COST Costco

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Consumer Staples

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About the company

Costco runs warehouse stores where only paying members can shop. It offers food, household goods, electronics and fuel in large packs with a narrow range, also under its own Kirkland Signature brand. The stores are mainly in North America, plus Asia and Europe. As of Oct 11, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Department and discount stores · Issaquah, USA

Costco operates warehouse stores open only to paying members, in the United States and other countries. The concept relies on low prices with a limited selection of brand-name and private-label products. The range includes food and household items, fresh goods such as meat and baked goods, as well as consumer electronics and household appliances. In or next to the warehouses there are gas stations, pharmacies, food courts and optical centers. The company also runs online stores and ships goods through its own depots or directly from suppliers. Membership requires an annual fee, and for an extra charge there is the Executive tier with rewards.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Oct 7, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +0.2%
  • 7 days +1.0%
  • 30 days +8.9%
  • 1 year +7.8%
Day range (last trading day)
−0.6%Price at 38% of the range+1.0%
52-week range
−16.0%Price at 64% of the range+9.1%
Distance from the all-time high
−8.3%

Our own calculation from the exchange’s daily candles, as of Oct 26, 2026. “All-time” applies since the start of this series, not to the whole market. Changes in percent; the TradingView chart shows prices. “Today” = change of the last trading day versus the previous day. Not investment advice.

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Fundamental analysis

Costco · Sector Consumer Staples · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect our buy zones, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Oct 7, 2026.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+9.1% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+13.0% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +13.0% per year.
  • Light yellow: Net margin 3.0%, below the sector median (6.5%).
  • Light green: Debt not higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2017 (Aug 29, 2016 – Sep 3, 2017): Revenue 129.0B USD · Net income 2.7B USD · Net margin 2.1%
  2. Fiscal year 2018 (Sep 4, 2017 – Sep 2, 2018): Revenue 141.6B USD · Net income 3.1B USD · Net margin 2.2%
  3. Fiscal year 2019 (Sep 3, 2018 – Sep 1, 2019): Revenue 152.7B USD · Net income 3.7B USD · Net margin 2.4%
  4. Fiscal year 2020 (Sep 2, 2019 – Aug 30, 2020): Revenue 166.8B USD · Net income 4.0B USD · Net margin 2.4%
  5. Fiscal year 2021 (Aug 31, 2020 – Aug 29, 2021): Revenue 195.9B USD · Net income 5.0B USD · Net margin 2.6%
  6. Fiscal year 2022 (Aug 30, 2021 – Aug 28, 2022): Revenue 227.0B USD · Net income 5.8B USD · Net margin 2.6%
  7. Fiscal year 2023 (Aug 29, 2022 – Sep 3, 2023): Revenue 242.3B USD · Net income 6.3B USD · Net margin 2.6%
  8. Fiscal year 2024 (Sep 4, 2023 – Sep 1, 2024): Revenue 254.5B USD · Net income 7.4B USD · Net margin 2.9%
  9. Fiscal year 2025 (Sep 2, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025): Revenue 275.2B USD · Net income 8.1B USD · Net margin 2.9%
  10. Fiscal year 2026 (Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026): Revenue 303.2B USD · Net income 9.2B USD · Net margin 3.0%

Fiscal year 2026 (Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026): Revenue 303.2B USD · Net income 9.2B USD · Net margin 3.0%

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 34 symbols in the Consumer Staples sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+9.1% per year, last 5 years

Sector Consumer Staples: median +4.7% (31 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 9.1% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+4.7%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light green: above sector

+13.0% per year, last 5 years

Sector Consumer Staples: median −2.1% (28 symbols)

per share: +13.0% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 13.0% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (−2.1%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light yellow: below sector

3.0% last fiscal year

Sector Consumer Staples: median 6.5% (32 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 3.04 USD remained as profit – less than the median company in the sector (6.5%). Five years ago the margin was 2.6%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light green: lower than sector

0.11 latest balance sheet

Sector Consumer Staples: median 0.78 (20 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.11 USD of financial debt – no more than the median company in the sector (0.78). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

27% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Consumer Staples: median 75% (23 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.27 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 75%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light green: profit every year

10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
303.2B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+10.1%
Net income (FY)
9.2B USD
Net income vs. prior year
+13.9%
EPS (FY)
20.76 USD
13F funds with a position
1 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
−1
Shares held vs. prior quarter
−88.6%
Fiscal year to Aug 30, 2026 · 10-K filed Oct 7, 2026 · Balance sheet Aug 30, 2026 (filed Oct 7, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2026Aug 30, 2026 303.2B9.2B 3.0% 20.76 5.54 27%
2025Aug 31, 2025 275.2B8.1B 2.9% 18.21 4.92 27%
2024Sep 1, 2024 254.5B7.4B 2.9% 16.56 19.36 117%
2023Sep 3, 2023 242.3B6.3B 2.6% 14.16 3.84 27%
2022Aug 28, 2022 227.0B5.8B 2.6% 13.14 – –
2021Aug 29, 2021 195.9B5.0B 2.6% 11.27 – –
2020Aug 30, 2020 166.8B4.0B 2.4% 9.02 – –
2019Sep 1, 2019 152.7B3.7B 2.4% 8.26 2.44 30%
2018Sep 2, 2018 141.6B3.1B 2.2% 7.09 2.14 30%
2017Sep 3, 2017 129.0B2.7B 2.1% 6.08 8.90 146%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q2/26May 10, 2026 70.5B2.2B 3.1% 4.93 1.47 30%
Q1/26Feb 15, 2026 69.6B2.0B 2.9% 4.58 1.30 28%
Q4/25Nov 23, 2025 67.3B2.0B 3.0% 4.50 1.30 29%
Q2/25May 11, 2025 63.2B1.9B 3.0% 4.28 1.30 30%
Q1/25Feb 16, 2025 63.7B1.8B 2.8% 4.02 1.16 29%
Q4/24Nov 24, 2024 62.2B1.8B 2.9% 4.04 1.16 29%
Q2/24May 12, 2024 58.5B1.7B 2.9% 3.78 1.16 31%
Q1/24Feb 18, 2024 58.4B1.7B 3.0% 3.92 1.02 26%
Q4/23Nov 26, 2023 57.8B1.6B 2.7% 3.58 1.02 28%
Q2/23May 7, 2023 53.6B1.3B 2.4% 2.93 – –
Q1/23Feb 12, 2023 55.3B1.5B 2.7% 3.30 – –
Q4/22Nov 20, 2022 54.4B1.4B 2.5% 3.07 – –

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $3.8M3 people −$3.8M
6 months $00 people $4.6M4 people −$4.6M
12 months $00 people $14.6M9 people −$14.6M

Latest transactions

  • Oct 13, 2026 Wilcox William Richard Officer Open-market sale 1,100 shares · $1.1M · SEC
  • Sep 29, 2026 Frates Caton Officer Open-market sale 801 shares · $733.3K · SEC
  • Sep 29, 2026 Adamo Claudine Officer Open-market sale 2,200 shares · $2.0M · SEC
  • Jun 23, 2026 Denman Kenneth D Director Open-market sale 885 shares · $847.3K · SEC
  • Apr 1, 2026 Frates Caton Officer Open-market sale 700 shares · $695.1K · SEC
  • Mar 9, 2026 Adamo Claudine Officer Open-market sale 730 shares · $732.2K · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score +50

Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200-20
ADX (trend strength)+15
Highs and lows+10
Relative strength+15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)40.0
Rel. strength 60 d+3.1%

ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.

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