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Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.18%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $23,219,165.58

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Costco Wholesale Share Price & Price History

^$991.70

▲ +13.16 (1.34%)

As of 04/29/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Costco Wholesale Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
4/17/2025	James C Klauer	EVP	Sell	4,000	$981.07	$3,924,280.00	43,994
3/27/2025	Gary Millerchip	EVP	Sell	1,100	$940.01	$1,034,011.00	11,165
3/24/2025	Claudine Adamo	EVP	Sell	900	$922.56	$830,304.00	6,987
3/11/2025	Roland Michael Vachris	CEO	Sell	3,600	$931.00	$3,351,600.00	41,077
10/24/2024	Richard A Galanti	EVP	Sell	1,416	$894.68	$1,266,866.88	27,400
10/15/2024	Pierre Riel	EVP	Sell	2,000	$896.71	$1,793,420.00	10,210
10/11/2024	Russell D. Miller	EVP	Sell	4,400	$891.15	$3,921,060.00	10,202
9/30/2024	Claudine Adamo	EVP	Sell	3,200	$888.99	$2,844,768.00	8,630
8/15/2024	Richard A Galanti	EVP	Sell	500	$874.05	$437,025.00	22,900
8/15/2024	Susan L. Decker	Director	Sell	620	$876.50	$543,430.00	11,775
8/13/2024	Richard A Galanti	EVP	Sell	500	$863.88	$431,940.00	23,800
7/25/2024	Teresa A Jones	EVP	Sell	4	$832.55	$3,330.20	4,935
7/15/2024	Daniel M. Hines	Insider	Sell	1,500	$848.53	$1,272,795.00	10,992
7/15/2024	Kenneth D. Denman	Director	Sell	350	$851.53	$298,035.50	5,920
7/12/2024	Daniel M. Hines	Insider	Sell	1,500	$844.20	$1,266,300.00	12,492
4/17/2024	Russell D. Miller	EVP	Sell	785	$722.86	$567,445.10	10,000
3/11/2024	Claudine Adamo	EVP	Sell	1,500	$714.83	$1,072,245.00	6,695
2/9/2024	Susan L. Decker	Director	Sell	1,442	$723.48	$1,043,258.16	12,395
1/23/2024	W. Craig Jelinek	Director	Sell	8,000	$685.93	$5,487,440.00	216,212
1/18/2024	Yoram Rubanenko	VP	Sell	2,500	$680.33	$1,700,825.00	5,910
1/16/2024	Caton Frates	EVP	Sell	740	$683.50	$505,790.00	6,721
1/9/2024	Daniel M. Hines	Insider	Sell	1,400	$662.30	$927,220.00	13,922
12/19/2023	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	1,112	$680.21	$756,393.52	24,300
11/8/2023	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	2,000	$566.09	$1,132,180.00	25,412
11/7/2023	Pierre Riel	EVP	Sell	3,000	$571.12	$1,713,360.00	7,422
11/3/2023	Russell D. Miller	EVP	Sell	4,500	$557.75	$2,509,875.00	10,785
10/23/2023	Claudine Adamo	EVP	Sell	2,565	$548.92	$1,407,979.80	8,128
10/11/2023	James C Klauer	EVP	Sell	1,500	$562.01	$843,015.00	45,134
10/10/2023	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	2,000	$565.57	$1,131,140.00	28,138
10/9/2023	Patrick J Callans	VP	Sell	2,500	$553.76	$1,384,400.00	67,934
10/6/2023	Caton Frates	EVP	Sell	1,200	$562.64	$675,168.00	8,363
6/28/2023	Susan L. Decker	Director	Sell	1,565	$533.00	$834,145.00	13,329
6/13/2023	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	1,500	$522.02	$783,030.00	23,850
4/11/2023	Caton Frates	EVP	Sell	600	$497.35	$298,410.00	4,320
3/14/2023	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	2,068	$483.32	$999,505.76	25,350
3/7/2023	Russell D. Miller	EVP	Sell	1,500	$488.95	$733,425.00	10,093
1/27/2023	James C Klauer	EVP	Sell	2,500	$503.69	$1,259,225.00	40,884
12/12/2022	Susan L. Decker	Director	Sell	952	$483.00	$459,816.00	18,920
11/4/2022	Russell D. Miller	EVP	Sell	1,000	$483.58	$483,580.00	11,593
10/26/2022	Claudine Adamo	EVP	Sell	2,000	$495.97	$991,940.00	5,685
10/25/2022	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	1,500	$477.65	$716,475.00	27,818
10/7/2022	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	2,000	$471.12	$942,240.00	29,318
7/20/2022	James P. Murphy	VP	Sell	1,500	$525.20	$787,800.00	36,230
7/15/2022	Kenneth D. Denman	Director	Sell	300	$521.68	$156,504.00	5,197
7/14/2022	Richard A Galanti	CFO	Sell	1,000	$505.60	$505,600.00	25,750
6/22/2022	James P. Murphy	VP	Sell	2,500	$464.00	$1,160,000.00	37,730
6/7/2022	Mary Agnes Wilderotter	Director	Buy	850	$470.74	$400,129.00	11,295

