Under current conditions, Costco stock is not a no-brainer for 2025. Indeed, Costco is one of the more successful companies ...

so it should come as no surprise that some Costco members were frustrated by the fee hike news. "I urge everyone not to renew your membership," one shopper wrote in a Reddit thread on the rate ...

Meanwhile, membership fees are about as close to pure profit as a company can get, and Costco raked in over $4.2 billion in fees from 54 million households and 11.8 million businesses.

"Price of membership increases has been lower than inflation," one Reddit user wrote after the fee hike. "Every Costco around me is filled like sardines every time I go. Costco is booming.

Costco raised its annual membership fees by $5 for non-executives and by $10 for executives in the United States and Canada. That sets the new rates at $65 per year for non-executives and $130 per ...