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Costco

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United States Fiscal year ends August CIK 0000909832
$946.92 -0.11% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $946.92 +110.57% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue118.72Operating income3.67Net income2.35EPS, diluted5.33Fiscal year 2018Revenue141.58 +19.3%Operating income4.48Net income3.13 +33.4%EPS, diluted7.09 +33.0%Fiscal year 2019Revenue152.70 +7.9%Operating income4.74Net income3.66 +16.8%EPS, diluted8.26 +16.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue166.76 +9.2%Operating income5.44Net income4.00 +9.4%EPS, diluted9.02 +9.2%Fiscal year 2021Revenue195.93 +17.5%Operating income6.71Net income5.01 +25.1%EPS, diluted11.27 +24.9%Fiscal year 2022Revenue226.95 +15.8%Operating income7.79Net income5.84 +16.7%EPS, diluted13.14 +16.6%Fiscal year 2023Revenue242.29 +6.8%Operating income8.11Net income6.29 +7.7%EPS, diluted14.16 +7.8%Fiscal year 2024Revenue254.45 +5.0%Operating income9.29Net income7.37 +17.1%EPS, diluted16.56 +16.9%Fiscal year 2025Revenue275.24 +8.2%Operating income10.38Net income8.10 +9.9%EPS, diluted18.21 +10.0%Fiscal year 2026Revenue303.15 +10.1%Operating income11.69Net income9.23 +13.9%EPS, diluted20.76 +14.0%
FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue 118.72 141.58 152.70 166.76 195.93 226.95 242.29 254.45 275.24 303.15
Growth +19.3% +7.9% +9.2% +17.5% +15.8% +6.8% +5.0% +8.2% +10.1%
Operating income 3.67 4.48 4.74 5.44 6.71 7.79 8.11 9.29 10.38 11.69
Net income 2.35 3.13 3.66 4.00 5.01 5.84 6.29 7.37 8.10 9.23
Growth +33.4% +16.8% +9.4% +25.1% +16.7% +7.7% +17.1% +9.9% +13.9%
EPS, diluted 5.33 7.09 8.26 9.02 11.27 13.14 14.16 16.56 18.21 20.76
Growth +33.0% +16.5% +9.2% +24.9% +16.6% +7.8% +16.9% +10.0% +14.0%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Operating margin3.1%Net margin2.0%Free cash flow margin0.5%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin3.2%Net margin2.2%Free cash flow margin2.0%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin3.1%Net margin2.4%Free cash flow margin2.2%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin3.3%Net margin2.4%Free cash flow margin3.6%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin3.4%Net margin2.6%Free cash flow margin2.7%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin3.4%Net margin2.6%Free cash flow margin1.5%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin3.3%Net margin2.6%Free cash flow margin2.8%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin3.6%Net margin2.9%Free cash flow margin2.6%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin3.8%Net margin2.9%Free cash flow margin2.8%Fiscal year 2026Operating margin3.9%Net margin3.0%Free cash flow margin3.1%
FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating margin 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9%
Net margin 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0%
Free cash flow margin 0.5% 2.0% 2.2% 3.6% 2.7% 1.5% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 3.1%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow3.29Capital expenditure−2.65Free cash flow0.64Buybacks−0.49Dividends paid−0.75Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow5.77Capital expenditure−2.97Free cash flow2.81 +336.2%Buybacks−0.33Dividends paid−0.69Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow6.36Capital expenditure−3.00Free cash flow3.36 +19.7%Buybacks−0.25Dividends paid−1.04Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow8.86Capital expenditure−2.81Free cash flow6.05 +80.2%Buybacks−0.20Dividends paid−1.48Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow8.96Capital expenditure−3.59Free cash flow5.37 −11.3%Buybacks−0.50Dividends paid−5.75Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow7.39Capital expenditure−3.89Free cash flow3.50 −34.8%Buybacks−0.44Dividends paid−1.50Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow11.07Capital expenditure−4.32Free cash flow6.75 +92.7%Buybacks−0.68Dividends paid−1.25Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow11.34Capital expenditure−4.71Free cash flow6.63 −1.7%Buybacks−0.70Dividends paid−9.04Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow13.34Capital expenditure−5.50Free cash flow7.84 +18.2%Buybacks−0.90Dividends paid−2.18Fiscal year 2026Operating cash flow15.82Capital expenditure−6.44Free cash flow9.38 +19.7%Buybacks−0.85Dividends paid−2.46
FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Operating cash flow 3.29 5.77 6.36 8.86 8.96 7.39 11.07 11.34 13.34 15.82
Capital expenditure −2.65 −2.97 −3.00 −2.81 −3.59 −3.89 −4.32 −4.71 −5.50 −6.44
Free cash flow 0.64 2.81 3.36 6.05 5.37 3.50 6.75 6.63 7.84 9.38
Growth +336.2% +19.7% +80.2% −11.3% −34.8% +92.7% −1.7% +18.2% +19.7%
Buybacks −0.49 −0.33 −0.25 −0.20 −0.50 −0.44 −0.68 −0.70 −0.90 −0.85
Dividends paid −0.75 −0.69 −1.04 −1.48 −5.75 −1.50 −1.25 −9.04 −2.18 −2.46

