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Costco Wholesale CORP /new Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 08 Jun 2022.
Costco Wholesale CORP /new: what insiders have been doing
Headquartered in Issaquah, United States, Costco Wholesale CORP /new belongs to the Retail & Commerce sector and traces its origins to 1983. Its latest reported headcount is 316,000 employees (2023). Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). Between 18 October 2025 and 18 October 2026, 29 insiders published 56 filings.
The flow runs one way only: 10 sales worth €9.1M, from 9 insiders, and no purchase. The totals exclude 1 filing filed without an amount. Wilcox William Richard filed the largest sale, €1.9M, on 12 November 2025.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
With 56 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,813 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 2 purchases and 74 sales. For the fiscal year to 30 August 2026, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 303.15 bn USD and net income at 9.23 bn USD, and the dividend at 5.54 USD per share.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at GameStop Corp. and Celsius Holdings, Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
359
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€817,019
2 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€92M
74 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleFrates Caton4 sales
Adamo Claudine3 sales
Decker Susan l2 sales
James C. Klauer2 sales
Miller Russell D2 sales
Teresa A. Jones2 sales
+8 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- -15.9%Entry US$550.37 · Close at T+365 US$462.65
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Costco Wholesale CORP /new Buy (bullish), based on 35 analysts. Average price target: US$1,060.80.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 14,747 of 24,148 companies
44.8
score / 100
Value34
Quality56
FCF yld1.8%
Earn yld1.8%
EV/EBITDA33.3x
ROE28%
Gross mgn13%
Net mgn2.9%
Debt/EBITDA0.6x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended August 2025 · cache
US$954.63
Analyst consensus
35 analystsBuy
US$770.00Target US$1,060.80(+11%)US$1,315.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$275.2B
Gross profitUS$35.3B13% margin
EBITDAUS$13.4B5% margin
Net incomeUS$8.1B3.0% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)46.0x
PER (forward)38.2x
P/Book11.8x
Beta0.87
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$423B
Total debtUS$8.2B
Free Cash FlowUS$7.8B
Debt / Equity28%
Profitability & ownership
ROE28.4%
ROA8.7%
% insiders0.1%
% institutions74.5%
Last declaration on 14 October 2026
Declarations359 total
1,100 shares@ US$958.205Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000098:0
1,100 shares@ US$958.20480.0003% mcap21.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007355
801 shares@ US$915.51610.0002% mcap7.8% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007136
2,200 shares@ US$915.930.0005% mcap14.1% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007137
4,129 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000068:0
4,552 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000070:0
1,654.363 shares@ US$902.380.0004% mcap16.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000070:1
4,129 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000072:0
1,458.535 shares@ US$902.380.0003% mcap47.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000072:1
4,129 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000074:0
936.115 shares@ US$902.380.0002% mcap6.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000074:1
4,552 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000076:0
1,561.66 shares@ US$902.380.0003% mcap19.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000076:1
4,129 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000078:0
4,129 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000080:0
1,934.609 shares@ US$902.380.0004% mcap43.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000080:1
916.685 shares@ US$902.380.0002% mcap6.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000068:1
1,695.952 shares@ US$902.380.0004% mcap21.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000078:1
5,249 shares0Common StockSEC:0000909832-26-000062:0
885 sharesCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000053:0
885 shares@ US$957.45260.0002% mcap57.3% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004831
1,001 shares@ US$971.87640.0002% mcap6.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004598
1,000 shares@ US$995.37270.0002% mcap6.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004380
700 shares@ US$993.007.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000039:0
642.125 shares@ US$991.2129100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000909832-26-000035:0
25 of 359 declarations
About Costco Wholesale CORP /new
Costco Wholesale Corp. (ticker: COST) is a leading global specialty retailer listed on the NASDAQ market in the United States (United States). The company operates a membership-based warehouse club model built on a limited assortment of nationally branded and private-label merchandise, high sales volumes, rapid inventory turnover, and a lean cost structure. By combining bulk purchasing power, efficient logistics, and no-frills self-service warehouses, Costco aims to deliver consistently low prices to its members.
The company traces its roots to the Price Club warehouse club launched in 1976 in San Diego and to the founding of Costco in 1983 in Seattle. Costco later merged with Price Club in 1993, strengthening its position in both the business and consumer membership segments. Its headquarters are in Issaquah, Washington. Over time, Costco has become one of the most important players in the warehouse club format, where membership renewal, price discipline, and customer loyalty are key competitive advantages.
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Costco’s business model spans several revenue and traffic drivers: warehouse sales, e-commerce, gasoline, ancillary services, and specialty categories. Its merchandising mix includes groceries, fresh food, household essentials, electronics, home goods, health and beauty, apparel, sporting goods, and a wide range of private-label products under the Kirkland Signature brand. Depending on the market, Costco also offers additional services such as optical, hearing, travel, and various member-oriented solutions. These categories help increase trip frequency and basket size while supporting the overall value proposition.
Geographically, Costco has a strong footprint in the United States and Canada, while also operating in Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, Sweden, and New Zealand. As of late February 2026, the company operated 924 warehouses, including 634 in the United States and Puerto Rico. This international presence is still focused on markets with meaningful purchasing power or large-scale warehouse-club potential.
Recent operating updates point to continued network expansion and stable execution, with warehouse growth and solid membership-fee momentum through fiscal 2025 and the first half of fiscal 2026. For investors, Costco stands out as a defensive consumer-distribution franchise with strong recurring membership economics, resilient demand, and a long track record of operational consistency.
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