For fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale Corporation reported $303.15B of revenue and $9.23B of net income.
COST revenue was $95.72B in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), up 11.1% from a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $303.15B, up 10.1% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +9.1% over 5 years and +9.8% over 10 years. It rose in each of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.
COST net income was $3.00B in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), up 14.9% from a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $9.23B, up 13.9% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +13.0% over 5 years and +14.7% over 10 years. It rose in each of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.
COST diluted EPS was $6.75 in fiscal Q4 2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), up 15.0% from a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $20.76, up 14.0% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +13.0% over 5 years and +14.6% over 10 years.
COST free cash flow was $9.38B for fiscal 2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), up 19.7% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +11.8% over 5 years and +30.7% over 10 years. It rose in 6 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 31, 2025 | Sep 1, 2024 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 28, 2022 | Aug 29, 2021 | Aug 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2019 | Sep 2, 2018 | Sep 3, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $38.88B | $35.35B | $32.09B | $29.70B | $27.57B | $25.25B | $21.82B | $16.46B | $18.42B | $17.14B |
| Selling, general and admin | $27.19B | $24.97B | $22.81B | $21.59B | $19.78B | $18.54B | $16.39B | $14.99B | $13.88B | $12.95B |
| Operating income | $11.69B | $10.38B | $9.29B | $8.11B | $7.79B | $6.71B | $5.43B | $4.74B | $4.48B | $4.11B |
| Interest expense | $145.00M | $154.00M | $169.00M | $160.00M | $158.00M | $171.00M | $160.00M | $150.00M | $159.00M | $134.00M |
| Pre-tax income | $12.25B | $10.82B | $9.74B | $8.49B | $7.84B | $6.68B | $5.37B | $4.76B | $4.44B | $4.04B |
| Income tax | $3.02B | $2.72B | $2.37B | $2.19B | $1.93B | $1.60B | $1.31B | $1.06B | $1.26B | $1.32B |
| Net income | $9.23B | $8.10B | $7.37B | $6.29B | $5.84B | $5.01B | $4.00B | $3.66B | $3.13B | $2.68B |
| EPS, basic | $20.78 | $18.24 | $16.59 | $14.18 | $13.17 | $11.30 | $9.05 | $8.32 | $7.15 | $6.11 |
| EPS, diluted | $20.76 | $18.21 | $16.56 | $14.16 | $13.14 | $11.27 | $9.02 | $8.26 | $7.09 | $6.08 |
| Diluted shares | 444.4M | 444.8M | 444.8M | 444.5M | 444.8M | 444.3M | 443.9M | 442.9M | 441.8M | 440.9M |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 31, 2025 | Sep 1, 2024 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 28, 2022 | Aug 29, 2021 | Aug 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2019 | Sep 2, 2018 | Sep 3, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $20.21B | $14.16B | $9.91B | $13.70B | $10.20B | $11.26B | $12.28B | $8.38B | $6.05B | $4.55B |
| Short-term investments | $1.09B | $1.12B | $1.24B | $1.53B | $846.00M | $917.00M | $1.03B | $1.06B | $1.20B | $1.23B |
| Receivables | $3.96B | $3.20B | $2.72B | $2.29B | $2.24B | $1.80B | $1.55B | $1.53B | $1.67B | $1.43B |
| Inventory | $19.32B | $18.12B | $18.65B | $16.65B | $17.91B | $14.21B | $12.24B | $11.39B | $11.04B | $9.83B |
| Current assets | $46.58B | $38.38B | $34.25B | $35.88B | $32.70B | $29.50B | $28.12B | $23.48B | $20.29B | $17.32B |
| Goodwill | $994.00M | $994.00M | $994.00M | $994.00M | $993.00M | $996.00M | $988.00M | $53.00M | - | - |
| Total assets | $89.05B | $77.10B | $69.83B | $68.99B | $64.17B | $59.27B | $55.56B | $45.40B | $40.83B | $36.35B |
| Current liabilities | $43.95B | $37.11B | $35.46B | $33.58B | $32.00B | $29.44B | $24.84B | $23.24B | $19.93B | $17.50B |
| Short-term debt | $2.25B | $75.00M | $103.00M | $1.08B | $73.00M | $799.00M | $95.00M | $1.70B | $90.00M | $86.00M |
| Long-term debt | $3.91B | $5.71B | $5.79B | $5.38B | $6.48B | $6.69B | $7.51B | $5.12B | $6.49B | $6.57B |
| Total debt | $6.16B | $5.79B | $5.90B | $6.46B | $6.56B | $7.49B | $7.61B | $6.82B | $6.58B | $6.66B |
| Total liabilities | $53.24B | $47.94B | $46.21B | $43.94B | $43.52B | $41.19B | $36.85B | $29.82B | $27.73B | $25.27B |
| Shareholders' equity | $35.80B | $29.16B | $23.62B | $25.06B | $20.65B | $18.08B | $18.70B | $15.58B | $13.10B | $11.08B |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 31, 2025 | Sep 1, 2024 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 28, 2022 | Aug 29, 2021 | Aug 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2019 | Sep 2, 2018 | Sep 3, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Investing cash flow | -$6.38B | -$5.31B | -$4.41B | -$4.97B | -$3.92B | -$3.54B | -$3.89B | -$2.87B | -$2.95B | -$2.37B |
| Financing cash flow | -$3.35B | -$3.77B | -$10.76B | -$2.61B | -$4.28B | -$6.49B | -$1.15B | -$1.15B | -$1.28B | -$3.22B |
| Dividends paid | $2.46B | $2.18B | $9.04B | $1.25B | $1.50B | $5.75B | $1.48B | $1.04B | $689.00M | $3.90B |
| Share repurchases | $848.00M | $903.00M | $700.00M | $676.00M | $439.00M | $496.00M | $196.00M | $247.00M | $328.00M | $469.00M |
| Stock-based compensation | $924.00M | $860.00M | $818.00M | $774.00M | $724.00M | $665.00M | $619.00M | $595.00M | $544.00M | $514.00M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.67B | $2.43B | $2.24B | $2.08B | $1.90B | $1.78B | $1.65B | $1.49B | $1.44B | $1.37B |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 31, 2025 | Sep 1, 2024 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 28, 2022 | Aug 29, 2021 | Aug 30, 2020 | Sep 1, 2019 | Sep 2, 2018 | Sep 3, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 10.1% | 8.2% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 15.8% | 17.5% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 8.7% |
| Net income growth, YoY | 13.9% | 9.9% | 17.1% | 7.7% | 16.7% | 25.1% | 9.4% | 16.8% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| EPS growth, YoY | 14.0% | 10.0% | 16.9% | 7.8% | 16.6% | 24.9% | 9.2% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 14.1% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 13.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
| Return on equity | 25.8% | 27.8% | 31.2% | 25.1% | 28.3% | 27.7% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 23.9% | 24.2% |
| Return on assets | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 7.7% | 7.4% |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.99 |
| Debt to equity | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | May 10, 2026 | Feb 15, 2026 | Nov 23, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | May 11, 2025 | Feb 16, 2025 | Nov 24, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $95.72B | $70.53B | $69.60B | $67.31B | $86.16B | $63.20B | $63.72B | $62.15B | $79.70B | $58.52B | $58.44B | $57.80B |
| Cost of revenue | $83.53B | $61.52B | $60.72B | $58.51B | $75.04B | $55.00B | $55.74B | $54.11B | $69.59B | $51.17B | $51.14B | $50.46B |
| Gross profit | $12.19B | $9.01B | $8.88B | $8.80B | $11.12B | $8.21B | $7.98B | $8.04B | $10.11B | $7.34B | $7.30B | $7.34B |
| Selling, general and admin | $8.39B | $6.19B | $6.27B | $6.33B | $7.78B | $5.68B | $5.66B | $5.85B | $7.07B | $5.14B | $5.24B | $5.36B |
| Operating income | $3.80B | $2.81B | $2.61B | $2.46B | $3.34B | $2.53B | $2.32B | $2.20B | $3.04B | $2.20B | $2.06B | $1.98B |
| Interest expense | $45.00M | $32.00M | $33.00M | $35.00M | $46.00M | $35.00M | $36.00M | $37.00M | $49.00M | $41.00M | $41.00M | $38.00M |
| Pre-tax income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3.11B | $2.28B | $2.24B | $2.11B |
| Income tax | $1.01B | $746.00M | $686.00M | $582.00M | $900.00M | $677.00M | $634.00M | $508.00M | $759.00M | $603.00M | $494.00M | $517.00M |
| Net income | $3.00B | $2.19B | $2.04B | $2.00B | $2.61B | $1.90B | $1.79B | $1.80B | $2.35B | $1.68B | $1.74B | $1.59B |
| EPS, basic | $6.75 | $4.94 | $4.58 | $4.51 | $5.87 | $4.29 | $4.03 | $4.05 | $5.29 | $3.79 | $3.93 | $3.58 |
| EPS, diluted | $6.75 | $4.93 | $4.58 | $4.50 | $5.87 | $4.28 | $4.02 | $4.04 | $5.28 | $3.78 | $3.92 | $3.58 |
| Diluted shares | - | 444.4M | 444.4M | 444.5M | - | 444.8M | 444.9M | 444.9M | - | 444.8M | 444.8M | 444.4M |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | May 10, 2026 | Feb 15, 2026 | Nov 23, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | May 11, 2025 | Feb 16, 2025 | Nov 24, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $20.21B | $18.95B | $17.38B | $16.22B | $14.16B | $13.84B | $12.36B | $10.91B | $9.91B | $10.40B | $9.10B | $17.01B |
| Short-term investments | $1.09B | $1.05B | $857.00M | $966.00M | $1.12B | $1.01B | $802.00M | $920.00M | $1.24B | $1.09B | $1.23B | $853.00M |
| Receivables | $3.96B | $3.75B | $3.78B | $3.23B | $3.20B | $2.88B | $3.06B | $2.96B | $2.72B | $2.58B | $2.78B | $2.54B |
