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Costco Wholesale Corporation

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$971.87

-0.48 (-0.05%)
Current Price
Previous Close $972.35
Open $977.42
Day High $997.41
Day Low $971.60
Volume 3,072,747
Fetched: 2026-06-05T21:44:56
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $5.88 / 0.60%
Shares Outstanding 443.48M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 0.60%
Quarterly Dividend $5.88
Total Debt $10.23B
Cash Equivalents $11.13B
Revenue $293.59B
Net Income $8.84B
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Discount Stores
Market Cap $431.00B
P/E Ratio 48.99
EPS (TTM) $19.84
Exchange NMS
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Company Data
Enterprise Value$429.51B
Sales$293.59B
Income$8.84B
Book/sh$37.28
Cash/sh$25.09
Employees341K
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.56
Current Ratio1.07
Debt/Eq60.26
EPS Growth TTM45.60%
Returns & Margins
ROA8.67%
ROE29.15%
Gross Margin12.88%
Operating Margin3.67%
Profit Margin3.01%
Ownership
Insider Ownership0.16%
Institutional Ownership73.77%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
Forward P/E42.97
PEG4.67
P/S1.47
P/B26.07
Analyst Data
Recommendationbuy
Target Price$1082.33
Technical Indicators
SMA20$1012.07
SMA50$1005.60
SMA200$954.77
RSI32.63
ATR26.3314
Shares Float440.92M
Short Float1.66%
Short Ratio4.15
Volatility0.87
Rel Volume1.22
Performance History
Week+1.63%
Month-2.40%
Quarter-2.49%
6 Months+5.68%
YTD+14.06%
Year-7.07%
3 Years+97.74%
5 Years+171.19%
10 Years+656.52%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-05 $971.87 3,072,747
2026-06-04 $972.35 2,345,200
2026-06-03 $961.83 2,174,100
2026-06-02 $954.27 2,218,200
2026-06-01 $946.11 2,816,300
2026-05-29 $956.32 7,028,000
2026-05-28 $995.20 2,844,300
2026-05-27 $1003.69 2,390,100
2026-05-26 $1002.93 2,704,600
2026-05-22 $1028.24 2,048,300
2026-05-21 $1050.45 2,149,700
2026-05-20 $1074.01 2,223,400
2026-05-19 $1094.32 2,853,300
2026-05-18 $1076.47 2,295,200
2026-05-15 $1048.95 1,967,000
2026-05-14 $1041.25 1,606,600
2026-05-13 $1033.08 1,654,600
2026-05-12 $1021.88 2,143,200
2026-05-11 $999.47 2,053,500
2026-05-08 $1008.79 1,805,200
2026-05-07 $1012.06 2,014,000
2026-05-06 $995.75 2,619,100
About Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-08-31 2024-08-31 2023-08-31 2022-08-31
Revenue
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue $239,886,000,000 $222,358,000,000 $212,586,000,000 $199,382,000,000
Cost Of Revenue $239,886,000,000 $222,358,000,000 $212,586,000,000 $199,382,000,000
Total Revenue $275,235,000,000 $254,453,000,000 $242,290,000,000 $226,954,000,000
Operating Revenue $275,235,000,000 $254,453,000,000 $242,290,000,000 $226,954,000,000
Expenses
Interest Expense $154,000,000 $169,000,000 $160,000,000 $158,000,000
Total Expenses $264,852,000,000 $245,168,000,000 $234,176,000,000 $219,161,000,000
Other Income Expense $84,000,000 $26,000,000 $29,000,000 $106,000,000
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense $351,000,000 $429,000,000 $344,000,000 $-59,000,000
Interest Expense Non Operating $154,000,000 $169,000,000 $160,000,000 $158,000,000
Operating Expense $24,966,000,000 $22,810,000,000 $21,590,000,000 $19,779,000,000
Total Other Finance Cost - $-65,000,000 $-34,000,000 $-38,000,000
Other Non Operating Income Expenses - - - $38,000,000
Other Operating Expenses - - - -
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,844,000,000
Net Interest Income $351,000,000 $429,000,000 $344,000,000 $-59,000,000
Interest Income $505,000,000 $533,000,000 $470,000,000 $61,000,000
Normalized Income $8,036,084,000 $7,347,344,000 $6,270,511,000 $5,764,076,000
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,844,000,000
