Stock Detail
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Discount Variety Stores
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Last Day's Data
| Current Price | High | Value Change | Percent Change | Dividend | Previous Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $82.94 | $84.36 | $-1.54 | -1.82% | 0.96 | $84.48 |
| Opening Price | Low | Volume | Market Cap | Average Volume | P/E |
| $83.94 | $82.86 | 2.46M | 35.94B | 2.75M | 25.12 |
Pivot Table
| R2 | R1 | Pivot | S1 | S2 |
| 84.89 | 83.92 | 83.39 | 82.42 | 81.89 |
Stock Profile
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses that offer a selection of branded and private label products in a range of merchandise categories in no-frills and self-service warehouse facilities. Its product category includes candy, snack foods, health and beauty aids, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and cleaning and institutional supplies; dry and fresh foods, and institutionally packaged foods; appliances, electronics, hardware, office supplies, garden and patio, sporting goods, furniture, and automotive supplies; apparel, domestics, cameras, jewelry, house wares, media, home furnishings, and small appliances; and pharmacy, optical, one-hour photo, print shop, food court, hearing aid, and gas stations. The company offers three types of memberships: Business, Gold Star (individual), and Executive Membership. Costco operated 471 warehouses, including 346 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 66 in Canada, 17 in the United Kingdom, 5 in Korea, 4 in Taiwan, 5 in Japan, and 28 in Mexico, as of December 8, 2005. It also operates Costco Online, an electronic commerce Web site, www.costco.com. The company was formerly known as Price/Costco, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Companies, Inc. in 1997. Further, it changed name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in 1999. Costco is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington.