Plunkett Research Online: Costco Wholesale Corporation

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (COST:NAS) Company Profile, Corporate Revenues, Growth, Market Size, Analysis, Business Forecasts, Market Share, Metrics, SWOT

Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point .....

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Ticker: COST
Exchange: NAS
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Phone: 425 313-8100
Fax: 425 313-8103
Address: 999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027 United States

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Types Of Business

Industry Ranks

Industry NAICS code:

Warehouse Clubs, Retail
Food
Health & Beauty Products
Electronics
Furniture
Apparel
Automotive Supplies
Gasoline Sales

1. Walmart Inc	648,125,000,000
2. Costco Wholesale Corporation	254,453,000,000
3. Target Corporation	107,412,000,000
4. Edeka Zentrale AG & Co KG (Edeka Group)	68,413,200,000
5. Sam's West Inc (Sam's Club)	58,792,000,000
6. ELeclerc (Leclerc)	44,594,270,000
7. Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica	43,234,030,000
8. BJs Wholesale Club Inc	19,968,690,000
9. Marks & Spencer Group PLC	16,057,850,000
10. Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation	13,392,210,000

Contacts

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Roland Vachris	CEO/Director/President
Gary Millerchip	CFO/Executive VP
Hamilton James	Chairman of the Board/Director
Javier Polit	Chief Information Officer/Executive VP/Other Executive Officer
Pierre Riel	COO, Divisional/Executive VP
Caton Frates	COO, Geographical/Executive VP
Yoram Rubanenko	COO, Geographical/Executive VP
James Klauer	COO, Geographical/Executive VP
Helena Foulkes	Director
John Stanton	Director
Mary Wilderotter	Director
Jeffrey Raikes	Director
Kenneth Denman	Director
Susan Decker	Director
W. Jelinek	Director
Sally Jewell	Director
Richard Galanti	Director/Executive VP
Claudine Adamo	Executive VP, Divisional
Patrick Callans	Executive VP, Divisional
Teresa Jones	Executive VP, Divisional
John Sullivan	Executive VP/General Counsel/Secretary
Russell Miller	Senior Executive VP, Geographical
Daniel Hines	Senior VP/Controller/Chief Accounting Officer

Auditor: KPMG LLP
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$USD, In whole numbers, except marked * or %	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Financials
Revenue	254,453,000,000	242,290,000,000	226,954,000,000	195,929,000,000	166,761,000,000	152,703,000,000
Cost of Revenue	222,358,000,000	212,586,000,000	199,382,000,000	170,684,000,000	144,939,000,000	132,886,000,000
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-
R&D Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income	9,285,000,000	8,114,000,000	7,793,000,000	6,708,000,000	5,435,000,000	4,737,000,000
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-
SGA Expense	22,810,000,000	21,590,000,000	19,779,000,000	18,461,000,000	16,332,000,000	14,994,000,000
Net Income	7,367,000,000	6,292,000,000	5,844,000,000	5,007,000,000	4,002,000,000	3,659,000,000
Earnings Per Share	16.59	14.18	13.17	11.30	9.05	8.32
Dividends	4.36	3.84	3.38	2.98	2.70	2.44
Book Value Per Share	-	-	-	-	-	35.90
Operating Cash Flow	11,339,000,000	11,068,000,000	7,392,000,000	8,958,000,000	8,861,000,000	6,356,000,000
Capital Expenditure	4,710,000,000	4,323,000,000	3,891,000,000	3,588,000,000	2,810,000,000	2,998,000,000
Free Cash Flow	6,629,000,000	6,745,000,000	3,501,000,000	5,370,000,000	6,051,000,000	3,358,000,000
Profitability
EBITDA	12,146,000,000	10,724,000,000	9,898,000,000	8,632,001,000	7,176,000,000	6,407,000,000
Return on Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-
Return on Equity %	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-
Assets Turnover	-	-	-	-	-	-
Financial Leverage	-	-	-	-	-	-

Brands, Divisions and Affiliates

Top Salaries

Costco Wholesale Industries
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Name	Title	Salary (US$)	Bonus (US$)
Gary Millerchip	CFO/Executive VP	456,923	4,008,615
Javier Polit	Chief Information Officer/Executive VP/Other Executive Officer	370,000	3,112,308
Roland Vachris	CEO/Director/President	1,078,077	0
Richard Galanti	Former CFO/Executive VP	916,615	16,000
W. Jelinek	Former CEO	838,173	0

Other Thoughts	Corporate Culture
Apparent Female Officers or Directors:	Costco offers employees health, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability and prescription coverage; 401(k); and employee assistance plans.