COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Company Information API

Code Snippets

curl "https://financialdata.net/api/v1/company-information?identifier=COST&key=API_KEY"

import requests

url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/company-information?identifier=COST&key=API_KEY'
response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())

const url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/company-information?identifier=COST&key=API_KEY';

const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();

console.log(data);

Sample Response

[
  {
    "trading_symbol": "COST",
    "central_index_key": "0000909832",
    "registrant_name": "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW",
    "isin_number": "US22160K1051",
    "lei_number": "29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18",
    "ein_number": "911223280",
    "exchange": "Nasdaq",
    "sic_code": "5331",
    "sic_description": "Retail-Variety Stores",
    "fiscal_year_end": "0830",
    "state_of_incorporation": "WA",
    "address_street": "999 LAKE DRIVE",
    "address_city": "ISSAQUAH",
    "address_state": "WA",
    "address_zip_code": "98027-",
    "address_country": "UNITED STATES",
    "address_country_code": "US",
    "phone_number": "4253138100",
    "mailing_address": "999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, WA, 98027",
    "business_address": "999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, WA, 98027-",
    "former_name": "COSTCO COMPANIES INC",
    "industry": "Retail",
    "founding_date": "1983-09-15",
    "chief_executive_officer": "Ron Vachris",
    "number_of_employees": 341000,
    "website": "https://www.costco.com/",
    "market_cap": 451600000000.0,
    "shares_issued": 443266000,
    "shares_outstanding": 443129349,
    "description": "Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. As of 2026, Costco is ranked 12th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue."
  },
  ...
]

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
identifier	string	The trading symbol for a security, or the central index key (CIK). The latter is assigned to the entity by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (e.g., `MSFT, 0000789019`)
format	string	(Optional) The format of the returned data, either JSON or CSV. Defaults to JSON. (e.g., `json, csv`)

Endpoint Overview

This API endpoint provides basic information about the company, such as its LEI number, industry, contact information, and other key facts. The data covers a few thousand US and international companies.

Company Profile