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST)

68.48% of Costco Wholesale stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Costco Wholesale Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
4/29/2025	Centennial Bank AR	1,956	$1.85M	0.9%	-1.1%	0.000%
4/29/2025	U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC	15,419	$14.58M	0.4%	-16.2%	0.003%
4/29/2025	Pacific Point Advisors LLC	2,349	$2.22M	1.2%	+4.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc.	253	$0.24M	0.1%	+5.4%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Security National Bank of SO Dak	546	$0.52M	0.3%	+14.5%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Financial Counselors Inc.	76,219	$72.09M	1.1%	-5.1%	0.017%
4/29/2025	Raleigh Capital Management Inc.	338	$0.32M	0.1%	-25.4%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Byrne Financial Freedom LLC	4,658	$4.41M	2.5%	+0.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	YANKCOM Partnership	1,345	$1.27M	0.7%	-3.0%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Callan Capital LLC	1,741	$1.65M	0.1%	+16.5%	0.000%
4/29/2025	TD Private Client Wealth LLC	2,901	$2.74M	0.1%	+3.4%	0.001%
4/29/2025	BOCHK Asset Management Ltd	350	$0.33M	0.2%	-97.0%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Capital Advisors Inc. OK	4,101	$3.88M	0.1%	+3.5%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Heritage Wealth Management Inc.	1,771	$1.68M	0.6%	+2.3%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Envestnet Asset Management Inc.	596,414	$564.08M	0.2%	+2.6%	0.134%
4/29/2025	Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA	19,309	$18.26M	1.2%	+8.4%	0.004%
4/29/2025	Hexagon Capital Partners LLC	1,756	$1.66M	0.3%	+1.9%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Drake & Associates LLC	2,901	$2.74M	0.8%	+21.9%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Penserra Capital Management LLC	780	$0.74M	0.0%	-32.9%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Crew Capital Management Ltd.	243	$0.23M	0.2%	+7.5%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC	1,584	$1.50M	0.7%	-21.6%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Hendley & Co. Inc.	3,243	$3.07M	1.1%	-0.5%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Chilton Capital Management LLC	41,663	$39.40M	1.7%	-1.0%	0.009%
4/29/2025	Traveka Wealth LLC	1,827	$1.73M	1.0%	+3.7%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Pure Portfolios Holdings LLC	855	$0.81M	0.3%	-2.7%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Rice Partnership LLC	13,004	$12.30M	2.5%	-1.7%	0.003%
4/29/2025	Tradewinds LLC.	956	$0.90M	0.3%	-1.1%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Cloud Capital Management LLC	459	$0.43M	0.3%	N/A	0.000%
4/29/2025	Argentarii LLC	5,004	$4.73M	2.3%	+14.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Jackson Wealth Management LLC	20,359	$19.26M	2.3%	-1.6%	0.005%
4/29/2025	Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC	162	$0.15M	0.0%	+10.2%	0.000%
4/29/2025	McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc.	607	$0.57M	0.1%	+9.8%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Capital Planning LLC	3,427	$3.24M	0.9%	-8.8%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Compass Wealth Management LLC	2,527	$2.39M	0.6%	-9.2%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Viewpoint Capital Management LLC	2,689	$2.54M	1.4%	+0.4%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Lee Danner & Bass Inc.	2,000	$1.89M	0.2%	-20.6%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Bolthouse Investments LLC	1,989	$1.88M	2.0%	-3.7%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc.	326	$0.31M	0.1%	-16.2%	0.000%
4/29/2025	One Day In July LLC	1,008	$0.95M	0.1%	+6.9%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Vickerman Investment Advisors Inc.	4,421	$4.18M	0.9%	-0.9%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Core Alternative Capital	107	$0.10M	0.0%	-38.5%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Olistico Wealth LLC	1,754	$1.66M	1.0%	+2.0%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Summit Financial Consulting LLC	407	$0.39M	0.4%	N/A	0.000%
4/29/2025	Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC	3,880	$3.67M	1.0%	-7.4%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Whelan Financial	1,209	$1.14M	0.4%	+27.8%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co.	1,999	$1.89M	0.5%	-3.3%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Sutton Place Investors LLC	344	$0.33M	0.2%	+16.2%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Novare Capital Management LLC	2,462	$2.33M	0.2%	-10.2%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc.	38,242	$36.17M	2.7%	+1.0%	0.009%
