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SEC name COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · CIK 0000909832 · Nasdaq · Retail-Variety Stores

  • Sector Retail Trade
  • Incorporated WA
  • Fiscal year ends around Aug 30

For the year ended 2026-08-30, Costco Wholesale Corp reported revenue of $303.15B. Revenue grew 10.1% from the prior annual period.

Key ratios (year ended 2026-08-30)

12.8%
Gross margin (computed)
3.9%
Operating margin
3.0%
Net margin
25.8%
Return on year-end equity
10.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)

Computed by TickerFacts from total revenue, including membership fees, minus merchandise costs. This differs from Costco's reported merchandise gross margin, which excludes membership fees.

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Latest selected filing: Form 8-K (current report) · 2026-10-16

Headquarters locality: Issaquah · View on map

Annual financials

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Period ended2026-08-302025-08-312024-09-012023-09-032022-08-282021-08-292020-08-302019-09-012018-09-022017-09-03
Revenue$303.15B$275.24B$254.45B$242.29B$226.95B$195.93B$166.76B$152.70B$141.58B$129.03B
Cost of Revenue$264.28B$239.89B$222.36B$212.59B$199.38B$170.68B$144.94B$132.89B$123.15B$111.88B
Gross Profit (computed)$38.88B$35.35B$32.09B$29.70B$27.57B$25.25B$21.82B$19.82B$18.42B$17.14B
Operating Income$11.69B$10.38B$9.29B$8.11B$7.79B$6.71B$5.43B$4.74B$4.48B$4.11B
Depreciation & Amortization$2.67B$2.43B$2.24B$2.08B$1.90B$1.78B$1.65B$1.49B$1.44B$1.37B
EBITDA$14.36B$12.81B$11.52B$10.19B$9.69B$8.49B$7.08B$6.23B$5.92B$5.48B
Net Income$9.23B$8.10B$7.37B$6.29B$5.84B$5.01B$4.00B$3.66B$3.13B$2.68B
EPS (Diluted)$20.76$18.21$16.56$14.16$13.14$11.27$9.02$8.26$7.09$6.08
Total Assets$89.05B$77.10B$69.83B$68.99B$64.17B$59.27B$55.56B$45.40B$40.83B$36.35B
Total Liabilities$53.24B$47.94B$46.21B$43.94B$43.52B$41.19B$36.85B$29.82B$27.73B$25.27B
Long-Term Debtn/an/an/an/an/a$7.53B$7.66B$6.85B$6.61B$6.66B
Shareholders' Equity$35.80B$29.16B$23.62B$25.06B$20.64B$17.56B$18.28B$15.24B$12.80B$10.78B
Cash & Equivalents$20.21B$14.16B$9.91B$13.70B$10.20B$11.26B$12.28B$8.38B$6.05B$4.55B
Operating Cash Flow$15.82B$13.34B$11.34B$11.07B$7.39B$8.96B$8.86B$6.36B$5.77B$6.73B
Capital Expenditures$6.43B$5.50B$4.71B$4.32B$3.89B$3.59B$2.81B$3.00B$2.97B$2.50B
Free Cash Flow$9.38B$7.84B$6.63B$6.75B$3.50B$5.37B$6.05B$3.36B$2.81B$4.22B
Share Repurchases$848.00M$903.00M$700.00M$676.00M$439.00M$496.00M$196.00M$247.00M$328.00M$469.00M
Dividends Paid$2.46B$2.18B$9.04B$1.25B$1.50B$5.75B$1.48B$1.04B$689.00M$3.90B
Shares Outstanding443.27M443.24M443.13M442.79M442.66M441.82M441.25M439.62M438.19M437.20M
Dividends Per Share$5.54$4.92$19.36$3.84n/an/an/a$2.44$2.14$8.90
Weighted Average Diluted Shares444.43M444.80M444.76M444.45M444.76M444.35M443.90M442.92M441.83M440.94M
EPS (Basic)$20.78$18.24$16.59$14.18$13.17$11.30$9.05$8.32$7.15$6.11

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