Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports November and First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Sales Results

ISSAQUAH, Wash., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $15.67 billion for the retail month of November, the four weeks ended November 29, 2020, an increase of 15.1 percent from $13.62 billion last year.

For the twelve-week first quarter ended November 22, 2020, the Company reported net sales of $42.35 billion, an increase of 16.9 percent from $36.24 billion last year.

For the thirteen weeks ended November 29, 2020, the Company reported net sales of $46.33 billion, an increase of 16.0 percent from $39.95 billion during the similar period last year.

Comparable sales were as follows:

	4 Weeks		12 Weeks		13 Weeks
U.S.	12.0%		14.6%		13.4%
Canada	16.4%		16.2%		16.0%
Other International	18.2%		18.7%		18.7%
Total Company	13.4%		15.4%		14.5%
E-commerce	71.3%		86.4%		82.0%

Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows: