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88. Costco Wholesale
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 88 (Previous rank: 99)
CEO: James D. Sinegal
Employees: 106,000
Address: 999 Lake Dr.
Issaquah, Washington  98027
Country: U.S.
Website: www.costco.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 72,483.0 12.6
Profits 1,282.7 18.5
Assets 20,682.3
Stockholders' equity 9,192.1
Profits as % of  
Revenues 1.8
Assets 6.2
Rank Company Global 500
rank
Revenues
($ millions)
1 Costco Wholesale 88 72,483.0
2 Home Depot 90 71,288.0
3 Lowe's 153 48,230.0
4 Best Buy 167 45,015.0
5 Hutchison Whampoa 281 30,239.6
6 Arcandor 285 30,063.4
7 Staples 397 23,083.8
8 Jardine Matheson 411 22,362.0
9 TJX 486 19,147.5
10 Yamada Denki 496 18,632.3
From the July 20, 2009 issue
Figures are for fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008.
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France 40
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