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.
22 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), a Consumer Defensive company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-03 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-02-22 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-02-16 | Peter Meijer | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2021-02-07 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-01-28 | John A. Yarmuth | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-01-27 | Jerry Moran, | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2021-01-06 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-12-31 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-12-31 | Gilbert Cisneros | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-12-28 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-12-23 | Gilbert Cisneros | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-12-22 | Pat Roberts | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-11-24 | Pat Roberts | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-11-13 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-11-05 | KATHERINE CLARK | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-11-05 | KATHERINE CLARK | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-11-04 | Pat Roberts | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-11-02 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-10-22 | KATHERINE CLARK | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-10-22 | KATHERINE CLARK | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-10-07 | Ed Perlmutter | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-08-27 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-08-21 | Jerry Moran, | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-08-07 | Joe Courtney | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-07-27 | Kevin Hern | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-07-14 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-07-14 | David Kustoff | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-07-13 | Ron L Wyden | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-07-13 | Gilbert Cisneros | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-07-02 | David P. Roe | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-07-02 | ROBERT J. WITTMAN | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-06-26 | David P. Roe | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-06-24 | Ron L Wyden | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-06-12 | Gilbert Cisneros | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-06-11 | Gilbert Cisneros | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-06-10 | David P. Roe | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-06-09 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-06-08 | Josh Gottheimer | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-06-08 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-04-30 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-04-30 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-04-22 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-04-22 | Ed Perlmutter | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-04-14 | David A Perdue , Jr | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-04-14 | David A Perdue , Jr | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2020-04-13 | David P. Roe | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-04-07 | Kelly Loeffler | sell | $100K – $250K |
| 2020-04-02 | Dean Phillips | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-03-27 | John Curtis | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-24 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |