 Costco's logo since 1997 |
 Company headquarters in Issaquah, Washington (since 1994) |
Type | Public |
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Traded as | Nasdaq: COST NASDAQ-100 Component S&P 100 Component S&P 500 Component |
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Industry | Retail |
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Predecessor | Price Club |
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Founded | July 12, 1976; 45 years ago (1976-07-12)(as Price Club) San Diego, California, U.S. September 15, 1983; 38 years ago (1983-09-15)(as Costco) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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Founders | James Sinegal Jeffrey Brotman Sol Price Robert Price |
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Headquarters | Issaquah, Washington ,U.S. |
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Number of locations | 804 (2021) |
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Area served | Australia Canada China France Iceland Japan Mexico New Zealand South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom United States |
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Key people | Hamilton E. James (Chairman) W. Craig Jelinek (President and CEO) |
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Brands | Kirkland Signature |
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Services | Merchandise Cash & Carry Warehouse club Filling stations |
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Revenue | US$166.76 billion (2020) |
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Operating income | US$6.023 billion (2020) |
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Net income | US$4.002 billion (2020) |
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Total assets | US$45.40 billion (2019) |
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Total equity | US$15.24 billion (2019) |
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Members | 105.5 million (2020) |
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Number of employees | 273,000 (2020) |
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Website | www.costco.com |
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