# Costco Wholesale Corp: overview

COST · Nasdaq · CIK 909832 · [Consumer discretionary](/sectors/consumer-discretionary.md) · fiscal year ends Aug 30

Pages: [Overview](/companies/cost.md) · [Financials](/companies/cost/financials.md) · [Filings](/companies/cost/filings.md) · [Insiders](/companies/cost/insiders.md)

Latest reported revenue: [$70.53bn](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) for Q3 FY2026, three months to 2026-05-10, from the 10-Q filed Jun 3, 2026 (XBRL us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, accession 0000909832-26-000051).

## Last eight quarters

| Line item | Unit | Q2 FY2024 (2024-02-18) | Q3 FY2024 (2024-05-12) | Q1 FY2025 (2024-11-24) | Q2 FY2025 (2025-02-16) | Q3 FY2025 (2025-05-11) | Q1 FY2026 (2025-11-23) | Q2 FY2026 (2026-02-15) | Q3 FY2026 (2026-05-10) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | $bn | [58.4](/filings/0000909832-25-000015.md) | [58.5](/filings/0000909832-25-000033.md) | [62.2](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [63.7](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [63.2](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) | [67.3](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [69.6](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [70.5](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) |
| Gross margin | % | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Operating margin | % | [3.5%](/filings/0000909832-25-000015.md) | [3.8%](/filings/0000909832-25-000033.md) | [3.5%](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [3.6%](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [4.0%](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) | [3.7%](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [3.7%](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [4.0%](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) |
| Net margin | % | [3.0%](/filings/0000909832-25-000015.md) | [2.9%](/filings/0000909832-25-000033.md) | [2.9%](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [2.8%](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [3.0%](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) | [3.0%](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [2.9%](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [3.1%](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) |
| Diluted EPS | $ per share | [3.92](/filings/0000909832-25-000015.md) | [3.78](/filings/0000909832-25-000033.md) | [4.04](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [4.02](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [4.28](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) | [4.50](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | [4.58](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | [4.93](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) |
| Free cash flow | $bn | not reported | not reported | [2.0](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | not reported | not reported | [3.2](/filings/0000909832-25-000169.md) | not reported | not reported |

- Revenue. XBRL Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Gross margin (gross profit / revenue). XBRL Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Operating margin (operating income / revenue). XBRL Operating income: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Net margin (net income / revenue). XBRL Net income: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Diluted EPS. XBRL Diluted EPS: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow − capital expenditure). XBRL Operating cash flow: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; Capital expenditure: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

## Last five fiscal years

| Line item | Unit | FY2022 (2022-08-28) | FY2023 (2023-09-03) | FY2024 (2024-09-01) | FY2025 (2025-08-31) | FY2026 (2026-08-30) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | $bn | [227](/filings/0000909832-24-000049.md) | [242](/filings/0000909832-25-000101.md) | [254](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [275](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [303](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) |
| Gross margin | % | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Operating margin | % | [3.4%](/filings/0000909832-24-000049.md) | [3.3%](/filings/0000909832-25-000101.md) | [3.6%](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [3.8%](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [3.9%](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) |
| Net margin | % | [2.6%](/filings/0000909832-24-000049.md) | [2.6%](/filings/0000909832-25-000101.md) | [2.9%](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [2.9%](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [3.0%](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) |
| Diluted EPS | $ per share | [13.14](/filings/0000909832-24-000049.md) | [14.16](/filings/0000909832-25-000101.md) | [16.56](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [18.21](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [20.76](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) |
| Free cash flow | $bn | [3.5](/filings/0000909832-24-000049.md) | [6.7](/filings/0000909832-25-000101.md) | [6.6](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [7.8](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | [9.4](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) |

- Revenue. XBRL Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Gross margin (gross profit / revenue). XBRL Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Operating margin (operating income / revenue). XBRL Operating income: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Net margin (net income / revenue). XBRL Net income: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Diluted EPS. XBRL Diluted EPS: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow − capital expenditure). XBRL Operating cash flow: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; Capital expenditure: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

Each value links to the filing it came from. d marks a derived value. A ratio is not reported when any input is missing.

