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Costco Wholesale Corp Statistics & Facts

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Key Costco facts

Founded
1976
Headquarters
Issaquah, Washington
Founders
James Sinegal, Jeffrey Brotman
IPO Date
1985-12-05

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Costco Membership Stats

Costco Members

How many people have a Costco card?

Source:Costco
Members
127.9M

Costco Members by Type

How many Gold Star members does Costco have?

Source:Costco
Gold Star
58.8M
All business
12.2M
Household
56.9M

Costco Warehouse Statistics

Costco Total Warehouses

How many Costcos are there?

Source:Costco
Warehouses
861

Costco Warehouses by Type and Location

Costco statistics breaking down the total number of Costco warehouses by type and location.

Source:Costco
U.S. and Puerto Rico
591
Canada
107
Other international
163
Total
861

Costco Warehouses by Country

Where are Costco's warehouses located?

Source:Costco
U.S. and Puerto Rico
591
Canada
107
Mexico
40
U.K.
29
Japan
33
Korea
18

Costco Sales Per Warehouse

How much does Costco make per store?

Source:Costco
Sales per warehouse
$252.00M

Costco Revenue & Expenses

Costco Membership Fee Revenue

How much does Costco make from its memberships?

Source:Costco
Membership fee revenue
$4.58B

Costco Operating Expenses

Tracking Costco's costs and expenses by quarter and type.

Source:Costco
Merchandise costs
$212.59B
Selling, general and administrative
$21.59B

Costco Employee Statistics

Costco Employees

How many people are employed by Costco?

Source:Costco
Employees
316,000

Costco Employees by Location

Where are Costco's employees based?

Source:Costco
US
208,000
Canada
51,000
Other
57,000

Costco Market Share

Costco vs Competitors: Store Count

Costco vs Walmart, Sam's Club and Target by number of stores.

Source:sourceName
Costco
828
Walmart (including Sam's Club)
10,593
Sam's Club
600
Target
1926

Costco Miscellaneous Stats

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