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Costco Wholesale Corporation

NASDAQCOST ISINUS22160K1051 SEC CIK0000909832 Listed on NASDAQ · USD

$1,098.14 +10.53 (+0.97%) Pre-market $1,094.03 (+0.59%) ≈ ₹1.03 L a share

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Price, last 12 months+17.87% in a year

Key numbers

Market value: $486.62B
P/E (TTM): 52.9
Forward P/E: 48.2
EPS (TTM): $20.76
Dividend yield: 0.54%
Beta: 0.86
Day range: $1,088.98 – $1,102.84
52-week range: $844.06 – $1,102.84
Volume: 501,798
10-day avg volume: $2.60M
Revenue (TTM): $303.15B
EBITDA (TTM): $14.36B
Gross margin: 12.8%
Net margin: 3.0%
Return on equity: 28.4%
Debt / equity: 17.2%
Price / sales: 1.61
Shares out: 443.13M

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Quarterly results

Results for each quarter

Last 12 quarters from 10-Q and 10-K filings with the US SEC. Q4 = full year minus the first three quarters. Hover a bar to see the number.

Revenue and net income

$57.80B$1.98B$1.59B

Nov 23

$58.44B$2.06B$1.74B

Feb 24

$58.52B$2.20B$1.68B

May 24

$79.70B$3.04B$2.35B

Sep 24

$62.15B$2.20B$1.80B

Nov 24

$63.72B$2.32B$1.79B

Feb 25

$63.21B$2.53B$1.90B

May 25

$86.16B$3.34B$2.61B

Aug 25

$67.31B$2.46B$2.00B

Nov 25

$69.60B$2.61B$2.04B

Feb 26

$70.53B$2.82B$2.19B

May 26

$95.72B$3.80B$3.00B

Aug 26

Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)

————+7.5%+9.0%+8.0%—+8.3%+9.2%+12%+11%

Net income · YoY (vs a year ago)

————+13%+2.6%+13%—+11%+14%+15%+15%

RevenueOperating incomeNet incomeLine = trend

US$	Nov 23	Feb 24	May 24	Sep 24	Nov 24	Feb 25	May 25	Aug 25	Nov 25	Feb 26	May 26	Aug 26
Revenue	$57.80B	$58.44B	$58.52B	$79.70B	$62.15B	$63.72B	$63.21B	$86.16B	$67.31B	$69.60B	$70.53B	$95.72B
Cost of revenue	$50.46B	$51.14B	$51.17B	$69.59B	$54.11B	$55.74B	$55.00B	$75.04B	$58.51B	$60.72B	$61.52B	$83.53B
Gross profit	$7.34B	$7.30B	$7.34B	$10.11B	$8.04B	$7.98B	$8.21B	$11.12B	$8.80B	$8.88B	$9.01B	$12.19B
Gross margin	12.7%	12.5%	12.5%	12.7%	12.9%	12.5%	13.0%	12.9%	13.1%	12.8%	12.8%	12.7%
Selling, general & admin	$5.36B	$5.24B	$5.15B	$7.07B	$5.85B	$5.66B	$5.68B	$7.78B	$6.33B	$6.27B	$6.19B	$8.39B
Operating income	$1.98B	$2.06B	$2.20B	$3.04B	$2.20B	$2.32B	$2.53B	$3.34B	$2.46B	$2.61B	$2.82B	$3.80B
Operating margin	3.4%	3.5%	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%
Interest expense	$38.00M	$41.00M	$41.00M	$49.00M	$37.00M	$36.00M	$35.00M	$46.00M	$35.00M	$33.00M	$32.00M	$45.00M
Pre-tax income	$2.11B	$2.24B	$2.28B	$3.11B	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Income tax	$517.00M	$494.00M	$603.00M	$759.00M	$508.00M	$634.00M	$677.00M	$900.00M	$582.00M	$686.00M	$746.00M	$1.01B
Net income	$1.59B	$1.74B	$1.68B	$2.35B	$1.80B	$1.79B	$1.90B	$2.61B	$2.00B	$2.04B	$2.19B	$3.00B
Net margin	2.7%	3.0%	2.9%	3.0%	2.9%	2.8%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	2.9%	3.1%	3.1%
EPS (diluted)	$3.58	$3.92	$3.78	—	$4.04	$4.02	$4.28	—	$4.50	$4.58	$4.93	—

Income statement

Results for each year

8 fiscal years from the company's 10-K filings with the US SEC.