Total Operating Income As Reported $10,383,000,000 $9,285,000,000 $8,114,000,000 $7,793,000,000
Net Income Common Stockholders $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,844,000,000
Net Income $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,844,000,000
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,915,000,000
Net Income Continuous Operations $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,915,000,000
Pretax Income $10,818,000,000 $9,740,000,000 $8,487,000,000 $7,840,000,000
Interest Income Non Operating $505,000,000 $533,000,000 $470,000,000 $61,000,000
Operating Income $10,383,000,000 $9,285,000,000 $8,114,000,000 $7,793,000,000
Gross Profit $35,349,000,000 $32,095,000,000 $29,704,000,000 $27,572,000,000
Per Share
Diluted EPS $18.21 $16.56 $14.16 $13.14
Basic EPS $18.24 $16.59 $14.18 $13.17
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $21,084,000 $6,344,000 $7,511,000 $26,076,000
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $13,314,000,000 $12,120,000,000 $10,695,000,000 $9,792,000,000
Total Unusual Items $84,000,000 $26,000,000 $29,000,000 $106,000,000
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill $84,000,000 $26,000,000 $29,000,000 $106,000,000
Reconciled Depreciation $2,426,000,000 $2,237,000,000 $2,077,000,000 $1,900,000,000
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $13,398,000,000 $12,146,000,000 $10,724,000,000 $9,898,000,000
EBIT $10,972,000,000 $9,909,000,000 $8,647,000,000 $7,998,000,000
Diluted Average Shares $444,803,000 $444,759,000 $444,452,000 $444,757,000
Basic Average Shares $443,985,000 $443,914,000 $443,854,000 $443,651,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,844,000,000
Tax Provision $2,719,000,000 $2,373,000,000 $2,195,000,000 $1,925,000,000
Gain On Sale Of Security $84,000,000 $26,000,000 $29,000,000 $106,000,000
Selling General And Administration $24,966,000,000 $22,810,000,000 $21,590,000,000 $19,779,000,000
Minority Interests - $0 $0 $-71,000,000
Fetched: 2026-06-01
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-08-31 2024-08-31 2023-08-31 2022-08-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $29,164,000,000 $23,622,000,000 $25,058,000,000 $20,642,000,000
Total Assets $77,099,000,000 $69,831,000,000 $68,994,000,000 $64,166,000,000
Total Non Current Assets $38,719,000,000 $35,585,000,000 $33,115,000,000 $31,470,000,000
Other Non Current Assets $4,085,000,000 $3,936,000,000 $3,718,000,000 $4,050,000,000
Current Assets $38,380,000,000 $34,246,000,000 $35,879,000,000 $32,696,000,000
Other Current Assets $1,777,000,000 $1,734,000,000 $1,709,000,000 $1,499,000,000
Inventory $18,116,000,000 $18,647,000,000 $16,651,000,000 $17,907,000,000
Receivables $3,203,000,000 $2,721,000,000 $2,285,000,000 $2,241,000,000
Accounts Receivable $3,203,000,000 $2,721,000,000 $2,285,000,000 $2,241,000,000
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $15,284,000,000 $11,144,000,000 $15,234,000,000 $11,049,000,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents $14,161,000,000 $9,906,000,000 $13,700,000,000 $10,203,000,000
Debt
Total Debt $8,173,000,000 $8,169,000,000 $8,884,000,000 $9,039,000,000
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $8,173,000,000 $8,169,000,000 $7,803,000,000 $8,966,000,000
Long Term Debt $5,713,000,000 $5,794,000,000 $5,377,000,000 $6,484,000,000
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation - $103,000,000 $1,081,000,000 $73,000,000
Current Debt - $103,000,000 $1,081,000,000 $73,000,000
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $47,935,000,000 $46,209,000,000 $43,936,000,000 $43,519,000,000
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $10,827,000,000 $10,745,000,000 $10,353,000,000 $11,521,000,000
