On September 5^th Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) reported sales for August 2024 covering the four weeks ending September 1^st.  For the period, sales attained $19,830 million, up 7.1 percent from the value of $18,500 million during the corresponding month in 2023.

Same store sales (excluding fuel and foreign exchange) increased 6.7 percent for the U.S.; 5.8 percent for Canada and 10.8 percent for international warehouses.  Overall, same-stores sales advanced by 7.1 percent and E-commerce was 23.1 percent higher.

Costco closed on Sept 5^th after release of the data at $885.98. COST market capitalization was $394,580 million on August 5^th and the share has traded over a 52-week range of $540.23 to $918.98 with a 50-day moving average of $855.36.

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates 890 warehouses with 614 in the U.S.; 108 in Canada; 40 in Mexico and the remainder in nine other nations.