| Inventory | $19.32B | $19.42B | $18.99B | $21.14B | $18.12B | $18.61B | $18.75B | $20.98B | $18.65B | $17.43B | $17.07B | $18.00B |
| Current assets | $46.58B | $45.18B | $43.13B | $43.41B | $38.38B | $38.15B | $36.90B | $37.52B | $34.25B | $33.29B | $32.15B | $40.08B |
| Goodwill | $994.00M | - | - | - | $994.00M | - | - | - | $994.00M | - | - | - |
| Total assets | $89.05B | $86.43B | $83.64B | $82.79B | $77.10B | $75.48B | $73.22B | $73.39B | $69.83B | $67.91B | $66.32B | $73.72B |
| Current liabilities | $43.95B | $42.13B | $40.76B | $41.80B | $37.11B | $37.58B | $37.00B | $38.29B | $35.46B | $35.36B | $34.69B | $36.77B |
| Short-term debt | $2.25B | $0 | $72.00M | $70.00M | $75.00M | $178.00M | $98.00M | $97.00M | $103.00M | $1.08B | $1.08B | $1.08B |
| Long-term debt | $3.91B | $5.67B | $5.69B | $5.67B | $5.71B | $5.72B | $5.75B | $5.75B | $5.79B | $5.83B | $5.87B | $5.87B |
| Total debt | $6.16B | $5.67B | $5.76B | $5.74B | $5.79B | $5.89B | $5.85B | $5.84B | $5.90B | $6.91B | $6.95B | $6.95B |
| Total liabilities | $53.24B | $52.92B | $51.55B | $52.49B | $47.94B | $48.36B | $47.65B | $48.94B | $46.21B | $46.14B | $45.56B | $47.58B |
| Shareholders' equity | $35.80B | $33.51B | $32.09B | $30.30B | $29.16B | $27.13B | $25.58B | $24.45B | $23.62B | $21.77B | $20.76B | $26.15B |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | May 10, 2026 | Feb 15, 2026 | Nov 23, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | May 11, 2025 | Feb 16, 2025 | Nov 24, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | - | - | $3.00B | $4.69B | - | - | $2.75B | $3.26B | - | - | $731.00M | $4.65B |
| Capital expenditures | - | - | $1.29B | $1.53B | - | - | $1.14B | $1.26B | - | - | $1.03B | $1.04B |
| Free cash flow | - | - | $1.71B | $3.16B | - | - | $1.61B | $2.00B | - | - | -$300.00M | $3.61B |
| Investing cash flow | - | - | -$1.17B | -$1.40B | - | - | -$1.02B | -$985.00M | - | - | -$1.39B | -$366.00M |
| Financing cash flow | - | - | -$730.00M | -$1.17B | - | - | -$241.00M | -$1.19B | - | - | -$7.28B | -$974.00M |
| Dividends paid | - | - | $577.00M | $577.00M | - | - | $0 | $515.00M | - | - | $7.11B | $905.00M |
| Share repurchases | - | - | $209.00M | $210.00M | - | - | $205.00M | $207.00M | - | - | $160.00M | $162.00M |
| Stock-based compensation | $153.00M | $119.00M | $166.00M | $486.00M | $140.00M | $106.00M | $151.00M | $463.00M | $132.00M | $106.00M | $136.00M | $444.00M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $883.00M | $597.00M | $597.00M | $597.00M | $774.00M | $552.00M | $552.00M | $548.00M | - | - | $514.00M | $501.00M |
| Line item | Aug 30, 2026 | May 10, 2026 | Feb 15, 2026 | Nov 23, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | May 11, 2025 | Feb 16, 2025 | Nov 24, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 11.1% | 11.6% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 7.5% | 1.0% | 9.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Net income growth, YoY | 14.9% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 11.3% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 2.6% | 13.2% | 9.0% | 29.1% | 18.9% | 16.5% |
| EPS growth, YoY | 15.0% | 15.2% | 13.9% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 2.6% | 12.8% | 8.6% | 29.0% | 18.8% | 16.6% |
| Gross margin | 12.7% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | - | - | 2.5% | 4.7% | - | - | 2.5% | 3.2% | - | - | -0.5% | 6.2% |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Debt to equity | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.27 |
Source: XBRL data Costco Wholesale Corporation files with the SEC, latest filing dated Oct 7, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.
* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.
Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.
EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Growth | Net income | Net margin | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST | $303.15B | +10.1% | $9.23B | 3.0% | $472.19B |
| WMT | $735.84B | +6.2% | $22.08B | 3.0% | $1.01T |
| TGT | $107.70B | +2.0% | $4.39B | 4.1% | $71.76B |
| DG | $43.64B | +4.8% | $1.70B | 3.9% | $30.45B |
| DLTR | $20.07B | +8.2% | $1.61B | 8.0% | $25.88B |
| BURL | $12.22B | +10.9% | $714.18M | 5.8% | $15.75B |
| BJ | $22.81B | +9.1% | $594.50M | 2.6% | $14.05B |
| FIVE | $5.31B | +25.6% | $619.18M | 11.7% | $13.28B |
| M | $22.78B | +0.3% | $750.00M | 3.3% | $6.32B |