Through the first 36 weeks of the year, the retailer has reported 8.1% adjusted comparable sales growth, which excludes gasoline prices and foreign exchange. It's also delivered bottom-line growth as well with net income up from $1.68 billion to $1.9 billion. Those kinds of results explain why Costco is one of the most valuable consumer goods stocks on the market today. Where does Costco rank among consumer goods stocks? Costco Wholesale (COST 0.47%) is one of the top consumer goods stocks on the stock mark ...