NASDAQ · Retail · Fiscal year endsFY ends August
Costco Wholesale Corp
COST$1,022.77-17.78 (-1.71%)Today
52-week low $844.06high $1,096.50
6.7% below its 52-week high
Next earnings
In its own words
Costco Wholesale Corporation and its subsidiaries began operations in 1983, in Seattle, Washington. We are principally engaged in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States (U.S.) and Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand.
What stands out
Two facts from its filings
2.6×
Revenue is 2.6 times what it was in fiscal 2016, and rose 10% in fiscal 2026 to $303.2B.
$848.0M
It spent $848.0M repurchasing its own shares in fiscal 2026, about 9% of its free cash flow.
Price
+10.2% over 1Y
Earnings releases (4 in this range, from its SEC filings)Next earnings Dec 10, 2026Daily closes
Key numbers
The business in eight figures
Market value$453.2BShares × price
P/E49.1×Price ÷ last 12 months’ earnings
Revenue FY26$303.2B+10% on the year
Net margin FY263.0%Profit kept per dollar of sales
Gross margin FY2612.8%Unchanged on the year
Free cash flow FY26$9.4BCash left after investment (calculated)
Repurchases FY26$848.0MCash spent retiring its own shares
Avg volume2.1MShares traded a day, last 3 months