About Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is a Consumer Defensive company (Discount Stores) with a market capitalization of $442.4B. Its Maz Rating is 4.20 out of 5 (A, Strong Buy), ranked against the other companies in its sector.

Factor scores: Valuation 1.07, Growth 3.88, Profitability 4.69, Financial Health 4.47, Momentum 3.66 (as of 2026-10-16).

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Discount Stores

Exchange

NASDAQ

Country

US

CEO

Ron Vachris

Employees

355,000

IPO date

1986-07-09