4/29/2025	Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC	15,035	$14.22M	0.3%	+20.2%	0.003%
4/29/2025	Braun Stacey Associates Inc.	23,352	$22.09M	0.9%	-5.5%	0.005%
4/29/2025	Simmons Bank	12,334	$11.67M	0.9%	-0.3%	0.003%
4/29/2025	HM Payson & Co.	3,517	$3.33M	0.1%	+1.2%	0.001%
4/29/2025	DT Investment Partners LLC	1,543	$1.46M	0.1%	-7.5%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	4,170,799	$3.94B	0.8%	-3.7%	0.940%
4/29/2025	World Investment Advisors	21,232	$20.08M	0.5%	+50.0%	0.005%
4/29/2025	Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.	4,216	$3.99M	0.4%	-5.3%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Sonata Capital Group Inc.	1,779	$1.68M	0.7%	-0.8%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC	448	$0.45M	0.1%	+42.7%	0.000%
4/29/2025	von Borstel & Associates Inc.	747	$0.71M	0.2%	N/A	0.000%
4/29/2025	Truist Financial Corp	312,824	$295.86M	0.5%	+1.4%	0.071%
4/29/2025	Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC	3,118	$2.95M	0.3%	+21.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Columbia River Financial Group LLC	98	$93K	0.1%	N/A	0.000%
4/29/2025	Bestgate Wealth Advisors LLC	230	$0.22M	0.5%	-9.8%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Strategic Blueprint LLC	4,932	$4.67M	0.3%	-0.9%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Brookstone Capital Management	16,193	$15.32M	0.2%	-7.2%	0.004%
4/29/2025	Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC	5,203	$4.92M	0.1%	-6.2%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc.	3,470	$3.28M	0.7%	+6.6%	0.001%
4/29/2025	SMART Wealth LLC	535	$0.51M	0.2%	-27.0%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA	4,814	$4.55M	0.3%	-7.1%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Huntleigh Advisors Inc.	4,017	$3.80M	0.7%	+4.1%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc.	1,650	$1.56M	0.1%	-2.6%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.	5,829	$5.51M	0.1%	-18.4%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC	52,000	$49.18M	3.3%	-8.8%	0.012%
4/29/2025	IFM Investors Pty Ltd	87,334	$77.42M	0.8%	+9.5%	0.020%
4/29/2025	GF Fund Management CO. LTD.	97,703	$92.41M	2.2%	+1.4%	0.022%
4/29/2025	OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC	20,713	$19.59M	0.2%	+1.7%	0.005%
4/29/2025	Hartline Investment Corp	9,717	$9.19M	1.2%	-2.6%	0.002%
4/29/2025	44 Wealth Management LLC	3,463	$3.28M	1.2%	-0.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Baker Boyer National Bank	1,791	$1.69M	0.6%	-19.9%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Avantax Planning Partners Inc.	10,051	$9.51M	0.3%	-6.1%	0.002%
4/29/2025	Silver Oak Securities Incorporated	2,459	$2.29M	0.2%	-0.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Calamos Wealth Management LLC	6,563	$6.21M	0.3%	-11.2%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Aviance Capital Partners LLC	3,685	$3.49M	0.5%	+0.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Sitrin Capital Management LLC	7,665	$7.25M	3.9%	-20.0%	0.002%
4/29/2025	Conning Inc.	6,435	$6.09M	0.2%	-17.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Aurora Private Wealth Inc.	507	$0.48M	0.1%	-28.4%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Sterling Financial Planning Inc.	726	$0.69M	0.2%	+2.0%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Davidson Trust Co.	5,372	$5.08M	2.4%	-5.0%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC	877	$0.83M	0.1%	+5.0%	0.000%
4/29/2025	Goelzer Investment Management Inc.	10,106	$9.56M	0.6%	+4.4%	0.002%
4/29/2025	Palisade Capital Management LP	11,138	$10.53M	0.3%	-5.1%	0.003%
4/29/2025	Checchi Capital Advisers LLC	9,712	$9.19M	0.5%	+1.1%	0.002%
4/29/2025	Values Added Financial LLC	1,328	$1.26M	0.7%	+2.2%	0.000%
4/28/2025	Castle Wealth Management LLC	1,141	$1.08M	0.4%	+9.2%	0.000%
4/28/2025	North Capital Inc.	99	$94K	0.1%	N/A	0.000%
4/28/2025	Barlow Wealth Partners Inc.	33,473	$32.71M	4.3%	+0.7%	0.008%
4/28/2025	Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC	2,387	$2.26M	1.3%	+2.4%	0.001%
4/28/2025	D.A. Davidson & CO.	154,350	$145.98M	1.2%	+0.6%	0.035%
4/28/2025	Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton	699	$0.66M	0.2%	+3.7%	0.000%