Revenue, gross profit and net income

$152.70B$16.47B$3.66B

FY19

$166.76B$21.82B$4.00B

FY20

$195.93B$25.25B$5.01B

FY21

$226.95B$27.57B$5.84B

FY22

$242.29B$29.70B$6.29B

FY23

$254.45B$32.10B$7.37B

FY24

$275.24B$35.35B$8.10B

FY25

$303.15B$38.88B$9.23B

FY26

Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)

—+9.2%+17%+16%+6.8%+5.0%+8.2%+10%

Net income · YoY (vs a year ago)

—+9.4%+25%+17%+7.7%+17%+9.9%+14%

RevenueGross profitNet incomeLine = trend

$8.26

FY19

$9.02

FY20

$11.27

FY21

$13.14

FY22

$14.16

FY23

$16.56

FY24

$18.21

FY25

$20.76

FY26

EPS (diluted) · YoY (vs a year ago)

—+9.2%+25%+17%+7.8%+17%+10.0%+14%

EPS (diluted)Line = trend

US$	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Revenue	$152.70B	$166.76B	$195.93B	$226.95B	$242.29B	$254.45B	$275.24B	$303.15B
Revenue growth	—	9.2%	17.5%	15.8%	6.8%	5.0%	8.2%	10.1%
Cost of revenue	$132.89B	$144.94B	$170.68B	$199.38B	$212.59B	$222.36B	$239.89B	$264.28B
Gross profit	$16.47B	$21.82B	$25.25B	$27.57B	$29.70B	$32.10B	$35.35B	$38.88B
Gross margin	10.8%	13.1%	12.9%	12.1%	12.3%	12.6%	12.8%	12.8%
Selling, general & admin	$14.99B	$16.39B	$18.54B	$19.78B	$21.59B	$22.81B	$24.97B	$27.19B
Operating income	$4.74B	$5.44B	$6.71B	$7.79B	$8.11B	$9.29B	$10.38B	$11.69B
Operating margin	3.1%	3.3%	3.4%	3.4%	3.3%	3.6%	3.8%	3.9%
Depreciation & amortisation	$1.49B	$1.65B	$1.78B	$1.90B	$2.08B	$2.24B	$2.43B	$2.67B
Interest expense	$150.00M	$160.00M	$171.00M	$158.00M	$160.00M	$169.00M	$154.00M	$145.00M
Pre-tax income	$4.77B	$5.37B	$6.68B	$7.84B	$8.49B	$9.74B	$10.82B	$12.25B
Income tax	$1.06B	$1.31B	$1.60B	$1.93B	$2.20B	$2.37B	$2.72B	$3.03B
Tax rate	22.3%	24.4%	24.0%	24.6%	25.9%	24.4%	25.1%	24.7%
Net income	$3.66B	$4.00B	$5.01B	$5.84B	$6.29B	$7.37B	$8.10B	$9.23B
Net margin	2.4%	2.4%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.9%	2.9%	3.0%
EPS (diluted)	$8.26	$9.02	$11.27	$13.14	$14.16	$16.56	$18.21	$20.76

Balance sheet

Assets and debt

At each fiscal year end.

Equity, debt and cash

$15.24B$6.82B$9.44B

FY19

$18.28B$7.61B$13.31B

FY20

$17.56B$7.49B$12.18B

FY21

$20.64B$6.56B$11.05B

FY22

$25.06B$6.46B$15.23B

FY23

$23.62B$5.90B$11.14B

FY24

$29.16B$5.79B$15.28B

FY25

$35.80B$6.16B$21.30B

FY26

Shareholders' equity · YoY (vs a year ago)

