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Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST)

Costco runs membership warehouses. Shoppers pay an annual fee for the right to buy, and in return the company carries a limited selection of goods, many in large pack sizes, at low prices. It began in Seattle in 1983 and now runs warehouses across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific, with e-commerce sites in nine countries.

Costco Wholesale Corp.

Costco runs membership warehouses. Shoppers pay an annual fee for the right to buy, and in return the company carries a limited selection of goods, many in large pack sizes, at low prices. It began in Seattle in 1983 and now runs warehouses across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific, with e-commerce sites in nine countries.

Where it operates

Costco operated 939 warehouses worldwide at 30 August 2026, against 914 a year earlier and 890 the year before that. They sit in the United States and Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Sweden, Iceland and New Zealand. E-commerce sites run in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Australia and China. The average warehouse covers about 148,000 square feet, with newer ones a little larger. Floor plans are built around moving merchandise rather than displaying it, goods sit on pallets and on racks above the sales floor, and the buildings are deliberately plain. Opening hours are shorter than at many other retailers.

What it sells, and how little of it

The core categories are foods and sundries, non-foods, and fresh foods. Alongside them sit the warehouse ancillary businesses, which operate inside or next to the warehouse and pull members back more often: gasoline, pharmacy, food court, optical, hearing aids and tire installation. A third group holds e-commerce, business centers, travel and the rest. Costco operated 774 gas stations at the end of 2026, and gasoline came to 11% of total net sales. Digitally enabled sales, which include Costco Travel and anything ordered on a device whether it ships from a warehouse or a distribution center, also came to 11%.

The company limits most items to fast-selling models, sizes and colors. A core warehouse carries fewer than 4,000 active stock keeping units, fewer than other broadline retailers carry. Online the range averages from 9,000 to 11,000. Many consumable goods are sold only by the case, carton or multiple-pack. Costco buys most of its merchandise straight from suppliers, with no one supplier accounting for a large share. It also buys and manufactures private-label goods under its Kirkland Signature brand, and the company says it expects to keep raising their share of sales.

The membership

The annual fee is $65 in the United States and varies in other countries, and includes a free household card. Paid members in most countries can upgrade to Executive membership for an extra annual fee, which generally earns a 2% reward on qualified purchases up to an annual maximum, redeemable in the warehouses. The filing counts memberships in thousands: 84,100 paid memberships at the end of 2026, of which 42,300 were Executive, plus 66,300 household cards, making 150,400 cardholders in all. Executive members accounted for about 75.2% of worldwide net sales in 2026. The renewal rate was 92.3% in the U.S. and Canada and 89.8% worldwide.

How the goods reach the shelf

Merchandise goes from the supplier either to a cross-docking depot or straight to a warehouse. The depots take large shipments in and move them out to warehouses quickly, which cuts the handling steps a conventional distribution chain adds. E-commerce orders ship through the same depots and logistics operations, and also through drop-ship and other arrangements with suppliers. Costco often sells stock before it has to pay the supplier for it, while still taking early-payment discounts. The company says volume buying, that distribution method and the no-frills warehouse together are what let it run at gross margins well below those of most other retailers.

The people and the competition

Costco employed 355,000 people at the end of 2026, about 95% of them in its warehouses and distribution channels. It names Walmart, Target, Kroger and Amazon among what it calls its significant general merchandise retail competitors in the U.S., and other warehouse clubs, including Walmart's Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club.

From Costco's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended 30 August 2026. The filing

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Next results: expected around 10 Dec 2026, last year 11 Dec 2025. Earnings calendar

Latest results

Latest quarterQ4 FY2026ended 30 August 2026 · 10-K filed 7 October 2026
Revenue
$95.7 billion
+11.1% on the year · +35.7% on the quarter
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026
Net income
$3.0 billion
+14.9% on the year · +36.8% on the quarter
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$6.75
+15.0% on the year · +36.9% on the quarter
Q1 FY2025Q4 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

Read the Q4 FY2026 results →the 10-K on EDGAR ↗
Last full yearFY2026ended 30 August 2026 · 10-K filed 7 October 2026
Revenue
$303.2 billion
+10.1% on the year
FY2019FY2026
Net income
$9.2 billion
+13.9% on the year
FY2019FY2026
Diluted EPS
$20.76
+14.0% on the year
FY2019FY2026

this yearthe year beforeHover a bar for its figure.

