJAMIN SRdirector
15356
0.0035%
$856.8408
ZOOK DENNIS RExecutive VP
13265
0.003%
$856.84030
STANTON JOHN Wdirector
13456
0.003%
$856.8410<0.0001%
MEISENBACH JOHN Wdirector
12833
0.0029%
$856.84163+20.03%
Wilderotter Mary Agnes
11295
0.0025%
$856.8420<0.0001%
RAIKES JEFFREY Sdirector
8250
0.0019%
$856.8410
DENMAN KENNETH D
5197
0.0012%
$856.8403
EVANS DANIEL Jdirector
1979
0.0004%
$856.8431+12.2%
PORTERA JOSEPH PExecutive VP
1789
0.0004%
$856.84030

Institutional Investor Ownership

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New Shareholders
Sold-Out Shareholders
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BlackRock$23.7B7.332.35M+5.68%+$1.27B0.54
State Street$13.57B4.1818.52M-0.76%-$103.98M0.58
Morgan Stanley$6.82B2.19.31M+5.72%+$368.68M0.53
Fidelity Investments$6.8B2.099.27M-0.14%-$9.24M0.46
Geode Capital Management$6.64B2.059.09M+3.5%+$224.26M0.6
Bank of America$5.53B1.77.55M-1.66%-$93.47M0.54
BNY Mellon$3.87B1.195.28M-4.16%-$167.67M0.73
Northern Trust$3.55B1.094.84M-3.5%-$128.62M0.6
JPMorgan Chase$3.11B0.964.25M-4.48%-$146.01M0.28
AllianceBernstein$3.1B0.954.23M-4.97%-$161.99M1.1
Royal Bank of Canada$3.06B0.944.18M-2.58%-$81.1M0.73
Capital World Investors$2.8B0.863.82M+8.07%+$209.19M0.47
Nuveen$2.72B0.843.72M-4.74%-$135.41M0.8
Legal & General$2.61B0.83.56M+1.69%+$43.32M0.61
Wells Fargo$2.39B0.743.26M-1.59%-$38.68M0.64
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC$2.38B0.733.25M-3.36%-$82.78M1.59
Goldman Sachs$2.23B0.693.05M-11.45%-$289.02M0.42
Fisher Asset Management Llc$2.1B0.652.86M+2.53%+$51.69M0.98
Invesco$2.04B0.632.79M+5.45%+$105.54M0.43
Charles Schwab$1.98B0.612.7M+1.65%+$32.12M0.45
UBS$1.96B0.62.67M-6.93%-$145.84M0.59
Ubs Asset Management Americas Inc$1.8B0.552.45M+16.81%+$258.33M0.64
Wellington Management Company$1.35B0.421.84M-25.71%-$467.06M0.23
Bank of Montreal$1.35B0.421.84M-2.26%-$31.14M0.41
CalPERS$1.3B0.41.78M+15.45%+$174.04M0.91
T. Rowe Price$1.24B0.381.69M-3.04%-$38.73M0.15
Amundi$1.16B0.371.64M+69.08%+$475.78M0.49
Barclays$1.19B0.371.62M+13.84%+$144.62M0.54
Ameriprise Financial$1.15B0.361.57M-3.2%-$38.19M0.32
Ci Private Wealth Llc$1.05B0.321.43M+48.16%+$341.47M0.45
American Century Investments$999.09M0.311.36M+2.75%+$26.73M0.61
Deutsche Bank$993.93M0.311.36M+53.15%+$344.95M0.45
Swiss National Bank$973.52M0.31.33M-4.02%-$40.73M0.67
Td Asset Management Inc$932.4M0.291.27M-0.48%-$4.5M0.81
Franklin Templeton Investments$887.73M0.271.21M+98.52%+$440.56M0.27
Dimensional Fund Advisors$878.64M0.271.2M-5.49%-$51.05M0.24
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings$847.91M0.261.16M+0.8%+$6.74M0.58
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board$841.89M0.261.15M-15.21%-$151.08M0.86
HSBC$800.3M0.251.09M+22.21%+$145.43M0.57
Neuberger Berman$729.8M0.23996,153-7.14%-$56.16M0.6
RhumbLine Advisers$670.11M0.21914,668-0.07%-$502,584.090.63
Raymond James Associates$636.64M0.2868,981+0.23%+$1.46M0.43
Everett Harris Co Ca$637.15M0.2869,676-0.49%-$3.12M8.47
Provident Trust Co$618.22M0.19843,832+3.65%+$21.79M11.48
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.$602.55M0.19822,444+31.1%+$142.93M1.31
Brown Advisory$590.05M0.18805,390-18%-$129.5M0.79
Bessemer Group Inc$577.95M0.18788,874-11.11%-$72.24M1.05
Stifel$574.99M0.18784,655-3.15%-$18.73M0.67
Parnassus Investments Ca$563.72M0.17769,447-0.94%-$5.33M1.21