Costco Wholesale ($COST) Stock, Financial, & Strategy Analysis
4 min readNov 12, 2023
Below is analysis on Costco Wholesale’s stock, financials, and strategy:
What is Costco Wholesale?
Costco Wholesale operates membership warehouses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. Their 861 stores (591 in the U.S. and 107 in Canada) offer both branded and private-label products across most merchandise categories, including groceries, candies, beauty products, appliances, sporting goods, office supplies, automotive care products, etc. In addition to the membership warehouses, Costco operates gas stations, pharmacies, optical, food courts, and tire installation centers.
Basic Costco Stock Info
- Price: $563.27
- Market Cap: $249.4B
- Dividend Yield: 0.7%
- P/E Ratio: 39.8
- YTD Stock Performance: +23.4% (S&P500: +13.5%)
- 5YR Stock Performance: +136.9% (S&P500: +56.1%)
