Costco Wholesale (COST) financials
Costco Wholesale revenue and earnings by year
Costco Wholesale's revenue was $303 billion in the fiscal year to August 30, 2026, up 10.1% from the year before. Net income was $9.23 billion, 3.0% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to September 3, 2017, revenue has grown 10.0% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Aug 2026 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 303.2 | 275.2 | 254.5 | 242.3 | 227.0 | 195.9 | 166.8 | 152.7 | 141.6 | 129.0 |
| Revenue growth | 10.1% | 8.2% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 15.8% | 17.5% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 9.7% | — |
| Gross profit | 38.9 | 35.3 | 32.1 | 29.7 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 17.1 |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.3% |
| Operating income | 11.7 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Net income | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $20.76 | $18.21 | $16.56 | $14.16 | $13.14 | $11.27 | $9.02 | $8.26 | $7.09 | $6.08 |
| Free cash flow | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open COST in Markets.
See also: COST valuation and P/E history · COST returns
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Figures as of the close on Oct 30, 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Prices are split adjusted; returns include dividends reinvested. Data may be delayed. See the disclaimer and how TrendArc works.