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Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return (stock price appreciation plus
dividends) on our common stock for the last five years with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500
Index and the following group of peer companies (based on weighted market capitalization) selected by
the Company: Amazon.com, Inc.; The Home Depot, Inc.; Lowe’s Companies; Best Buy Co., Inc.; Staples
Inc.; Target Corporation; Kroger Company; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The information provided is from
August 30, 2009 through August 31, 2014.
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
S&P 500 INDEX AND PEER GROUP INDEX
The graph assumes the investment of $100 in Costco common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Peer
Group Index on August 30, 2009 and reinvestment of all dividends.
Available Information
Our internet website is www.costco.com. We make available through the Investor Relations section of
that site, free of charge, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current
Reports on Form 8-K, Proxy Statements and Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments to those reports, as
soon as reasonably practicable after filing such materials with, or furnishing such documents to, the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The information found on our website is not part of this or
any other report filed with or furnished to the SEC. In addition, the public may read and copy any
materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC
20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and
information statements, and other information regarding issuers, such as the Company, that file
electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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Costco Wholesale Corporation Peer Group Index S&P 500