Costco Wholesale (COST) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.87 (As of May. 2025)

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What is Costco Wholesale COGS-to-Revenue?

Costco Wholesale's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in May. 2025 was $54,996 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2025 was $63,205 Mil.

Costco Wholesale's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in May. 2025 was 0.87.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Costco Wholesale's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in May. 2025 was 12.99%.

Costco Wholesale COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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Costco Wholesale COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data

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Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
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Costco Wholesale COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Costco Wholesale's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	222358	/	254453
	=	0.87

Costco Wholesale's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	54996	/	63205
	=	0.87

Costco Wholesale (NAS:COST) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

Costco Wholesale's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	54996 / 63205
	=	12.99 %

A company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

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Costco Wholesale Business Description

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Address

999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027

Website

https://www.costco.com

Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given its frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below that of competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and generating strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates over 600 warehouses in the United States and has over 60% share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 280 warehouses, primarily in Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.

Executives

James C Klauer	officer: Executive Vice President	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Claudine Adamo	officer: Executive Vice President	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Caton Frates	officer: Executive Vice President	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Roland Michael Vachris	officer: Executive VP	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Richard A Galanti	director, officer: Executive VP and CFO	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Pierre Riel	officer: EVP	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Russell D Miller	officer: Executive Vice President	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Patrick J Callans	officer: Executive VP	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Susan L Decker	director	C/O YAHOO INC, 701 FIRST AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Kenneth D Denman	director
Daniel M. Hines	other: Principal Acctg Officer	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
W Craig Jelinek	officer: Executive VP	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Yoram Rubananko	officer: Executive VP	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027
Helena Foulkes	director	ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
James P. Murphy	officer: Executive VP	999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027