Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Stock Overview
NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
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, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Discount Stores industry group. It is listed on the NASDAQ exchange.
Costco Wholesale Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
| Ticker | COST |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $915.74 |
| Market cap | $406.11B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 46.09 |
| EPS (trailing) | $19.87 |
| 52-week high | $1,096.50 |
| 52-week low | $844.06 |
| Dividend yield | 0.64% |
| Ex-dividend date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 29.15% |
| Debt-to-equity | 60.26% |
| Average volume | 2.17M |
| Shares outstanding | 443.48M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| Employees | 341,000 |
| Country | United States |
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- Does Costco Wholesale Corporation pay a dividend?
- Costco Wholesale Corporation's trailing annual dividend yield is 0.64%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is COST listed on?
- COST is listed on the NASDAQ. Browse all NASDAQ-listed stocks →
- What sector is Costco Wholesale Corporation in?
- Costco Wholesale Corporation is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector. Compare with Consumer Defensive peers →
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