Data available starting January 2016

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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. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

Today's Range

Now: $991.70

$971.06

$993.21

50 Day Range

MA: $963.93

$890.62

$1,055.66

52 Week Range

Now: $991.70

$715.32

$1,078.24

Volume

1,522,173 shs

Average Volume

2,032,839 shs

Market Capitalization

$440.00 billion

P/E Ratio

58.23

Dividend Yield

0.48%

Beta

0.95

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Costco Wholesale?: Costco Wholesale's top insider investors include:
W Craig Jelinek (Director)
Patrick J Callans (VP)
James C Klauer (EVP)
Roland Michael Vachris (CEO)
Richard A Galanti (CFO)
Richard A Galanti (EVP)
Daniel M Hines (Insider)
Susan L Decker (Director)
Gary Millerchip (EVP)
Russell D Miller (EVP)
Pierre Riel (EVP)
Claudine Adamo (EVP)
Caton Frates (EVP)
Kenneth D Denman (Director)
Yoram Rubanenko (VP)
Teresa A Jones (EVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Costco Wholesale.
Who are the major institutional investors of Costco Wholesale?: Costco Wholesale's top institutional shareholders include:
GAMMA Investing LLC — 1.84%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp — 0.94%
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. — 0.27%
Principal Financial Group Inc. — 0.27%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. — 0.24%
Rhumbline Advisers — 0.20%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Costco Wholesale stock.
Which institutional investors are selling Costco Wholesale stock?: In the last quarter, COST stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.
Principal Financial Group Inc.
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Congress Asset Management Co.
Chicago Capital LLC
KBC Group NV
Boston Trust Walden Corp
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Costco Wholesale company stock include:
W Craig Jelinek (Director)
Patrick J Callans (VP)
James C Klauer (EVP)
Roland Michael Vachris (CEO)
Richard A Galanti (CFO)
Richard A Galanti (EVP)
Daniel M Hines (Insider)
Susan L Decker (Director)
Gary Millerchip (EVP)
Russell D Miller (EVP)
Pierre Riel (EVP)
Learn More investors selling Costco Wholesale stock.
Which institutional investors are buying Costco Wholesale stock?: During the previous quarter, COST stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
GAMMA Investing LLC
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
Bessemer Group Inc.
Rheos Capital Works Inc.
Aurora Private Wealth Inc.
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.
Vest Financial LLC
Sarasin & Partners LLP