COST
Costco Wholesale CorporationConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
- Rank · 2026
- #472
- Final score
- 51.04
- Years on list
- 7
↘ Down 30 since 2020
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Select two, three, or four Russell 1000 companies to compare their overall rank, year-by-year trajectory, and scores down to the category level.
Figure 01 · Side-by-side summary
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
↘ Down 30 since 2020
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
↘ Down 336 since 2020
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
↗ Climbed 319 since 2020
Figure 02 · Rank trajectory
Lower is better. The y-axis is inverted so a rising line means an improving rank. Missing years mean the company didn't make the top 100 that year.
Figure 03 · Pillar profile · 2026
Latest-year ESG pillar scores, 0–100. The shaded bar shows relative strength across the selected companies for each pillar.
| Pillar | COST | SYY | DLTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Change | 60.5 | 61.6 | 66.3 |
| Employee Relations | 39.5 | 47.4 | 40.0 |
| Environment | 49.2 | 28.3 | 46.7 |
| Stakeholders & Society | 45.6 | 56.1 | 37.1 |
| Human Rights | 65.7 | 69.3 | 69.6 |
| Governance | 50.9 | 52.9 | 49.5 |
| Performance Rating | 46.5 | 50.5 | 42.4 |