Costco

5 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 7, 2018 by Paul Black · said 30 times in 10 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Sanjay Ayer (8), Paul Black (8), Ryan Batchelor (4), Brett Barakett (4), Rajiv Jain (1), Pat Dorsey (1), Mike Mauze (1), Jeff Hausenbold (1)

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Everything said about Costco, oldest first

May 7, 2018 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Black: Costco founder Jim Sinegal never made over $300,000 annually
“Founder of the company, Jim Senegal, owned a lot of shares, but never made more than 300,000 dollars a year.”
Paul Black May 7, 2018 ▶ 16:46 Paul Black - Gratitude, Fun, and Growth Stocks (Capital Allocators, EP.51)
May 7, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Black: Costco doubles Sam's Club on sales density and ROIC
“But you look at the financial metrics of Costco, they're twice on every metric what goes on at Sam's Club. You know, same store sales are four or five percent at Costco. There may be one or two at Sam's Club. Sales per square foot at Costco, a thousand bucks, …”
Paul Black May 7, 2018 ▶ 16:03 Paul Black - Gratitude, Fun, and Growth Stocks (Capital Allocators, EP.51)
Oct 27, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Ayer: WCM Sold Louis Vuitton and Costco to Buy Rolls-Royce
“I mean, you're selling names like Louis Vuitton and Costco and buying names like Rolls Royce and Siemens Energy.”
Sanjay Ayer Oct 27, 2025 ▶ 15:23 Mike Trigg and Sanjay Ayer – The Discipline of Getting Better at WCM (EP.467)
Oct 27, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ayer: Pre-COVID Decade Lulled Investors Holding Legacy Compounders Like Costco
“We'd been through this ten-plus year period heading into the COVID bull market where backward and forward-looking quality and growth were highly correlated. Effectively, you could just keep owning the same thing and do well. Names like Louis Vuitton, they just…”
Sanjay Ayer Oct 27, 2025 ▶ 9:41 Mike Trigg and Sanjay Ayer – The Discipline of Getting Better at WCM (EP.467)
Dec 22, 2025 bullish
Assertion Supported
Sacerdote: Amazon Trades at 25x Forward GAAP EPS, Cheaper Than Walmart and Costco
“You've got Amazon now, which is 25 times next year's street EPS, which, that's GAAP EPS, cheaper than Walmart, cheaper than Costco.”
Alex Sacerdote Dec 22, 2025 ▶ 38:01 Top 5 of 2025: #4: Alex Sacerdote
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