The years before, in wordsCostco Wholesale (COST) reported revenue of $303.2 billion for fiscal 2026, the year ended 30 August 2026, up 10.1% on the year before. Net income was $9.2 billion and diluted earnings per share $20.76. Revenue was $275.2 billion in fiscal 2025, $254.5 billion in fiscal 2024, $242.3 billion in fiscal 2023 and $227.0 billion in fiscal 2022. Net income in the same years was $8.1 billion, $7.4 billion, $6.3 billion and $5.8 billion. Revenue grew 9.1% a year, compounded, over the five years to fiscal 2026. Costco Wholesale declared $5.54 a share in dividends over the last four quarters and had 443 million shares outstanding at the latest filed count. At 30 August 2026 it carried $6.2 billion of debt and $20.2 billion of cash. At the close of 6 November 2026 the market cap of Costco Wholesale was $467.0 billion, 50.7 times its earnings over the last twelve months.
Read the FY2026 results →the 10-K on EDGAR ↗

Ratios

From the filings

ROE25.8%
ROCE27.8%
Operating margin3.9%
Net margin3.0%
FCF margin3.1%
Interest cover80.6x
Debt to equity0.17x
Cash conversion1.71x
Share count, last 12 months0.0%
Sales CAGR, 3 years7.8%
Profit CAGR, 3 years13.6%
EPS, TTM$20.76

At the close of 6 November 2026

Price$1,053.46
Market cap$467.0 billion
Stock P/E50.7x
Price to book13.0x
EV / EBITDA31.5x
Dividend yield0.5%
Market cap / sales1.5x
52-week high$1,094.32
52-week low$850.00
Price, 1 year14.1%
Price CAGR, 3 years22.6%
Price CAGR, 5 years15.5%

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Quarterly results

Q1 FY2022Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026Q4 FY2026 *
Revenue50,36351,90452,59672,09154,43755,26653,64878,93957,79958,44258,51579,69762,15163,72363,20586,15667,30769,59770,52795,723
Cost of revenue43,95245,51746,35563,55847,76948,42347,17569,21950,45751,14051,17369,58854,10955,74454,99675,03758,51060,71961,51983,531
Gross profit6,4116,3876,2418,5336,6686,8436,4739,7207,3427,3027,34210,1098,0427,9798,20911,1198,7978,8789,00812,192
Gross margin13%12%12%12%12%12%12%12%13%12%13%13%13%13%13%13%13%13%13%13%
SG&A4,7184,5754,4506,0364,9174,9404,7946,9395,3585,2405,1457,0675,8465,6635,6797,7786,3346,2726,1938,391
Operating income1,6931,8121,7912,4971,7511,9031,6792,7811,9842,0622,1973,0422,1962,3162,5303,3412,4632,6062,8153,801
Operating margin3%3%3%3%3%3%3%4%3%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%4%
Interest expense39.036.035.048.034.034.036.056.038.041.041.049.037.036.035.046.035.033.032.045.0
Pre-tax income1,6961,8011,8272,5161,7701,9831,7712,9632,1062,2372,2843,113n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Tax rate21%27%25%25%23%26%26%27%25%22%26%24%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Net income1,3241,2991,3531,8681,3641,4661,3022,1601,5891,7431,6812,3541,7981,7881,9032,6102,0012,0352,1922,998
Net margin3%3%3%3%3%3%2%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%
Diluted EPS$2.98$2.92$3.04$4.20$3.07$3.30$2.93$4.86$3.58$3.92$3.78$5.29$4.04$4.02$4.28$5.87$4.50$4.58$4.93$6.75
Operating cash flow3,2584011,2272,5062,6103,1921,5413,7254,6517312,9992,9583,2602,7483,4603,8674,6882,9963,4494,684
Capital expenditure1,0557238541,2591,0578908201,5561,0401,0311,0621,5771,2641,1371,1311,9661,5261,2891,4132,207
Free cash flow2,203-3223731,2471,5532,3027212,1693,611-3001,9371,3811,9961,6112,3291,9013,1621,7072,0362,477
Buybacks37.078.0139185141143162230162160162216207205211280210209184245
Dividends paid3500.03517974000.03994529057,1075155145150.05151,1535775770.01,304
Shares outstanding443m443m443m443m444m444m443m443m444m444m443m443m444m444m444m443m444m444m444m443m
Filing10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