—+20%-3.9%+18%+21%-5.7%+23%+23%

Shareholders' equityTotal debtCash + short-term investmentsLine = trend

US$	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash & equivalents	$8.38B	$12.28B	$11.26B	$10.20B	$13.70B	$9.91B	$14.16B	$20.21B
Short-term investments	$1.06B	$1.03B	$917.00M	$846.00M	$1.53B	$1.24B	$1.12B	$1.09B
Current assets	$23.49B	$28.12B	$29.51B	$32.70B	$35.88B	$34.25B	$38.38B	$46.58B
Total assets	$45.40B	$55.56B	$59.27B	$64.17B	$68.99B	$69.83B	$77.10B	$89.05B
Current liabilities	$23.24B	$24.84B	$29.44B	$32.00B	$33.58B	$35.46B	$37.11B	$43.95B
Long-term debt	$5.12B	$7.51B	$6.69B	$6.48B	$5.38B	$5.79B	$5.71B	$3.91B
Short-term debt	$1.70B	$95.00M	$799.00M	$73.00M	$1.08B	$103.00M	$75.00M	$2.25B
Total debt	$6.82B	$7.61B	$7.49B	$6.56B	$6.46B	$5.90B	$5.79B	$6.16B
Total liabilities	$29.82B	$36.85B	$41.19B	$43.52B	$43.94B	$46.21B	$47.94B	$53.24B
Shareholders' equity	$15.24B	$18.28B	$17.56B	$20.64B	$25.06B	$23.62B	$29.16B	$35.80B
Current ratio	1.01	1.13	1.00	1.02	1.07	0.97	1.03	1.06
Debt / equity	0.45	0.42	0.43	0.32	0.26	0.25	0.20	0.17
Return on equity	24.0%	21.9%	28.5%	28.3%	25.1%	31.2%	27.8%	25.8%

Cash flow

Cash coming in and going out

Free cash flow = cash from operations minus capital spending. Shareholder returns = dividends + buybacks.

Free cash flow and shareholder returns

$6.36B$3.36B$1.29B

FY19

$8.86B$6.05B$1.68B

FY20

$8.96B$5.37B$6.24B

FY21

$7.39B$3.50B$1.94B

FY22

$11.07B$6.75B$1.93B

FY23

$11.34B$6.63B$9.74B

FY24

$13.34B$7.84B$3.09B

FY25

$15.82B$9.38B$3.31B

FY26

Operating cash flow · YoY (vs a year ago)

—+39%+1.1%-17%+50%+2.4%+18%+19%

Free cash flow · YoY (vs a year ago)

—+80%-11%-35%+93%-1.7%+18%+20%

Operating cash flowFree cash flowDividends + buybacksLine = trend

US$	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash from operations	$6.36B	$8.86B	$8.96B	$7.39B	$11.07B	$11.34B	$13.34B	$15.82B
Capital spending	$-3.00B	$-2.81B	$-3.59B	$-3.89B	$-4.32B	$-4.71B	$-5.50B	$-6.44B
Free cash flow	$3.36B	$6.05B	$5.37B	$3.50B	$6.75B	$6.63B	$7.84B	$9.38B
FCF margin	2.2%	3.6%	2.7%	1.5%	2.8%	2.6%	2.8%	3.1%
Stock-based pay	$595.00M	$619.00M	$665.00M	$724.00M	$774.00M	$818.00M	$860.00M	$924.00M
Cash from investing	$-2.87B	$-3.89B	$-3.54B	$-3.92B	$-4.97B	$-4.41B	$-5.31B	$-6.38B
Cash from financing	$-1.15B	$-1.15B	$-6.49B	$-4.28B	$-2.61B	$-10.76B	$-3.78B	$-3.36B
Dividends paid	$-1.04B	$-1.48B	$-5.75B	$-1.50B	$-1.25B	$-9.04B	$-2.18B	$-2.46B
Share buybacks	$-247.00M	$-196.00M	$-496.00M	$-439.00M	$-676.00M	$-700.00M	$-903.00M	$-848.00M

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About Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. As of 2026, Costco is ranked 12th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

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Company details

Company name: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Ticker: COST
Exchange: NASDAQ
ISIN: US22160K1051
SEC CIK: 0000909832
Sector: Consumer
Industry: Specialty Stores
SEC industry (SIC): Retail-variety Stores (5331)
Incorporated in: Washington
Financial year ends: 30 August
Filer type: Large accelerated filer
Latest annual report (10-K): 7 Oct 2026
CEO: Ron Vachris
Chair: Hamilton E. James
Headquarters: Issaquah
Address: 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, Wa 98027-
Founded: 1983
Formerly known as: Costco Companies Inc, Price/costco Inc
Trades in: US dollars (USD)
Website: costco.com

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