Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
910.34
-14.25 (-1.54%)
At close: Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
912.25
+1.91 (0.21%)
After-hours: Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 PM EDT

Costco Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
Revenue
303,154293,587286,265280,391275,235268,776264,086258,805254,453253,695248,828245,652242,290235,442234,390231,028226,954217,538210,219203,084
Revenue Growth
10.14%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%
Gross Profit
38,87537,80237,00336,10435,34934,33933,47232,79532,09531,70631,22830,76930,09528,90828,28527,82927,57226,98126,60225,906
Operating Income
11,68511,22510,94010,65010,38310,0849,7519,4979,2859,0248,8978,7388,5058,3398,0607,8517,9118,0867,9587,604
Net Income
9,2268,8388,5498,3028,0997,8437,6217,5767,3677,1736,7946,5176,2926,0006,0515,8845,8445,6465,5135,165
Earnings Per Share
20.7619.8819.2318.6718.2117.6317.1317.0216.5616.1315.2814.6714.1613.5013.6113.2313.1412.7012.4111.63
EPS Growth
14.00%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%

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
Foods and Sundries
-114,866113,482111,445109,564107,022104,938103,501101,463101,26799,50097,75196,17591,65589,95187,51485,62982,72980,68678,821
Non-Foods
-75,53574,08672,45971,19069,44967,88765,37863,97363,30661,87561,59960,86559,88360,60660,97061,10060,03759,12657,744
Fresh Foods
-40,72539,83738,78637,98836,84735,95035,11034,22033,90233,20832,58831,97730,60330,22229,80529,52728,98128,46427,759
Warehouse Ancillary and Other Businesses
-56,68053,21252,21551,17050,34750,31749,90449,96950,39549,49949,05248,69348,90349,27348,46146,47441,66037,89534,798
Membership Fee
5,9075,7815,6485,4865,3235,1114,9944,9124,8284,8254,7464,6624,5804,3984,3384,2784,2244,1314,0483,962
Revenue (Total)
303,154293,587286,265280,391275,235268,776264,086258,805254,453253,695248,828245,652242,290235,442234,390231,028226,954217,538210,219203,084

Cash & Debt

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
Cash & Investments
21,30119,99618,24017,18315,28414,85013,15811,82711,14411,49910,32117,86415,23413,70813,70511,67311,04911,83112,29613,476
Total Debt
8,5768,2328,3358,1729,9358,3588,0398,1309,9499,2979,4339,34710,5369,0049,1399,04610,9069,0369,24610,115
Net Cash (Debt)
12,72511,7649,9059,0115,3496,4925,1193,6971,1952,2028888,5174,6984,7044,5662,6271432,7953,0503,361
Net Cash Growth
137.89%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%
Net Cash Per Share
28.6326.4722.2820.2612.0314.5911.518.312.694.952.0019.1610.5710.5810.275.910.326.296.867.56

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
Operating Cash Flow
15,82515,00015,01114,76313,33512,42611,9659,94811,33912,10610,64813,10911,0689,8499,5356,7447,3927,8269,9329,569
Capital Expenditures
-6,435-6,194-5,912-5,760-5,498-5,109-5,040-4,934-4,710-4,689-4,447-4,306-4,323-4,026-4,060-3,893-3,891-3,726-3,900-3,750
Free Cash Flow
9,3908,8069,0999,0037,8377,3176,9255,0146,6297,4176,2018,8036,7455,8235,4752,8513,5014,1006,0325,819
Free Cash Flow Growth
19.82%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%

Margins

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
Gross Margin
12.82%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%
Operating Margin
3.85%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%
Pretax Margin
4.04%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%
Profit Margin
3.04%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%
FCF Margin
3.10%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%

Dividends

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
Dividend Per Share
-5.3705.2005.0604.9204.7804.6404.5004.3604.2204.0803.9603.8403.7203.6003.4903.3803.2703.1603.070
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%
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%

Valuation

Fiscal QuarterQ4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period EndingAug '26 May '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
PE Ratio
45.4550.6452.8847.9951.6557.0362.4356.3853.7048.6747.2940.1738.3336.8936.6739.3940.3139.5241.0045.66
Forward PE
43.1447.2749.3844.7648.6653.3857.9253.8951.9947.2645.0737.7535.3333.2333.8835.7338.1836.6539.1443.67
P/FCF Ratio
44.6550.8249.6844.2553.3861.1368.7185.1959.6847.0751.8129.7435.7638.0140.5281.3067.2954.4237.4740.53
PS Ratio
1.381.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.561.381.291.071.000.940.951.001.041.031.081.16