Costco has become one of the world's biggest clothing retailers.

Despite volatile stock price swings over the last year as it trades at a high multiple relative to its retail peers, the company has been a long-term winner.

Costco said men's apparel sales were up "double digits" in its fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, according to a call last month.

From 2019 to 2024, Costco grew its annual apparel segment sales from $7 billion to $9.7 billion, a nearly 40% increase, according to estimates by GlobalData. Comparatively, its competitors BJ's and Sam's Club grew their apparel businesses by about 28% and 21%, respectively.

While the apparel segment is still a relatively small portion of Costco's overall sales, it brings in more than some of the world's larges

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