As of October 29, 2026, Costco Wholesale had a market cap of $441.53 billion, which increased by 1.36% compared to the previous trading day. Market capitalization, often referred to as market cap, represents the total value of a company's outstanding shares on the stock market and is a common measure of its overall size and valuation.
Data updated: Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)
🌍 United States📈 NASDAQ🏭 Consumer Defensive🏢 Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Note: Each point on the chart represents the market capitalization at the end of the trading day. Source: Data compiled from
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and Yahoo Finance.
📈 Costco Wholesale Market Cap History by Year and Month
Costco Wholesale Market Cap History by Year and Month
Year / Month
Market Cap
% Change
2026
$441.53B
▲ 15.35%
$441.53B
▲ 9.42%
$403.52B
▼ 3.61%
$418.63B
▼ 0.84%
$422.18B
▲ 1.76%
$414.89B
▼ 2.18%
$424.14B
▼ 5.77%
$450.1B
▲ 1.82%
$442.07B
▼ 1.47%
$448.66B
▲ 7.50%
$417.35B
▲ 9.03%
2025
$382.77B
▼ 5.89%
$382.77B
▼ 5.46%
$404.88B
▲ 0.23%
$403.94B
▼ 1.54%
$410.27B
▼ 1.93%
$418.34B
▲ 0.39%
$416.71B
▼ 5.08%
$439.02B
▼ 4.83%
$461.3B
▲ 4.55%
$441.24B
▲ 5.15%
$419.63B
▼ 9.82%
$465.3B
▲ 6.97%
$434.97B
▲ 6.94%
2024
$406.732B
▲ 38.87%
$406.732B
▼ 5.73%
$431.456B
▲ 11.39%
$387.323B
▼ 1.41%
$392.844B
▼ 0.70%
$395.628B
▲ 8.56%
$364.425B
▼ 3.29%
$376.835B
▲ 4.95%
$359.057B
▲ 11.99%
$320.606B
▼ 1.33%
$324.921B
▼ 1.52%
$329.952B
▲ 7.01%
$308.339B
▲ 5.27%
2023
$292.897B
▲ 44.60%
$292.897B
▲ 11.35%
$263.052B
▲ 7.55%
$244.587B
▼ 2.23%
$250.159B
▲ 2.77%
$243.413B
▼ 2.03%
$248.461B
▲ 4.14%
$238.583B
▲ 5.24%
$226.698B
▲ 1.58%
$223.168B
▲ 1.28%
$220.352B
▲ 2.60%
$214.758B
▼ 5.31%
$226.808B
▲ 11.97%
2022
$202.563B
▼ 19.53%
$202.563B
▼ 15.37%
$239.341B
▲ 7.83%
$221.964B
▲ 6.19%
$209.027B
▼ 9.56%
$231.113B
▼ 3.61%
$239.774B
▲ 12.94%
$212.302B
▲ 2.80%
$206.517B
▼ 12.37%
$235.669B
▼ 7.66%
$255.228B
▲ 10.89%
$230.173B
▲ 2.76%
$223.99B
▼ 11.02%
2021
$251.735B
▲ 50.83%
$251.735B
▲ 5.25%
$239.177B
