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

Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 910 warehouses, serving more than 80 million members across its t.....

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	713,163,000,000
2. Costco Wholesale Corporation	275,235,000,000
3. Target Corporation	104,780,000,000
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. Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica	57,919,050,000
7. ELeclerc (Leclerc)	44,594,270,000
8. Marks & Spencer Group PLC	23,151,810,000
9. BJs Wholesale Club Inc	21,457,270,000
10. Shoprite Holdings Limited	15,515,840,000

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

Auditor: KPMG LLP
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$USD, In whole numbers, except marked * or %	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Financials
Revenue	275,235,000,000	254,453,000,000	242,290,000,000	226,954,000,000	195,929,000,000	166,761,000,000
Cost of Revenue	239,886,000,000	222,358,000,000	212,586,000,000	199,382,000,000	170,684,000,000	144,939,000,000
Gross Margin %	12.84	12.61	12.26	12.15	12.88	13.09
R&D Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income	10,383,000,000	9,285,000,000	8,114,000,000	7,793,000,000	6,708,000,000	5,435,000,000
Operating Margin %	3.77	3.65	3.35	3.43	3.42	3.26
SGA Expense	24,966,000,000	22,810,000,000	21,590,000,000	19,779,000,000	18,461,000,000	16,332,000,000
Net Income	8,099,000,000	7,367,000,000	6,292,000,000	5,844,000,000	5,007,000,000	4,002,000,000
Earnings Per Share	18.24	16.59	14.18	13.17	11.30	9.05
Dividends	4.92	4.36	3.84	3.38	2.98	2.70
Book Value Per Share	68.27	55.08	58.93	48.39	41.64	33.55
Operating Cash Flow	13,335,000,000	11,339,000,000	11,068,000,000	7,392,000,000	8,958,000,000	8,861,000,000
Capital Expenditure	5,498,000,000	4,710,000,000	4,323,000,000	3,891,000,000	3,588,000,000	2,810,000,000
Free Cash Flow	7,837,000,000	6,629,000,000	6,745,000,000	3,501,000,000	5,370,000,000	6,051,000,000
Profitability
EBITDA	13,398,000,000	12,146,000,000	10,724,000,000	9,898,000,000	8,632,001,000	7,176,000,000
Return on Assets %	11.02	10.61	9.45	9.47	8.72	7.93
Return on Equity %	30.69	30.27	27.54	30.59	27.93	23.87
Net Margin %	2.94	2.90	2.60	2.58	2.56	2.40
Assets Turnover	3.75	3.67	3.64	3.68	3.41	3.30
Financial Leverage	2.64	2.96	2.75	3.11	3.37	3.04

Brands, Divisions and Affiliates

Top Salaries

Costco Wholesale Industries
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Name	Title	Salary (US$)	Bonus (US$)
Javier Polit	Chief Information Officer/Executive VP/Other Executive Officer	541,116	3,016,000
Roland Vachris	CEO/Director/President	1,183,270	0
Gary Millerchip	CFO/Executive VP	915,115	16,000
Russell Miller	COO, Geographical/Senior Executive VP	765,192	16,000
Pierre Riel	COO, Geographical/Executive VP	713,654	16,000

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.