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash3.38Total debt5.16Net cash (debt)−1.78Shareholders’ equity12.08Debt to equity0.43Fiscal year 2018Cash6.06Total debt6.58Net cash (debt)−0.52Shareholders’ equity12.80Debt to equity0.51Fiscal year 2019Cash8.38Total debt6.82Net cash (debt)1.56Shareholders’ equity15.24Debt to equity0.45Fiscal year 2020Cash12.28Total debt7.61Net cash (debt)4.67Shareholders’ equity18.28Debt to equity0.42Fiscal year 2021Cash11.26Total debt7.49Net cash (debt)3.77Shareholders’ equity17.56Debt to equity0.43Fiscal year 2022Cash10.20Total debt6.56Net cash (debt)3.65Shareholders’ equity20.64Debt to equity0.32Fiscal year 2023Cash13.70Total debt6.46Net cash (debt)7.24Shareholders’ equity25.06Debt to equity0.26Fiscal year 2024Cash9.91Total debt5.90Net cash (debt)4.01Shareholders’ equity23.62Debt to equity0.25Fiscal year 2025Cash14.16Total debt5.79Net cash (debt)8.37Shareholders’ equity29.16Debt to equity0.20Fiscal year 2026Cash20.21Total debt6.16Net cash (debt)14.05Shareholders’ equity35.80Debt to equity0.17
FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash 3.38 6.06 8.38 12.28 11.26 10.20 13.70 9.91 14.16 20.21
Total debt 5.16 6.58 6.82 7.61 7.49 6.56 6.46 5.90 5.79 6.16
Net cash (debt) −1.78 −0.52 1.56 4.67 3.77 3.65 7.24 4.01 8.37 14.05
Shareholders’ equity 12.08 12.80 15.24 18.28 17.56 20.64 25.06 23.62 29.16 35.80
Debt to equity 0.43 0.51 0.45 0.42 0.43 0.32 0.26 0.25 0.20 0.17

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2026 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending August, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2008 31 Aug 2008 FY2009 30 Aug 2009 FY2010 29 Aug 2010 FY2011 28 Aug 2011 FY2012 2 Sep 2012 FY2013 1 Sep 2013 FY2014 31 Aug 2014 FY2015 30 Aug 2015 FY2016 28 Aug 2016 FY2018 2 Sep 2018 FY2019 1 Sep 2019 FY2020 30 Aug 2020 FY2021 29 Aug 2021 FY2022 28 Aug 2022 FY2023 3 Sep 2023 FY2024 1 Sep 2024 FY2025 31 Aug 2025 FY2026 30 Aug 2026
Margins
2.7% 2.5% 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9% 2.9% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9%
n/a 2.4% 2.6% 2.7% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3.8% 3.9% 4.0%
1.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.9% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0%
0.8% 1.2% 2.2% 2.1% 1.6% 1.3% 1.8% 1.6% 0.5% 2.0% 2.2% 3.6% 2.7% 1.5% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 3.1%
Spending
9.6% 10.2% 10.1% 9.8% 9.6% 9.6% 9.7% 9.8% 10.2% 9.8% 9.8% 9.8% 9.5% 8.7% 8.9% 9.0% 9.1% 9.0%
2.2% 1.8% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 2.0% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 2.1%
n/a 36.4% 35.6% 35.3% 36.1% 32.4% 34.7% 33.2% 34.3% 28.4% 22.3% 24.4% 24.0% 24.6% 25.9% 24.4% 25.1% 24.7%
Returns
13.8% 10.8% 12.0% 12.2% 13.8% 18.8% 16.7% 22.4% 19.5% 24.5% 24.0% 21.9% 28.5% 28.3% 25.1% 31.2% 27.8% 25.8%
6.2% 4.9% 5.5% 5.5% 6.3% 6.7% 6.3% 7.2% 7.1% 7.7% 8.1% 7.2% 8.4% 9.1% 9.1% 10.5% 10.5% 10.4%
Balance and payout
n/a 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.11 0.46 0.41 0.58 0.43 0.51 0.45 0.42 0.43 0.32 0.26 0.25 0.20 0.17
n/a 54.0% 54.1% 53.0% 53.9% 63.6% 62.8% 67.2% 62.8% 67.9% 65.7% 66.3% 69.5% 67.8% 63.7% 66.2% 62.2% 59.8%
20.7% 27.3% 25.9% 26.6% 26.1% 174.6% 28.4% 120.5% 31.7% 22.0% 28.4% 37.0% 114.8% 25.6% 19.9% 122.7% 27.0% 26.6%
191.1% 43.3% 51.5% 53.1% 68.4% 265.6% 46.1% 176.8% 191.6% 36.3% 38.3% 27.7% 116.3% 55.3% 28.6% 146.9% 39.4% 35.2%