▲ 10.13%
$217.172B
▲ 9.39%
$198.532B
▼ 1.35%
$201.245B
▲ 5.94%
$189.966B
▲ 8.61%
$174.914B
▲ 4.60%
$167.222B
▲ 1.56%
$164.661B
▲ 5.56%
$155.983B
▲ 6.46%
$146.517B
▼ 6.15%
$156.112B
▼ 6.46%
2020
$166.898B
▲ 28.54%
$166.898B
▼ 3.83%
$173.538B
▲ 9.98%
$157.793B
▲ 0.74%
$156.637B
▲ 2.10%
$153.408B
▲ 6.73%
$143.728B
▲ 7.36%
$133.873B
▼ 1.71%
$136.196B
▲ 1.79%
$133.799B
▲ 6.27%
$125.908B
▲ 1.41%
$124.157B
▼ 8.01%
$134.967B
▲ 3.95%
2019
$129.842B
▲ 44.70%
$129.842B
▼ 1.97%
$132.45B
▲ 1.40%
$130.627B
▲ 3.13%
$126.659B
▼ 2.29%
$129.633B
▲ 6.94%
$121.219B
▲ 4.30%
$116.219B
▲ 10.30%
$105.365B
▼ 2.44%
$108.004B
▲ 1.40%
$106.513B
▲ 10.67%
$96.243B
▲ 1.80%
$94.542B
▲ 5.36%
2018
$89.732B
▲ 9.79%
$89.732B
▼ 11.93%
$101.89B
▲ 1.70%
$100.188B
▼ 2.66%
$102.922B
▲ 0.66%
$102.251B
▲ 6.59%
$95.926B
▲ 4.66%
$91.659B
▲ 5.42%
$86.948B
▲ 0.50%
$86.518B
▲ 4.63%
$82.687B
▼ 1.31%
$83.782B
▼ 2.09%
$85.569B
▲ 4.70%
2017
$81.727B
▲ 16.21%
$81.727B
▲ 0.90%
$80.998B
▲ 15.07%
$70.39B
▼ 2.00%
$71.828B
▲ 4.48%
$68.745B
▼ 1.12%
$69.521B
▼ 0.89%
$70.144B
▼ 11.36%
$79.135B
▲ 1.56%
$77.921B
▲ 5.86%
$73.606B
▼ 5.36%
$77.771B
▲ 8.00%
$72.013B
▲ 2.40%
2016
$70.327B
▼ 0.98%
$70.327B
▲ 6.64%
$65.949B
▲ 2.03%
$64.638B
▼ 3.13%
$66.726B
▼ 5.91%
$70.918B
▼ 3.19%
$73.254B
▲ 6.48%
$68.795B
▲ 5.56%
$65.172B
▲ 0.21%
$65.035B
▼ 6.00%
$69.184B
▲ 4.98%
$65.902B
▼ 0.84%
$66.46B
▼ 6.43%
2015
$71.024B
▲ 13.75%
$71.024B
▲ 0.05%
$70.989B
▲ 2.64%
$69.163B
▲ 9.24%
$63.314B
▲ 3.23%
$61.335B
▼ 3.95%
$63.858B
▲ 7.58%
$59.358B
▼ 5.28%
$62.667B
▼ 0.43%
$62.938B
▼ 5.57%
$66.653B
▲ 3.04%
$64.689B
▲ 2.70%
$62.987B
▲ 0.87%
2014
$62.441B
▲ 19.31%
$62.441B
▼ 0.26%
$62.604B
▲ 7.23%
$58.384B
▲ 6.44%
$54.85B
▲ 3.36%
$53.069B
▲ 3.01%
$51.518B
▲ 2.07%
$50.475B
▼ 0.74%
$50.852B
▼ 0.06%
$50.885B
▲ 3.58%
$49.126B
▼ 4.39%
$51.379B
▲ 3.99%
$49.407B
▼ 5.59%
2013
$52.335B
▲ 21.68%
$52.335B
▼ 5.11%
$55.154B
▲ 6.98%
$51.557B
▲ 2.48%
$50.311B
▲ 2.99%
$48.851B
▼ 4.73%
$51.275B
▲ 6.19%
$48.284B
▲ 0.86%
$47.874B
▲ 1.18%
$47.316B
▲ 2.19%
$46.303B
▲ 4.77%
$44.197B
▼ 0.87%
$44.583B
▲ 3.65%
2012
$43.011B
▲ 18.69%
$43.011B
▼ 4.81%
$45.186B
▲ 6.16%
$42.563B
▼ 1.71%
$43.304B
▲ 2.34%
$42.313B
▲ 1.76%
$41.582B
▲ 1.24%
$41.072B
▲ 9.97%
$37.35B
▼ 2.40%
$38.267B
▼ 2.89%
$39.404B
▲ 5.53%
$37.34B
▲ 4.35%
$35.782B
▼ 1.26%
2011
$36.238B
▲ 14.96%
$36.238B
▼ 2.38%
$37.123B
▲ 2.90%
$36.078B
▲ 1.36%
$35.593B
▲ 4.35%
$34.108B
▼ 0.44%
$34.259B
▼ 3.68%
$35.568B
▼ 1.50%
$36.111B
▲ 2.19%
$35.338B
▲ 10.32%
$32.031B
▼ 2.03%
$32.695B
▲ 4.26%
$31.36B
▼ 0.51%
2010
$31.521B
▲ 21.26%
$31.521B
▲ 6.85%
$29.499B
▲ 8.70%
$27.137B
▼ 2.93%
$27.957B
▲ 14.14%
$24.493B
▼ 1.65%
$24.903B
▲ 3.43%
$24.077B
▼ 5.87%
$25.579B
▼ 1.71%
$26.025B
▼ 1.06%
$26.303B
▼ 2.04%
$26.85B
▲ 6.42%
$25.231B
▼ 2.94%
2009
$25.995B
▲ 14.29%
$25.995B
▼ 1.23%
$26.32B
▲ 6.19%
$24.786B
▲ 0.84%
$24.58B
▲ 10.59%
$22.226B
▲ 3.25%
$21.527B
▲ 8.13%
$19.909B
▼ 5.64%
$21.1B
▲ 0.03%
$21.094B
▲ 4.92%
$20.104B
▲ 9.60%
$18.343B
▼ 5.98%
$19.509B
▼ 14.23%
2008
$22.745B
▼ 25.01%
$22.745B
▲ 2.37%
$22.219B
▼ 9.72%
$24.61B
▼ 12.37%
$28.083B
▼ 3.68%
$29.156B
▲ 6.99%
$27.251B
▼ 10.64%
$30.495B
▼ 1.31%
$30.9B
▲ 0.10%
$30.87B
▲ 9.67%
$28.149B
▲ 4.69%
$26.888B
▼ 8.97%
$29.538B
▼ 2.61%
2007
$30.329B
▲ 26.83%
$30.329B
▲ 3.46%
$29.316B
▲ 0.41%
$29.196B
▲ 9.60%
$26.639B
▼ 1.28%
$26.985B
▲ 2.50%
$26.326B
▲ 2.19%
$25.762B
▲ 3.63%
$24.86B
▲ 3.90%
$23.927B
▼ 0.50%
$24.048B
▼ 4.24%
$25.113B
▼ 1.14%
$25.402B
▲ 6.22%
2006
$23.914B
▲ 2.17%
$23.914B
▲ 0.41%
$23.817B
▼ 2.64%
$24.462B
▲ 6.51%
$22.966B
▲ 6.18%
$21.63B
▼ 12.39%
$24.69B
▼ 7.65%
$26.735B
▲ 7.51%
$24.867B
▼ 3.05%
$25.649B
▲ 0.50%
$25.522B
▲ 6.16%
$24.041B
▲ 1.84%
$23.606B
▲ 0.85%
2005
$23.407B
▲ 2.36%
$23.407B
▼ 1.52%
$23.768B
▲ 4.09%
$22.835B
▲ 12.16%
$20.359B
▼ 0.72%
$20.506B
▼ 6.91%
$22.029B
▲ 2.77%
$21.435B
▼ 1.45%
$21.75B
▲ 12.07%
$19.407B
▼ 8.04%
$21.103B
▼ 5.12%
$22.242B
▼ 0.39%
$22.33B
▼ 2.35%
2004
$22.868B
▲ 34.27%
$22.868B
▼ 0.28%
$22.933B
▲ 1.98%
$22.487B
▲ 17.10%
$19.204B
▲ 0.82%
$19.047B
▲ 1.45%
$18.774B
▼ 1.14%
$18.991B
▲ 9.17%
$17.396B
▲ 1.07%
$17.212B
▼ 0.30%
$17.263B
▼ 3.02%
$17.801B
▲ 5.20%
$16.921B
▼ 0.65%
2003
$17.031B
▲ 33.16%
