Operates a membership-based warehouse retail model offering bulk groceries, general merchandise, and ancillary services such as fuel and pharmacies. The company generates the majority of its operating income from recurring membership fees, supporting a high-volume, low-margin merchandising strategy across the U.S. and international markets. Investors track its performance as a gauge of consumer spending trends, pricing power in staples, and traffic resilience in a competitive retail environment.
23 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), a Consumer Defensive company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 30 purchases versus 19 sales, indicating net buying interest from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-21 | Jared Moskowitz | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2023-02-02 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2023-01-31 | Daniel Goldman | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2023-01-31 | Kevin Hern | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2023-01-12 | Greg Landsman | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2023-01-05 | Rohit Khanna | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-12-06 | Rohit Khanna | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-11-10 | Ed Perlmutter | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-11-03 | Rohit Khanna | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-10-21 | Rohit Khanna | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-10-12 | Kathy Manning | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-09-28 | Rohit Khanna | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-09-06 | JANE HARMAN | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2022-08-05 | Kathy Manning | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-08-04 | Rohit Khanna | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-08-02 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2022-07-29 | Rohit Khanna | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-07-15 | Kathy Manning | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-07-07 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-07-01 | Shelley M Capito | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-06-15 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-06-10 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2022-05-27 | Rohit Khanna | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-04-22 | Ed Perlmutter | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-02-28 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2022-02-28 | Kurt Schrader | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-01-31 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-01-28 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2022-01-20 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-11-26 | Ed Perlmutter | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-11-16 | Pete Sessions | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-10-28 | Kim Schrier | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2021-10-25 | Diana Harshbarger | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-09-17 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-09-02 | ZOE LOFGREN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-08-25 | Kevin Hern | buy | $250K – $500K |
| 2021-08-20 | FRED UPTON | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2021-08-20 | FRED UPTON | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2021-08-17 | Thomas Suozzi | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-08-10 | Vern Buchanan | exchange | $250K – $500K |
| 2021-07-30 | Marie Newman | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2021-07-19 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-07-13 | Marie Newman | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2021-07-06 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-06-04 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-05-03 | Diana Harshbarger | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-03-31 | RICK LARSEN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-03-18 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-03-15 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2021-03-08 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |