Costco: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Costco operates membership warehouses selling a deliberately narrow range in large formats, and makes most of its profit from membership fees rather than from margin on goods. That structure is why it caps its markup and why its own-brand can undercut national brands so heavily.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Issaquah, Washington, United States
- Founded
- 1983
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: COST
- SEC CIK
- 0000909832
- Wikidata
- Q715583
- Website
- www.costco.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Costco in numbers
- Costco owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Costco owns
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Latest news about Costco
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Official recalls involving Costco products
5 recall notices from government regulators matched to Costco. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Kirkland Signature Traditional Madeleines 12 Count/net wt. 18oz., Item #2000012, UPC 000020000127. Plastic clamshell container is packed with 9 pieces of… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Undeclared hazelnut and soy lecithin.
Recalling firm: Costco Wholesale Corporation · Brand: Kirkland Signature
- Kirkland Signature Costco item #1181272 Mini Beignets filled with Caramel 22CT. UPC 000011 812722. Product is packaged in a clear clamshell container.… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Undeclared hazelnut.
Recalling firm: Costco Wholesale Corporation · Brand: Kirkland Signature
- Costco Item# 19927 Kirkland Signature Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as it is sold by… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: The 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing in Costco Caesar Salad may contain plastic material.
Recalling firm: Costco Wholesale Corporation · Brand: Kirkland Signature
- Costco Item# 11444 Kirkland Signature Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: The 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing in Costco Chicken Sandwich w/ Caesar Salad may contain plastic material.
Recalling firm: Costco Wholesale Corporation · Brand: Kirkland Signature
- The recalled product is mis-labeled as Ancient Grain + Vegetable Salad item #25247. Product is perishable, refrigerated, and packaged in clear dome clamshell… — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: Undeclared Almond and Soy. The Grain + Celery Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette item #47492 was inadvertently mis-labeled as Ancient Grain + Vegetable Salad item #25247. Almond…
Recalling firm: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Costco own?
Costco owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Kirkland Signature.
Is Costco an American company?
Yes. Costco is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States and was founded in 1983.
Who owns Costco?
Costco is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as COST on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Costco Wholesale Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-10-08 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 8 October 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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