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.
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-30 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2016-05-19 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-06 | David E. Price | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-06 | Ed Whitfield | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-05 | David A Perdue , Jr | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-05-03 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-04-28 | FRED UPTON | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-04-26 | Debbie Dingell | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2016-04-19 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-04-01 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-03-23 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-03-08 | Lamar Smith | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-29 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-26 | Ed Whitfield | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-21 | Ed Whitfield | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2016-01-11 | Pete Sessions | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2016-01-08 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-12-15 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-12-15 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-11-30 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-08-27 | Pete Sessions | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-08-25 | DIANE BLACK | buy | $100K – $250K |
| 2015-08-24 | David E. Price | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-08-24 | PETER WELCH | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-08-13 | DAVID P. JOYCE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-07-30 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-07-28 | DIANE BLACK | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-07-21 | Brad Ashford | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-07-09 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-07-07 | ALAN S. LOWENTHAL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-07-02 | Brad Ashford | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-07-02 | Pete Sessions | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-06-12 | Pete Sessions | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-06-01 | Pete Sessions | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-05-06 | Pat Roberts | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-05-04 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-04-30 | David P. Roe | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-24 | Pat Roberts | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-20 | ALAN S. LOWENTHAL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-04-14 | Lamar Smith | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-03-16 | K. Michael Conaway | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-03-06 | Pat Roberts | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-02-27 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-02-27 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-09 | K. Michael Conaway | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-02-06 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-02-04 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-03 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-01-27 | Thomas MacArthur | sell | $1K – $15K |