NASDAQ · Retail · Fiscal year endsFY ends August
Costco Wholesale Corp
COST$1,022.68-17.87 (-1.72%)Today
52-week low $844.06high $1,096.50
6.7% below its 52-week high
Next earnings
Revenue by fiscal year, $ billions
2.3x over the years shown (FY17–FY26)
Ten years, as filed
Income, cash flow and balance sheet
| $ billions | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 129.0 | 141.6 | 152.7 | 166.8 | 195.9 | 227.0 | 242.3 | 254.5 | 275.2 | 303.2 |
| Revenue growth | +9% | +10% | +8% | +9% | +17% | +16% | +7% | +5% | +8% | +10% |
| Gross margin | 13.3% | 13.0% | 10.8% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| Operating income | 4.11 | 4.48 | 4.74 | 5.44 | 6.71 | 7.79 | 8.11 | 9.29 | 10.38 | 11.69 |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| Net income | 2.68 | 3.13 | 3.66 | 4.00 | 5.01 | 5.84 | 6.29 | 7.37 | 8.10 | 9.23 |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | 6.73 | 5.77 | 6.36 | 8.86 | 8.96 | 7.39 | 11.07 | 11.34 | 13.34 | 15.82 |
| Capital expenditure | 2.50 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 2.81 | 3.59 | 3.89 | 4.32 | 4.71 | 5.50 | 6.44 |
| Free cash flow (calculated) | 4.22 | 2.81 | 3.36 | 6.05 | 5.37 | 3.50 | 6.75 | 6.63 | 7.84 | 9.38 |
| Share repurchases | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.85 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 4.55 | 6.06 | 8.38 | 12.28 | 11.26 | 10.20 | 13.70 | 9.91 | 14.16 | 20.21 |
| Total assets | 36.35 | 40.83 | 45.40 | 55.56 | 59.27 | 64.17 | 68.99 | 69.83 | 77.10 | 89.05 |
| Total equity | 10.78 | 12.80 | 15.24 | 18.28 | 17.56 | 20.64 | 25.06 | 23.62 | 29.16 | 35.80 |
Source: Costco Wholesale Corp's 10-K and 10-Q filings, from SEC EDGAR · fiscal years end in August.
Free cash flow is calculated by The Dispatch: operating cash flow minus capital expenditure.