Costco Wholesale Corp.
Industry Group: Food Retailers
Country/Region: United States of America
Identifier: NAS:COST
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 Costco’s frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates over 600 warehouses in the United States and enjoys over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Food Retailers 186 out of 199
Universe
Global Universe 10901 out of 16049
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Industry Comparison
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18
Low
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51 out of 199 |
The Kroger Co. |
23.2
Medium
|
116 out of 199 |
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23.3
Medium
|
121 out of 199 |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. |
29.3
Medium
|
186 out of 199 |
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Costco Wholesale Corp.'s Exposure is Medium
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Costco Wholesale Corp.'s Management of ESG Material Risk is Average
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