$17.031B
▲ 3.87%
$16.397B
▲ 1.19%
$16.204B
▲ 13.81%
$14.238B
▼ 3.41%
$14.741B
▼ 12.82%
$16.908B
▲ 1.07%
$16.729B
▼ 1.54%
$16.991B
▲ 7.63%
$15.787B
▲ 15.25%
$13.698B
▼ 1.58%
$13.918B
▲ 5.77%
$13.159B
▲ 2.89%
2002
$12.79B
▼ 36.30%
$12.79B
▼ 13.12%
$14.721B
▼ 4.71%
$15.449B
▲ 4.82%
$14.739B
▼ 2.99%
$15.194B
▼ 4.19%
$15.858B
▼ 9.71%
$17.564B
▼ 1.63%
$17.855B
▼ 2.18%
$18.253B
▲ 0.95%
$18.081B
▼ 3.44%
$18.726B
▼ 10.02%
$20.811B
▲ 3.65%
2001
$20.078B
▲ 12.19%
$20.078B
▲ 8.57%
$18.493B
▲ 9.29%
$16.921B
▲ 6.38%
$15.906B
▼ 4.94%
$16.733B
▼ 13.80%
$19.412B
▲ 4.79%
$18.524B
▲ 5.65%
$17.533B
▲ 11.54%
$15.719B
▼ 11.01%
$17.663B
▼ 5.94%
$18.779B
▼ 9.39%
$20.725B
▲ 15.81%
2000
$17.896B
▼ 11.72%
$17.896B
▲ 22.45%
$14.615B
▼ 10.79%
$16.382B
▲ 4.82%
$15.628B
▲ 1.45%
$15.404B
▲ 5.83%
$14.555B
▼ 1.32%
$14.75B
▲ 2.64%
$14.37B
▼ 40.50%
$24.153B
▲ 2.85%
$23.483B
▲ 6.00%
$22.153B
▲ 1.88%
$21.745B
▲ 7.26%
1999
$20.273B
▲ 28.70%
$20.273B
▼ 0.48%
$20.371B
▲ 14.34%
$17.816B
▲ 11.78%
$15.939B
▼ 3.67%
$16.547B
▲ 0.28%
$16.5B
▼ 6.64%
$17.673B
▲ 11.03%
$15.917B
▼ 10.42%
$17.769B
▼ 11.61%
$20.102B
▲ 14.70%
$17.525B
▼ 3.10%
$18.085B
▲ 14.81%
1998
$15.752B
▲ 64.74%
$15.752B
▲ 15.04%
$13.693B
▲ 10.70%
$12.369B
▲ 19.99%
$10.308B
▲ 0.66%
$10.24B
▼ 16.63%
$12.282B
▼ 10.01%
$13.648B
▲ 9.63%
$12.449B
▲ 3.58%
$12.019B
▲ 4.69%
$11.481B
▲ 9.62%
$10.473B
▲ 12.69%
$9.294B
▼ 2.80%
1997
$9.562B
▲ 93.52%
$9.562B
▲ 0.90%
$9.477B
▲ 15.10%
$8.234B
▲ 2.45%
$8.037B
▲ 5.06%
$7.65B
▼ 4.79%
$8.035B
▲ 15.21%
$6.974B
▼ 1.97%
$7.114B
▲ 16.87%
$6.087B
▲ 4.53%
$5.823B
▲ 7.79%
$5.402B
▲ 3.17%
$5.236B
▲ 5.97%
1996
$4.941B
▲ 65.92%
$4.941B
▲ 8.12%
$4.57B
▲ 16.97%
$3.907B
▼ 2.98%
$4.027B
▲ 3.44%
$3.893B
▼ 3.04%
$4.015B
▼ 5.22%
$4.236B
▲ 8.14%
$3.917B
▲ 5.49%
$3.713B
▲ 1.34%
$3.664B
▲ 8.69%
$3.371B
▲ 10.49%
$3.051B
▲ 2.45%
1995
$2.978B
▲ 6.17%
$2.978B
▼ 8.26%
$3.246B
▼ 2.20%
$3.319B
▼ 0.69%
$3.342B
▲ 1.49%
$3.293B
▼ 6.16%
$3.509B
▲ 10.76%
$3.168B
▲ 15.07%
$2.753B
▼ 3.37%
$2.849B
▼ 0.84%
$2.873B
▲ 8.25%
$2.654B
▼ 11.39%
$2.995B
▲ 6.77%
1994
$2.805B
▼ 32.91%
$2.805B
▼ 16.24%