Other Non Current Liabilities $2,654,000,000 $2,576,000,000 $2,550,000,000 $2,555,000,000
Current Liabilities $37,108,000,000 $35,464,000,000 $33,583,000,000 $31,998,000,000
Other Current Liabilities $6,589,000,000 $6,313,000,000 $6,254,000,000 $5,611,000,000
Current Deferred Liabilities $2,854,000,000 $2,501,000,000 $2,337,000,000 $2,174,000,000
Payables And Accrued Expenses $27,665,000,000 $26,650,000,000 $23,911,000,000 $24,140,000,000
Payables $19,783,000,000 $19,421,000,000 $17,483,000,000 $17,848,000,000
Accounts Payable $19,783,000,000 $19,421,000,000 $17,483,000,000 $17,848,000,000
Equity
Common Stock Equity $29,164,000,000 $23,622,000,000 $25,058,000,000 $20,642,000,000
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $29,164,000,000 $23,622,000,000 $25,058,000,000 $20,647,000,000
Stockholders Equity $29,164,000,000 $23,622,000,000 $25,058,000,000 $20,642,000,000
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-1,770,000,000 $-1,828,000,000 $-1,805,000,000 $-1,829,000,000
Other Equity Adjustments $-1,770,000,000 $-1,828,000,000 $-1,805,000,000 $-1,829,000,000
Retained Earnings $22,650,000,000 $17,619,000,000 $19,521,000,000 $15,585,000,000
Other
Ordinary Shares Number $443,237,000 $443,126,000 $442,793,000 $442,664,000
Share Issued $443,237,000 $443,126,000 $442,793,000 $442,664,000
Tangible Book Value $29,164,000,000 $23,622,000,000 $25,058,000,000 $20,642,000,000
Invested Capital $34,877,000,000 $29,416,000,000 $31,516,000,000 $27,199,000,000
Working Capital $1,272,000,000 $-1,218,000,000 $2,296,000,000 $698,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations $2,460,000,000 $2,375,000,000 $2,426,000,000 $2,482,000,000
Total Capitalization $34,877,000,000 $29,416,000,000 $30,435,000,000 $27,126,000,000
Minority Interest $0 $0 $0 $5,000,000
Additional Paid In Capital $8,282,000,000 $7,829,000,000 $7,340,000,000 $6,884,000,000
Capital Stock $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Common Stock $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Preferred Stock $0 $0 $0 $0
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $2,460,000,000 $2,375,000,000 $2,426,000,000 $2,482,000,000
Current Accrued Expenses $7,882,000,000 $7,229,000,000 $6,428,000,000 $6,292,000,000
Net PPE $34,634,000,000 $31,649,000,000 $29,397,000,000 $27,420,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation $-18,931,000,000 $-17,918,000,000 $-16,685,000,000 $-15,286,000,000
Gross PPE $53,565,000,000 $49,567,000,000 $46,082,000,000 $42,706,000,000
Construction In Progress $1,882,000,000 $1,389,000,000 $1,266,000,000 $1,582,000,000
Other Properties $2,725,000,000 $2,617,000,000 $2,713,000,000 $2,774,000,000
Machinery Furniture Equipment $13,127,000,000 $12,387,000,000 $11,512,000,000 $10,275,000,000
Buildings And Improvements $25,508,000,000 $23,727,000,000 $22,001,000,000 $20,120,000,000
Land And Improvements $10,323,000,000 $9,447,000,000 $8,590,000,000 $7,955,000,000
Properties $0 $0 $0 $0
Finished Goods $18,116,000,000 $18,647,000,000 $16,651,000,000 $17,907,000,000
Other Short Term Investments $1,123,000,000 $1,238,000,000 $1,534,000,000 $846,000,000
Fetched: 2026-06-01
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-08-31 2024-08-31 2023-08-31 2022-08-31
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $7,837,000,000 $6,629,000,000 $6,745,000,000 $3,501,000,000
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $13,335,000,000 $11,339,000,000 $11,068,000,000 $7,392,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $13,335,000,000 $11,339,000,000 $11,068,000,000 $7,392,000,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure $-5,498,000,000 $-4,710,000,000 $-4,323,000,000 $-3,891,000,000
Investing Cash Flow $-5,311,000,000 $-4,409,000,000 $-4,972,000,000 $-3,915,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $-5,311,000,000 $-4,409,000,000 $-4,972,000,000 $-3,915,000,000