## Insider purchases and sales

The last 20 open-market transactions on Form 4 (codes P and S). Reported price is as stated on the form, not a market price. [All insider transactions](/companies/cost/insiders.md)

None in coverage.

## Funds that report holding it

From each manager’s latest Form 13F, largest reported value first. Reported value is as filed: filing data, not a price. [All funds](/funds.md)

| Fund | Quarter ended | Reported value | Shares | Put or call | Change on the quarter before |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [BlackRock, Inc.](/funds/2012383.md) | 2026-06-30 | $32.00bn | 34,202,834 |  | Reduced −744,206 |
| [VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC](/funds/2100119.md) | 2026-06-30 | $27.11bn | 28,976,605 |  | Added +129,157 |
| [STATE STREET CORP](/funds/93751.md) | 2026-06-30 | $17.20bn | 18,384,951 |  | Added +232,719 |
| [Invesco Ltd.](/funds/914208.md) | 2026-06-30 | $13.09bn | 13,989,137 |  | Added +9,675,631 |
| [GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC](/funds/1214717.md) | 2026-06-30 | $9.90bn | 10,627,472 |  | Reduced −31,752 |
| [VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC](/funds/2100121.md) | 2026-06-30 | $9.73bn | 10,402,555 |  | Reduced −303,080 |
| [MORGAN STANLEY](/funds/895421.md) | 2026-06-30 | $9.56bn | 10,220,437 |  | Added +321,726 |
| [BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/](/funds/70858.md) | 2026-06-30 | $6.78bn | 7,249,774 |  | Reduced −265,257 |
| [NORGES BANK](/funds/1374170.md) | 2026-06-30 | $6.06bn | 6,474,767 |  | New +6,474,767 |
| [FMR LLC](/funds/315066.md) | 2026-06-30 | $5.77bn | 6,163,541 |  | Reduced −555,048 |

## Recent filings

[All 2,044 filings](/companies/cost/filings.md)

| Filed | Accepted | Form | What it is | Accession |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-16 | 16:52 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000100.md) | 5.02 Departure or appointment of officers or directors; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000100 |
| 2026-10-14 | 16:16 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000096.md) | 8.01 Other events; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000096 |
| 2026-10-07 | 21:13 ET | [10-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md) | Annual report, period 2026-08-30 | 0000909832-26-000093 |
| 2026-09-24 | 16:17 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000084.md) | 2.02 Results of operations; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000084 |
| 2026-07-08 | 16:18 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000060.md) | 8.01 Other events; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000060 |
| 2026-06-03 | 16:43 ET | [10-Q](/filings/0000909832-26-000051.md) | Quarterly report, period 2026-05-10 | 0000909832-26-000051 |
| 2026-05-28 | 16:17 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000046.md) | 2.02 Results of operations; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000046 |
| 2026-04-15 | 16:16 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000041.md) | 8.01 Other events; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000041 |
| 2026-03-11 | 16:37 ET | [10-Q](/filings/0000909832-26-000029.md) | Quarterly report, period 2026-02-15 | 0000909832-26-000029 |
| 2026-03-05 | 16:19 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000909832-26-000025.md) | 2.02 Results of operations; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000909832-26-000025 |

## Latest annual report

[Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Aug 30, 2026](/filings/0000909832-26-000093.md), filed Oct 7, 2026.

## Forecast league

Not in this season’s league. [This season’s league](/leagues.md)

## About the filer

- CIK: 909832
- Tickers: COST
- Exchange: Nasdaq
- SIC code: 5331 Retail-Variety Stores
- State of incorporation: WA
- Filer category: Large accelerated filer

Source: SEC EDGAR, XBRL company facts, the filing index and Forms 4. Last ingested by Listed: Oct 27, 2026, 16:16 ET. No prices; not investment advice.