$3.349B
▼ 2.39%
$3.431B
▼ 1.55%
$3.485B
▲ 1.60%
$3.43B
▲ 5.02%
$3.266B
— 0.00%
$3.266B
▲ 13.21%
$2.885B
▼ 12.36%
$3.292B
▼ 16.55%
$3.945B
▼ 9.37%
$4.353B
▲ 12.92%
$3.855B
▼ 7.80%
1993
$4.181B
▲ 73.20%
$4.181B
▲ 0.65%
$4.154B
▲ 7.81%
$3.853B
▼ 1.38%
$3.907B
▼ 2.06%
$3.989B
▲ 166.64%
$1.496B
▼ 7.60%
$1.619B
▼ 6.09%
$1.724B
▼ 2.10%
$1.761B
▼ 9.51%
$1.946B
▼ 1.22%
$1.97B
▼ 14.01%
$2.291B
▼ 5.10%
1992
$2.414B
▼ 37.69%
$2.414B
▼ 7.55%
$2.611B
▼ 10.15%
$2.906B
▲ 12.37%
$2.586B
▲ 9.34%
$2.365B
▼ 18.78%
$2.912B
▲ 2.61%
$2.838B
▼ 18.10%
$3.465B
▼ 0.72%
$3.49B
▼ 7.28%
$3.764B
▼ 5.40%
$3.979B
▲ 0.45%
$3.961B
▲ 2.25%
1991
$3.874B
▲ 133.94%
$3.874B
▲ 15.88%
$3.343B
▲ 9.07%
$3.065B
▼ 7.35%
$3.308B
▼ 1.14%
$3.346B
▲ 9.63%
$3.052B
▲ 7.92%
$2.828B
▼ 7.88%
$3.07B
▲ 19.41%
$2.571B
▲ 2.59%
$2.506B
▲ 22.48%
$2.046B
▲ 5.08%
$1.947B
▲ 17.57%
1990
$1.656B
▲ 32.37%
$1.656B
▲ 1.60%
$1.63B
▲ 30.19%
$1.252B
▲ 10.70%
$1.131B
▼ 7.75%
$1.226B
▼ 18.27%
$1.5B
▲ 1.49%
$1.478B
▲ 4.30%
$1.417B
▲ 11.14%
$1.275B
▼ 2.67%
$1.31B
▲ 19.63%
$1.095B
▼ 0.09%
$1.096B
▼ 12.39%
1989
$1.251B
▲ 124.60%
$1.251B
▲ 11.90%
$1.118B
▲ 9.93%
$1.017B
▼ 4.95%
$1.07B
▲ 8.52%
$0.986B
▲ 13.99%
$0.865B
▲ 11.33%
$0.777B
▼ 9.65%
$0.86B
▲ 10.12%
$0.781B
▲ 13.35%
$0.689B
▲ 2.68%
$0.671B
▲ 9.28%
$0.614B
▲ 10.23%
1988
$0.557B
▲ 94.08%
$0.557B
▲ 4.11%
$0.535B
▲ 12.16%
$0.477B
▼ 8.45%
$0.521B
— 0.00%
$0.521B
▲ 3.17%
$0.505B
▲ 0.80%
$0.501B
▲ 9.63%
$0.457B
— 0.00%
$0.457B
▼ 6.35%
$0.488B
▲ 16.75%
$0.418B
▲ 26.28%
$0.331B
▲ 15.33%
1987
$0.287B
▼ 35.36%
$0.287B
▼ 3.04%
$0.296B
▲ 11.28%
$0.266B
▼ 36.97%
$0.422B
— 0.00%
$0.422B
▲ 2.18%
$0.413B
▼ 6.77%
$0.443B
▲ 27.30%
$0.348B
▼ 6.70%
$0.373B
▼ 18.20%
$0.456B
▲ 0.88%
$0.452B
▼ 6.03%
$0.481B
▲ 8.33%
1986
$0.444B
▲ 18.72%
$0.444B
▲ 8.82%
$0.408B
▲ 10.57%
$0.369B
▲ 19.81%
$0.308B
▼ 21.83%
$0.394B
▼ 5.06%
$0.415B
▼ 24.41%
$0.549B
▼ 0.72%
$0.553B
▲ 21.54%
$0.455B
▼ 5.99%
$0.484B
▼ 2.42%
$0.496B
▲ 21.87%
$0.407B
▲ 8.82%
All market cap values reflect closing prices for the period shown.
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