Net Other Investing Changes $74,000,000 $-19,000,000 $36,000,000 $-48,000,000
Financing Activities
Repurchase Of Capital Stock $-903,000,000 $-700,000,000 $-676,000,000 $-439,000,000
Financing Cash Flow $-3,775,000,000 $-10,764,000,000 $-2,614,000,000 $-4,283,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $-3,775,000,000 $-10,764,000,000 $-2,614,000,000 $-4,283,000,000
Net Other Financing Charges $-393,000,000 $-315,000,000 $-303,000,000 $-1,413,000,000
Cash Dividends Paid $-2,183,000,000 $-9,041,000,000 $-1,251,000,000 $-1,498,000,000
Net Common Stock Issuance $-903,000,000 $-700,000,000 $-676,000,000 $-439,000,000
Common Stock Dividend Paid - - $-1,251,000,000 $-1,498,000,000
Other
Repayment Of Debt $-1,112,000,000 $-2,134,000,000 $-1,301,000,000 $-986,000,000
Issuance Of Debt $816,000,000 $1,426,000,000 $917,000,000 $53,000,000
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $106,000,000 $129,000,000 $125,000,000 $145,000,000
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $2,917,000,000 $2,319,000,000 $2,234,000,000 $1,940,000,000
End Cash Position $14,161,000,000 $9,906,000,000 $13,700,000,000 $10,203,000,000
Beginning Cash Position $9,906,000,000 $13,700,000,000 $10,203,000,000 $11,258,000,000
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes $6,000,000 $40,000,000 $15,000,000 $-249,000,000
Changes In Cash $4,249,000,000 $-3,834,000,000 $3,482,000,000 $-806,000,000
Common Stock Payments $-903,000,000 $-700,000,000 $-676,000,000 $-439,000,000
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $-296,000,000 $-708,000,000 $-384,000,000 $-933,000,000
Net Short Term Debt Issuance $-46,000,000 $8,000,000 $-18,000,000 $47,000,000
Short Term Debt Payments $-862,000,000 $-920,000,000 $-935,000,000 $-6,000,000
Short Term Debt Issuance $816,000,000 $928,000,000 $917,000,000 $53,000,000
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $-250,000,000 $-716,000,000 $-366,000,000 $-980,000,000
Long Term Debt Payments $-250,000,000 $-1,214,000,000 $-366,000,000 $-980,000,000
Long Term Debt Issuance $0 $498,000,000 $0 $0
Net Investment Purchase And Sale $113,000,000 $320,000,000 $-685,000,000 $24,000,000
Sale Of Investment $1,141,000,000 $1,790,000,000 $937,000,000 $1,145,000,000
Purchase Of Investment $-1,028,000,000 $-1,470,000,000 $-1,622,000,000 $-1,121,000,000
Net PPE Purchase And Sale $-5,498,000,000 $-4,710,000,000 $-4,323,000,000 $-3,891,000,000
Purchase Of PPE $-5,498,000,000 $-4,710,000,000 $-4,323,000,000 $-3,891,000,000
Change In Working Capital $1,764,000,000 $611,000,000 $1,018,000,000 $-1,563,000,000
Change In Other Working Capital $801,000,000 $741,000,000 $172,000,000 $549,000,000
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $404,000,000 $1,938,000,000 $-382,000,000 $1,891,000,000
Change In Payable $404,000,000 $1,938,000,000 $-382,000,000 $1,891,000,000
Change In Account Payable $404,000,000 $1,938,000,000 $-382,000,000 $1,891,000,000
Change In Inventory $559,000,000 $-2,068,000,000 $1,228,000,000 $-4,003,000,000
Other Non Cash Items $303,000,000 $315,000,000 $412,000,000 $377,000,000
Stock Based Compensation $860,000,000 $818,000,000 $774,000,000 $724,000,000
Asset Impairment Charge $-117,000,000 $-9,000,000 $495,000,000 $39,000,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $2,426,000,000 $2,237,000,000 $2,077,000,000 $1,900,000,000
Depreciation And Amortization $2,426,000,000 $2,237,000,000 $2,077,000,000 $1,900,000,000
Net Income From Continuing Operations $8,099,000,000 $7,367,000,000 $6,292,000,000 $5,915,000,000
Net Business Purchase And Sale - - - $0
Purchase Of Business - - - $0
Deferred Tax - - - $-37,000,000
Deferred Income Tax - - - $-37,000,000
Fetched: 2026-06-01