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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
961.10
-0.75 (-0.08%)
At close: Aug 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
960.23
-0.87 (-0.09%)
After-hours: Aug 14, 2026, 7:58 PM EDT

Costco Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Revenue & Profits
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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
293,587286,265280,391275,235268,776264,086258,805254,453253,695248,828245,652242,290235,442234,390231,028226,954217,538210,219203,084195,929
Revenue Growth
9.23%8.40%8.34%8.17%5.95%6.13%5.35%5.02%7.75%6.16%6.33%6.76%8.23%11.50%13.76%15.83%16.56%17.69%17.44%17.49%
Gross Profit
37,80237,00336,10435,34934,33933,47232,79532,09531,70631,22830,76930,09528,90828,28527,82927,57226,98126,60225,90625,245
Operating Income
11,22510,94010,65010,38310,0849,7519,4979,2859,0248,8978,7388,5058,3398,0607,8517,9118,0867,9587,6046,792
Net Income
8,8388,5498,3028,0997,8437,6217,5767,3677,1736,7946,5176,2926,0006,0515,8845,8445,6465,5135,1655,007
Earnings Per Share
19.8819.2318.6718.2117.6317.1317.0216.5616.1315.2814.6714.1613.5013.6113.2313.1412.7012.4111.6311.27
EPS Growth
12.77%12.27%9.70%9.96%9.30%12.10%16.01%16.95%19.47%12.27%10.88%7.76%6.31%9.67%13.76%16.59%19.37%26.90%19.41%24.95%

Revenue by Segment
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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
114,866113,482111,445109,564107,022104,938103,501101,463101,26799,50097,75196,17591,65589,95187,51485,62982,72980,68678,82177,277
Non-Foods
75,53574,08672,45971,19069,44967,88765,37863,97363,30661,87561,59960,86559,88360,60660,97061,10060,03759,12657,74455,966
Fresh Foods
40,72539,83738,78637,98836,84735,95035,11034,22033,90233,20832,58831,97730,60330,22229,80529,52728,98128,46427,75927,183
Warehouse Ancillary and Other Businesses
56,68053,21252,21551,17050,34750,31749,90449,96950,39549,49949,05248,69348,90349,27348,46146,47441,66037,89534,79831,626
Membership Fee
5,7815,6485,4865,3235,1114,9944,9124,8284,8254,7464,6624,5804,3984,3384,2784,2244,1314,0483,9623,877
Revenue (Total)
293,587286,265280,391275,235268,776264,086258,805254,453253,695248,828245,652242,290235,442234,390231,028226,954217,538210,219203,084195,929

Cash & Debt
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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
26.4722.2820.2612.0314.5911.518.312.694.952.0019.1610.5710.5810.275.910.326.296.867.561.73

Cash Flow & CapEx
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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
Operating Cash Flow
15,00015,01114,76313,33512,42611,9659,94811,33912,10610,64813,10911,0689,8499,5356,7447,3927,8269,9329,5698,958
Capital Expenditures
-6,194-5,912-5,760-5,498-5,109-5,040-4,934-4,710-4,689-4,447-4,306-4,323-4,026-4,060-3,893-3,891-3,726-3,900-3,750-3,588
Free Cash Flow
8,8069,0999,0037,8377,3176,9255,0146,6297,4176,2018,8036,7455,8235,4752,8513,5014,1006,0325,8195,370
Free Cash Flow Growth
20.35%31.39%79.56%18.22%-1.35%11.68%-43.04%-1.72%27.37%13.26%208.77%92.66%42.02%-9.23%-51.01%-34.80%-40.70%3.84%-9.33%-11.25%

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
12.88%12.93%12.88%12.84%12.78%12.68%12.67%12.61%12.50%12.55%12.53%12.42%12.28%12.07%12.05%12.15%12.40%12.65%12.76%12.88%
Operating Margin
3.82%3.82%3.80%3.77%3.75%3.69%3.67%3.65%3.56%3.58%3.56%3.51%3.54%3.44%3.40%3.49%3.72%3.79%3.74%3.47%
Pretax Margin
4.00%3.98%3.96%3.93%3.88%3.83%3.84%3.83%3.78%3.65%3.59%3.50%3.41%3.45%3.43%3.45%3.50%3.54%3.43%3.41%
Profit Margin
3.01%2.99%2.96%2.94%2.92%2.89%2.93%2.90%2.83%2.73%2.65%2.60%2.55%2.58%2.55%2.57%2.60%2.62%2.54%2.56%
FCF Margin
3.00%3.18%3.21%2.85%2.72%2.62%1.94%2.60%2.92%2.49%3.58%2.78%2.47%2.34%1.23%1.54%1.88%2.87%2.86%2.74%

Dividends
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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
Dividend Per Share
5.3705.2005.0604.9204.7804.6404.5004.3604.2204.0803.9603.8403.7203.6003.4903.3803.2703.1603.0702.980
Dividend Per Share Growth
12.34%12.07%12.44%12.84%13.27%13.73%13.64%13.54%13.44%13.33%13.47%13.61%13.76%13.92%13.68%13.42%13.15%12.86%11.64%10.37%
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
50.8249.6844.2553.3861.1368.7185.1959.6847.0751.8129.7435.7638.0140.5281.3067.2954.4237.4740.5337.07
PS Ratio
1.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.561.381.291.071.000.940.951.001.041.031.081.161.02