On September 9th Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) reported sales for September 2024 covering the four weeks ending October 6th. For the period, sales attained $24,620 million, up 9.0 percent from the value of $22,590 million during the corresponding month in 2023.
Same store sales (excluding fuel and foreign exchange) increased 9.3 percent for the U.S.; 6.3 percent for Canada and 9.6 percent for international warehouses. Overall, same-stores sales advanced by 8.9 percent and E-commerce was 22.9 percent higher.
Costco closed on Sept 9th at $909.60 and opened on October 10th post-release at $910.12. COST market capitalization was $393,910 million on August 14th and the share has traded over a 52-week range of $540.23 to $923.83 with a 50-day moving average of $882.75.
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates 891 warehouses with 614 in the U.S.; 108 in Canada; 40 in Mexico and the remainder in nine other nations.