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 Income Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | May '26 May 10, 2026 | Feb '26 Feb 15, 2026 | Nov '25 Nov 23, 2025 | Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025 | May '25 May 11, 2025 | Feb '25 Feb 16, 2025 | Nov '24 Nov 24, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 1, 2024 | May '24 May 12, 2024 | Feb '24 Feb 18, 2024 | Nov '23 Nov 26, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 3, 2023 | May '23 May 7, 2023 | Feb '23 Feb 12, 2023 | Nov '22 Nov 20, 2022 | Aug '22 Aug 28, 2022 | May '22 May 8, 2022 | Feb '22 Feb 13, 2022 | Nov '21 Nov 21, 2021 | Aug '21 Aug 29, 2021 |
| 293,587 | 286,265 | 280,391 | 275,235 | 268,776 | 264,086 | 258,805 | 254,453 | 253,695 | 248,828 | 245,652 | 242,290 | 235,442 | 234,390 | 231,028 | 226,954 | 217,538 | 210,219 | 203,084 | 195,929 | |
Revenue Growth (YoY) | 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% |
Cost of Revenue | 255,785 | 249,262 | 244,287 | 239,886 | 234,437 | 230,614 | 226,010 | 222,358 | 221,989 | 217,600 | 214,883 | 212,195 | 206,534 | 206,105 | 203,199 | 199,382 | 190,557 | 183,617 | 177,178 | 170,684 |
Gross Profit | 37,802 | 37,003 | 36,104 | 35,349 | 34,339 | 33,472 | 32,795 | 32,095 | 31,706 | 31,228 | 30,769 | 30,095 | 28,908 | 28,285 | 27,829 | 27,572 | 26,981 | 26,602 | 25,906 | 25,245 |
Selling, General & Admin | 26,577 | 26,063 | 25,454 | 24,966 | 24,255 | 23,721 | 23,298 | 22,810 | 22,682 | 22,331 | 22,031 | 21,590 | 20,569 | 20,225 | 19,978 | 19,661 | 18,895 | 18,644 | 18,302 | 18,453 |
Operating Expenses | 26,577 | 26,063 | 25,454 | 24,966 | 24,255 | 23,721 | 23,298 | 22,810 | 22,682 | 22,331 | 22,031 | 21,590 | 20,569 | 20,225 | 19,978 | 19,661 | 18,895 | 18,644 | 18,302 | 18,453 |
Operating Income | 11,225 | 10,940 | 10,650 | 10,383 | 10,084 | 9,751 | 9,497 | 9,285 | 9,024 | 8,897 | 8,738 | 8,505 | 8,339 | 8,060 | 7,851 | 7,911 | 8,086 | 7,958 | 7,604 | 6,792 |
Interest Expense | -146 | -149 | -152 | -154 | -157 | -163 | -168 | -169 | -176 | -171 | -164 | -160 | -152 | -151 | -153 | -158 | -162 | -167 | -171 | -171 |
Interest & Investment Income | 561 | 526 | 495 | 469 | 438 | 437 | 475 | 533 | 596 | 612 | 570 | 470 | 309 | 205 | 107 | 61 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | 73 | 39 | 66 | 84 | 21 | 58 | 66 | 26 | 80 | 69 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 62 | 71 | 106 | 137 | 87 | 74 | 56 |
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 46 |
EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 11,752 | 11,394 | 11,095 | 10,818 | 10,421 | 10,125 | 9,940 | 9,740 | 9,590 | 9,468 | 9,214 | 8,878 | 8,549 | 8,214 | 7,914 | 7,958 | 8,130 | 7,953 | 7,589 | 6,764 |
Asset Writedown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -391 | -391 | -391 | -509 | -118 | - | -118 | - | - | -118 | -84 |
Other Unusual Items | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -515 | -515 | -515 | - |
Pretax Income | 11,752 | 11,394 | 11,095 | 10,818 | 10,421 | 10,125 | 9,940 | 9,740 | 9,590 | 9,077 | 8,823 | 8,487 | 8,040 | 8,096 | 7,914 | 7,840 | 7,615 | 7,438 | 6,956 | 6,680 |
Income Tax Expense | 2,914 | 2,845 | 2,793 | 2,719 | 2,578 | 2,504 | 2,364 | 2,373 | 2,417 | 2,283 | 2,306 | 2,195 | 2,030 | 2,016 | 1,980 | 1,925 | 1,884 | 1,846 | 1,713 | 1,601 |
Earnings From Continuing Operations | 8,838 | 8,549 | 8,302 | 8,099 | 7,843 | 7,621 | 7,576 | 7,367 | 7,173 | 6,794 | 6,517 | 6,292 | 6,010 | 6,080 | 5,934 | 5,915 | 5,731 | 5,592 | 5,243 | 5,079 |
Minority Interest in Earnings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -10 | -29 | -50 | -71 | -85 | -79 | -78 | -72 |
Net Income | 8,838 | 8,549 | 8,302 | 8,099 | 7,843 | 7,621 | 7,576 | 7,367 | 7,173 | 6,794 | 6,517 | 6,292 | 6,000 | 6,051 | 5,884 | 5,844 | 5,646 | 5,513 | 5,165 | 5,007 |
