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.
25 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), a Consumer Defensive company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 27 purchases versus 23 sales, indicating net buying interest from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-24 | Donald Sternoff Beyer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-23 | ZOE LOFGREN | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-23 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-23 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-23 | David P. Roe | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2020-03-19 | David P. Roe | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-19 | John A. Yarmuth | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-18 | Ed Perlmutter | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-09 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-06 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-03-06 | Kurt Schrader | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2020-03-04 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2020-02-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-12-31 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-12-31 | Joe Courtney | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-12-18 | John B. Larson | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-11-11 | David P. Roe | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-11-07 | Kevin Hern | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-09-25 | Jerry Moran, | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-09-16 | Josh Gottheimer | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-07-09 | Elizabeth Fletcher | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-06-18 | Thomas Suozzi | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2019-05-31 | Elizabeth Fletcher | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-03-25 | Nicholas V. Taylor | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-03-15 | MIKE KELLY | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-03-14 | Gilbert Cisneros | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-03-13 | Gilbert Cisneros | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2019-03-12 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-02-28 | John F Reed | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-02-26 | Elizabeth Fletcher | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-02-04 | John F Reed | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2019-01-14 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2019-01-14 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2019-01-04 | Nicholas V. Taylor | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-12-20 | DAVID B. MCKINLEY | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-12-19 | Jerry Moran, | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-12-19 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-12-06 | Jerry Moran, | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-11-26 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-11-23 | David Kustoff | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-11-21 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-11-07 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-10-18 | John A. Yarmuth | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-10-11 | Josh Gottheimer | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-10-05 | Gary Palmer | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-09-27 | Pete Sessions | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2018-08-30 | Lamar Smith | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2018-08-20 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $100K – $250K |
| 2018-07-27 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2018-04-16 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |