Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
946.92
-1.00 (-0.11%)
At close: Oct 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
945.68
-1.24 (-0.13%)
After-hours: Oct 9, 2026, 7:57 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
95,72370,52769,59767,30786,15663,20563,72362,15179,69758,51558,44257,79978,93953,64855,26654,43772,09152,59651,90450,363
Revenue Growth
11.10%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%
Gross Profit
12,0189,0088,8788,79711,1198,2097,9798,04210,1097,3427,3027,3429,7206,7716,8436,6688,5336,2416,3876,411
Operating Income
3,6272,8152,6062,4633,3412,5302,3162,1963,0422,1972,0621,9842,7811,9771,9031,7512,6151,7911,8121,811
Net Income
2,9982,1922,0352,0012,6101,9031,7881,7982,3541,6811,7431,5892,1601,3021,4661,3641,8681,3531,2991,324
Earnings Per Share
6.754.934.584.505.874.284.024.045.293.783.923.584.862.933.303.074.203.042.922.98
EPS Growth
14.99%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%

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
36,16326,53327,14926,94334,24125,14925,11225,06231,69923,06523,67523,02431,50321,29821,92621,44826,98319,59419,48919,563
Non-Foods
23,25317,52919,15317,44021,41316,08017,52616,17119,67214,51815,01714,76619,00513,08714,74114,03218,02313,81015,10514,162
Fresh Foods
13,1399,6739,8879,01612,1498,7858,8368,21811,0087,8887,9967,32810,6907,1947,3766,7179,3166,8136,9596,439
Warehouse Ancillary and Other Businesses
21,31815,41912,05312,57916,62911,95111,05611,53415,80611,92110,64311,59916,23211,02510,19611,24016,44211,3959,3849,253
Membership Fee
1,8501,3731,3551,3291,7241,2401,1931,1661,5121,1231,1111,0821,5091,0441,0271,0001,327984967946
Revenue (Total)
95,72370,52769,59767,30786,15663,20563,72362,15179,69758,51558,44257,79978,93953,64855,26654,43772,09152,59651,90450,363

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
10,1818,2328,3358,1729,9358,3588,0398,1309,9499,2979,4339,34710,5369,0049,1399,04610,9069,0369,24610,115
Net Cash (Debt)
11,12011,7649,9059,0115,3496,4925,1193,6971,1952,2028888,5174,6984,7044,5662,6271432,7953,0503,361
Net Cash Growth
107.89%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
25.0226.4722.2920.2712.0314.6011.518.312.694.952.0019.1710.5710.5910.275.910.326.286.867.56

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
4,6843,4492,9964,6883,8673,4602,7483,2602,9582,9997314,6513,7251,5413,1922,6102,5061,2274013,258
Capital Expenditures
-2,207-1,413-1,289-1,526-1,966-1,131-1,137-1,264-1,577-1,062-1,031-1,040-1,556-820-890-1,057-1,259-854-723-1,055
Free Cash Flow
2,4772,0361,7073,1621,9012,3291,6111,9961,3811,937-3003,6112,1697212,3021,5531,247373-3222,203
Free Cash Flow Growth
30.30%-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%

Margins

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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
12.55%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%
Operating Margin
3.79%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%
Pretax Margin
4.19%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%
Profit Margin
3.13%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%
FCF Margin
2.59%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%

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
1.4701.4701.3001.3001.3001.3001.1601.1601.1601.1601.0201.0201.0201.0200.9000.9000.9000.9000.7900.790
Dividend Per Share Growth
13.08%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%
Dividend Yield
0.59%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

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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
44.6950.8249.6844.2553.3861.1368.7185.1959.6847.07-29.7435.7638.0140.5281.3067.2954.42-40.53
PS Ratio
1.381.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.561.381.291.071.000.940.951.001.041.031.081.16