Costco Wholesale operates membership warehouses based on the concept of providing its members low prices on a selection of nationally branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. Co.'s provides merchandise in the following categories: foods, including dry foods, packaged foods, and groceries; sundries, including snack foods, candy, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies; hardlines, including appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and patio; fresh foods, including meat, produce, deli, and bakery; softlines, including apparel and small appliances; as well as ancillary, including gas stations and pharmacy. We show 38 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of COST's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of COST shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like COST versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching COST by allowing them to research COST shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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