Net Income to Common | 8,838 | 8,549 | 8,302 | 8,099 | 7,843 | 7,621 | 7,576 | 7,367 | 7,173 | 6,794 | 6,517 | 6,292 | 6,000 | 6,051 | 5,884 | 5,844 | 5,646 | 5,513 | 5,165 | 5,007 |
Net Income Growth (YoY) | 12.69% | 12.18% | 9.58% | 9.94% | 9.34% | 12.17% | 16.25% | 17.09% | 19.55% | 12.28% | 10.76% | 7.67% | 6.27% | 9.76% | 13.92% | 16.72% | 19.47% | 26.91% | 19.45% | 25.11% |
Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 443 |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 444 | 444 |
Shares Change (YoY) | -0.09% | -0.07% | -0.04% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.07% | 0.03% | -0.03% | -0.07% | -0.07% | -0.04% | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.07% | 0.10% |
EPS (Basic) | 19.91 | 19.26 | 18.70 | 18.24 | 17.66 | 17.17 | 17.06 | 16.60 | 16.16 | 15.31 | 14.68 | 14.18 | 13.52 | 13.63 | 13.26 | 13.17 | 12.73 | 12.44 | 11.65 | 11.30 |
EPS (Diluted) | 19.88 | 19.23 | 18.67 | 18.21 | 17.63 | 17.13 | 17.02 | 16.56 | 16.13 | 15.28 | 14.67 | 14.16 | 13.50 | 13.61 | 13.23 | 13.14 | 12.70 | 12.41 | 11.63 | 11.27 |
EPS Growth (YoY) | 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% |
Additional Metrics
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | May '26 May 10, 2026 | Feb '26 Feb 15, 2026 | Nov '25 Nov 23, 2025 | Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025 | May '25 May 11, 2025 | Feb '25 Feb 16, 2025 | Nov '24 Nov 24, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 1, 2024 | May '24 May 12, 2024 | Feb '24 Feb 18, 2024 | Nov '23 Nov 26, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 3, 2023 | May '23 May 7, 2023 | Feb '23 Feb 12, 2023 | Nov '22 Nov 20, 2022 | Aug '22 Aug 28, 2022 | May '22 May 8, 2022 | Feb '22 Feb 13, 2022 | Nov '21 Nov 21, 2021 | Aug '21 Aug 29, 2021 |
Free Cash Flow | 8,806 | 9,099 | 9,003 | 7,837 | 7,317 | 6,925 | 5,014 | 6,629 | 7,417 | 6,201 | 8,803 | 6,745 | 5,823 | 5,475 | 2,851 | 3,501 | 4,100 | 6,032 | 5,819 | 5,370 |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 19.81 | 20.47 | 20.25 | 17.62 | 16.45 | 15.56 | 11.27 | 14.90 | 16.68 | 13.95 | 19.81 | 15.18 | 13.10 | 12.31 | 6.41 | 7.87 | 9.22 | 13.57 | 13.09 | 12.09 |
Dividend Per Share | 5.370 | 5.200 | 5.060 | 4.920 | 4.780 | 4.640 | 4.500 | 4.360 | 4.220 | 4.080 | 3.960 | 3.840 | 3.720 | 3.600 | 3.490 | 3.380 | 3.270 | 3.160 | 3.070 | 2.980 |
Dividend Growth (YoY) | 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% |
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% |
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% |
Free Cash Flow 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% |
EBITDA | 13,790 | 13,460 | 13,125 | 12,809 | 12,442 | 12,073 | 11,781 | 11,522 | 11,243 | 11,072 | 10,869 | 10,582 | 10,329 | 10,009 | 9,766 | 9,811 | 9,944 | 9,787 | 9,413 | 8,573 |
EBITDA Margin | 4.70% | 4.70% | 4.68% | 4.65% | 4.63% | 4.57% | 4.55% | 4.53% | 4.43% | 4.45% | 4.42% | 4.37% | 4.39% | 4.27% | 4.23% | 4.32% | 4.57% | 4.66% | 4.63% | 4.38% |
D&A For EBITDA | 2,565 | 2,520 | 2,475 | 2,426 | 2,358 | 2,322 | 2,284 | 2,237 | 2,219 | 2,175 | 2,131 | 2,077 | 1,990 | 1,949 | 1,915 | 1,900 | 1,858 | 1,829 | 1,809 | 1,781 |
EBIT | 11,225 | 10,940 | 10,650 | 10,383 | 10,084 | 9,751 | 9,497 | 9,285 | 9,024 | 8,897 | 8,738 | 8,505 | 8,339 | 8,060 | 7,851 | 7,911 | 8,086 | 7,958 | 7,604 | 6,792 |
EBIT 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% |
Effective Tax Rate | 24.80% | 24.97% | 25.17% | 25.13% | 24.74% | 24.73% | 23.78% | 24.36% | 25.20% | 25.15% | 26.14% | 25.86% | 25.25% | 24.90% | 25.02% | 24.55% | 24.74% | 24.82% | 24.63% | 23.97% |
Revenue as Reported | 293,587 | 286,265 | 280,391 | 275,235 | 268,776 | 264,086 | 258,805 | 254,453 | 253,695 | 248,828 | 245,652 | 242,290 | 235,442 | 234,390 | 231,028 | 226,954 | 217,538 | 210,219 | 203,084 | 195,929 |