Costco Wholesale - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Costco Wholesale M&A Summary

Costco Wholesale has acquired 3 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

Costco Wholesale’s largest acquisition to date was in 1993, when it acquired Price Company for $2.3B. Costco Wholesale has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include real estate (34%) and retail (34%).

Costco Wholesale Business Overview

Where is Costco Wholesale headquartered?

Costco Wholesale is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington.

What is Costco Wholesale’s revenue?

Costco Wholesale disclosed revenue of 242,290M USD for 2023 and 226,954M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Costco Wholesale have?

Costco Wholesale has 316,000 employees.

What sector is Costco Wholesale in?

Costco Wholesale is a retail company.

When was Costco Wholesale founded?

Costco Wholesale was founded in 1976.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 2

Costco Wholesale

Costco Wholesale Corp.

999 Lake Drive,
Issaquah, Washington 98027
United States,
(425) 313-8100
www.costco.com

Costco Wholesale operates a network of membership warehouses in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, the UK, Mexico, Japan, Australia, and through majority-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan and Korea. Costco's membership warehouses are based on the concept of offering members low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco buys the majority of its merchandise directly from manufacturers and routes it to a cross-docking consolidation point or directly to its warehouses. Costco Wholesale was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 1 1 - 1 - - 3
vol $2.3B $1.0B $3.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Costco President Taiwan, Inc. 2022-06-30 - Stake Purchase
Taipei City, Taiwan · www.costco.com.tw
Innovel Solutions, Inc. 2020-03-17 1.0B USD Divestiture
Hoffman Estates, Illinois · www.innovelsolutions.com
Price Company 1993-06-17 2.3B USD Merger
San Diego, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Real Estate 1 (33%) - - -
Retail 1 (33%) 2.3B (69%) - -
Transportation 1 (33%) 1.0B (31%) - -
Total 3 $3.3B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 3.3B - -
  Illinois 1 1.0B - -
  California 1 2.3B - -
Taiwan 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (67%) 3.3B (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 $3.3B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Moelis & Co.
 1
Legal Deals
Perkins Coie
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $3.3B
TOTAL $3.3B
Largest Price Company
$2.3B (1993-06-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Revenue

242,290   7% 2023
226,954   16% 2022
195,929   18% 2021
166,761   10% 2020
152,703   8% 2019
141,576   10% 2018
129,025   9% 2017
118,719   3% 2016
116,199   4% 2015
112,640   8% 2014
105,156   2013
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

316,000

Established

1976

Public

NASDAQ: COST

Former Name

Costco Companies, Inc.

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