Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
928.48
-11.48 (-1.22%)
At close: Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
927.02
-1.46 (-0.16%)
After-hours: Sep 2, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT

Costco Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal QuarterQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
Revenue
70,52769,59767,30786,15663,20563,72362,15179,69758,51558,44257,79978,93953,64855,26654,43772,09152,59651,90450,36362,675
Revenue Growth
11.58%9.22%8.30%8.10%8.02%9.04%7.53%0.96%9.07%5.75%6.18%9.50%2.00%6.48%8.09%15.02%16.16%15.94%16.56%17.41%
Gross Profit
9,0088,8788,79711,1198,2097,9798,04210,1097,3427,3027,3429,7206,7716,8436,6688,5336,2416,3876,4117,942
Operating Income
2,8152,6062,4633,3412,5302,3162,1963,0422,1972,0621,9842,7811,9771,9031,7512,6151,7911,8121,8112,790
Net Income
2,1922,0352,0012,6101,9031,7881,7982,3541,6811,7431,5892,1601,3021,4661,3641,8681,3531,2991,3241,670
Earnings Per Share
4.934.584.505.874.284.024.045.293.783.923.584.862.933.303.074.203.042.922.983.76
EPS Growth
15.19%13.93%11.39%10.97%13.23%2.55%12.85%8.85%29.01%18.79%16.61%15.71%-3.62%13.01%3.02%11.70%10.54%36.45%13.74%20.14%

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal QuarterQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
Foods and Sundries
26,53327,14926,94334,24125,14925,11225,06231,69923,06523,67523,02431,50321,29821,92621,44826,98319,59419,48919,56324,083
Non-Foods
17,52919,15317,44021,41316,08017,52616,17119,67214,51815,01714,76619,00513,08714,74114,03218,02313,81015,10514,16216,960
Fresh Foods
9,6739,8879,01612,1498,7858,8368,21811,0087,8887,9967,32810,6907,1947,3766,7179,3166,8136,9596,4398,770
Warehouse Ancillary and Other Businesses
15,41912,05312,57916,62911,95111,05611,53415,80611,92110,64311,59916,23211,02510,19611,24016,44211,3959,3849,25311,628
Membership Fee
1,3731,3551,3291,7241,2401,1931,1661,5121,1231,1111,0821,5091,0441,0271,0001,3279849679461,234
Revenue (Total)
70,52769,59767,30786,15663,20563,72362,15179,69758,51558,44257,79978,93953,64855,26654,43772,09152,59651,90450,36362,675

Cash & Debt

Fiscal QuarterQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
Cash & Investments
19,99618,24017,18315,28414,85013,15811,82711,14411,49910,32117,86415,23413,70813,70511,67311,04911,83112,29613,47612,175
Total Debt
8,2328,3358,1729,9358,3588,0398,1309,9499,2979,4339,34710,5369,0049,1399,04610,9069,0369,24610,11511,407
Net Cash (Debt)
11,7649,9059,0115,3496,4925,1193,6971,1952,2028888,5174,6984,7044,5662,6271432,7953,0503,361768
Net Cash Growth
81.21%93.49%143.74%347.62%194.82%476.46%-56.59%-74.56%-53.19%-80.55%224.21%3185.32%68.30%49.70%-21.84%-81.38%211.25%--20.43%-65.39%
Net Cash Per Share
26.4722.2920.2712.0314.6011.518.312.694.952.0019.1710.5710.5910.275.910.326.286.867.561.73

Cash Flow & CapEx

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Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
Operating Cash Flow
3,4492,9964,6883,8673,4602,7483,2602,9582,9997314,6513,7251,5413,1922,6102,5061,2274013,2582,940
Capital Expenditures
-1,413-1,289-1,526-1,966-1,131-1,137-1,264-1,577-1,062-1,031-1,040-1,556-820-890-1,057-1,259-854-723-1,055-1,094
Free Cash Flow
2,0361,7073,1621,9012,3291,6111,9961,3811,937-3003,6112,1697212,3021,5531,247373-3222,2031,846
Free Cash Flow Growth
-12.58%5.96%58.42%37.65%20.24%--44.72%-36.33%168.66%-132.52%73.94%93.30%--29.50%-32.45%-83.82%-25.60%-45.55%

Margins

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Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
Gross Margin
12.77%12.76%13.07%12.91%12.99%12.52%12.94%12.68%12.55%12.49%12.70%12.31%12.62%12.38%12.25%11.84%11.87%12.31%12.73%12.67%
Operating Margin
3.99%3.74%3.66%3.88%4.00%3.63%3.53%3.82%3.75%3.53%3.43%3.52%3.69%3.44%3.22%3.63%3.40%3.49%3.60%4.45%
Pretax Margin
4.17%3.91%3.84%4.07%4.08%3.80%3.71%3.91%3.90%3.83%3.64%3.75%3.30%3.59%3.25%3.49%3.47%3.47%3.37%3.66%
Profit Margin
3.11%2.92%2.97%3.03%3.01%2.81%2.89%2.95%2.87%2.98%2.75%2.74%2.43%2.65%2.51%2.59%2.57%2.50%2.63%2.67%
FCF Margin
2.89%2.45%4.70%2.21%3.69%2.53%3.21%1.73%3.31%-0.51%6.25%2.75%1.34%4.17%2.85%1.73%0.71%-0.62%4.37%2.94%

Dividends

Fiscal QuarterQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
Dividend Per Share
1.4701.3001.3001.3001.3001.1601.1601.1601.1601.0201.0201.0201.0200.9000.9000.9000.9000.7900.7900.790
Dividend Per Share Growth
13.08%12.07%12.07%12.07%12.07%13.73%13.73%13.73%13.73%13.33%13.33%13.33%13.33%13.92%13.92%13.92%13.92%12.86%12.86%12.86%
Dividend Yield
0.53%0.51%0.56%0.53%0.48%0.44%0.47%0.49%0.54%0.57%0.70%0.73%0.78%0.75%0.70%0.67%0.68%0.65%0.61%0.70%

Valuation

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Period EndingMay '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
PE Ratio
50.6452.8847.9951.6557.0362.4356.3853.7048.6747.2940.1738.3336.8936.6739.3940.3139.5241.0045.6639.76
Forward PE
47.2749.3844.7648.6653.3857.9253.8951.9947.2645.0737.7535.3333.2333.8835.7338.1836.6539.1443.6739.97
P/FCF Ratio
50.8249.6844.2553.3861.1368.7185.1959.6847.07-29.7435.7638.0140.5281.3067.2954.42-40.5337.07
PS Ratio
1.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.561.381.291.071.000.940.951.001.041.031.081.161.02