Income statement (profit and loss)

FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016FY2017FY2018 †FY2019FY2020 †FY2021 †FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026TTM
Revenue72,48371,42277,94688,91599,137105,156112,640116,199118,719129,025141,576152,703166,761195,929226,954242,290254,453275,235303,154303,154
Cost of revenue63,50362,33567,99577,73986,82391,94898,458101,065102,901111,882123,152132,886144,939170,684199,382212,586222,358239,886264,279264,279
Gross profit8,9809,0879,95111,17612,31413,20814,18215,13415,81817,14318,42416,46521,82225,24527,57229,70432,09535,34938,87538,875
Gross margin12.4%12.7%12.8%12.6%12.4%12.6%12.6%13.0%13.3%13.3%13.0%10.8%13.1%12.9%12.1%12.3%12.6%12.8%12.8%12.8%
Selling, general and administrative6,9547,2527,8408,6829,51810,10410,89911,44512,06812,95013,87614,99416,38718,53719,77921,59022,81024,96627,19027,190
Operating income1,9691,7772,0772,4392,7593,0533,2203,6243,6724,1114,4804,7375,4356,7087,7938,1149,28510,38311,68511,685
Operating margin2.7%2.5%2.7%2.7%2.8%2.9%2.9%3.1%3.1%3.2%3.2%3.1%3.3%3.4%3.4%3.3%3.6%3.8%3.9%3.9%
Interest expense10310811111695.099.0113124133134159150160171158160169154145145
Pre-tax incomen/a1,7272,0542,3832,7673,0513,1973,6043,6194,0394,4424,7655,3676,6807,8408,4879,74010,81812,251n/a
Income tax7166287318411,0009901,1091,1951,2431,3251,2631,0611,3081,6011,9252,1952,3732,7193,0253,025
Effective tax raten/a36.4%35.6%35.3%36.1%32.4%34.7%33.2%34.3%32.8%28.4%22.3%24.4%24.0%24.6%25.9%24.4%25.1%24.7%n/a
Net income1,2831,0861,3031,4621,7092,0392,0582,3772,3502,6793,1343,6594,0025,0075,8446,2927,3678,0999,2269,226
Net margin1.8%1.5%1.7%1.6%1.7%1.9%1.8%2.0%2.0%2.1%2.2%2.4%2.4%2.6%2.6%2.6%2.9%2.9%3.0%3.0%
Diluted EPSn/a$2.47$2.92$3.30$3.89$4.63$4.65$5.37$5.33$6.08$7.09$8.26$9.02$11.27$13.14$14.16$16.56$18.21$20.76$20.76
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
From each year's 10-K, linked; TTM is the last four quarters.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. † The year as the company last restated it in a later filing; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Revenue by segment FY2023 to FY2026

Costco Wholesale runs its business by region, so its segments are regions.

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026Share
of the parts, latest year
United States176,630184,143200,046219,82372.5%
Other International32,60435,43638,26642,77014.1%
Canada33,05634,87436,92340,56113.4%
United StatesOther InternationalCanada
242.3FY2023254.5FY2024275.2FY2025303.2FY2026

$ billion; hover a block for its figure and share

From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Profit by segment FY2023 to FY2026

The operating profit each segment reports. Costs Costco Wholesale does not charge to a segment are left out, so the segments can add up to more than the company's own operating profit.

FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026Margin
FY2026
United States5,3926,2176,8787,6473.5%
Other International1,2741,4201,6561,9314.5%
Canada1,4481,6481,8492,1075.2%
United StatesOther InternationalCanada
8.1FY20239.3FY202410.4FY202511.7FY2026

$ billion; the figure over a bar is all the segments together. Hover a block for its profit, sales and margin.

FY2026Share of salesShare of profit
United States73%65%
Other International14%17%
Canada13%18%

Each column adds to 100%. A segment with a bigger share of the profit than of the sales makes more on each dollar it sells.

From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where every segment with sales that year has an operating profit figure. A margin is a segment's operating profit over its own sales.

Revenue by product or service FY2016 to FY2026

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026Share
of the parts, latest year
Food and Sundriesn/a52,36256,07359,67268,65977,27785,62996,175101,463109,564116,78838.5%
Non-Foodsn/an/an/a41,16044,80755,96661,10060,86563,97371,19077,37525.5%
Warehouse ancillary and other businessesn/a20,84125,47528,57126,55031,62646,47448,69349,96951,17061,36920.2%
Fresh Foodsn/a17,84918,87919,94823,20427,18329,52731,97734,22037,98841,71513.8%
Membership fees2,6462,8533,1423,3523,5413,8774,2244,5804,8285,3235,9071.9%
Hardlinesn/a20,58322,620n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Net sales116,073n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Softlinesn/a14,53715,387n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Food and Sundries FY2017 to FY2026Non-Foods FY2019 to FY2026Warehouse ancillary and other businesses FY2017 to FY2026Fresh Foods FY2017 to FY2026Membership feesHardlines FY2017 to FY2018Softlines FY2017 to FY2018Net sales FY2016
118.7FY2016141.6FY2018166.8FY2020227.0FY2022254.5FY2024303.2FY2026

$ billion; hover a block for its figure and share; a part named with years is one the company split its revenue into only then

From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Cash flow

FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016FY2017FY2018 †FY2019FY2020 †FY2021 †FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026TTM
Operating cash flow2,2062,0922,7803,1983,0573,4373,9844,2853,2926,7265,7746,3568,8618,9587,39211,06811,33913,33515,81715,817
Capital expenditure1,5991,2501,0551,2901,4802,0831,9932,3932,6492,5022,9692,9982,8103,5883,8914,3234,7105,4986,4356,435
Free cash flow6078421,7251,9081,5771,3541,9911,8926434,2242,8053,3586,0515,3703,5016,7456,6297,8379,3829,382
Free cash flow margin0.8%1.2%2.2%2.1%1.6%1.3%1.8%1.6%0.5%3.3%2.0%2.2%3.6%2.7%1.5%2.8%2.6%2.8%3.1%3.1%
Cash from investing-1,717-1,101-2,015-1,180-1,236-2,251-2,093n/an/a-2,366-2,947-2,865-3,891-3,535-3,915-4,972-4,409-5,311-6,378-6,378
Cash from financing-643-439-719-1,277-2,28144.0-786n/an/a-3,218-1,281-1,147-1,147-6,488-4,283-2,614-10,764-3,775-3,355-3,355
Depreciation and amortisation6537287958559089461,0291,1271,2551,3701,4371,4921,6451,7811,9002,0772,2372,4262,6742,674
Share-based compensation166181190207241285327394459514544595619665724774818860924924
Buybacks89569.055162463236.0334481486469328247196496439676700903848848
Dividends paid2652963383894463,5605842,8657463,9046891,0381,4795,7481,4981,2519,0412,1832,4582,458
Dividend per share$0.61$0.68$0.77$0.89$1.03$8.17$1.33$6.51$1.70$8.90$2.14$2.44n/an/an/a$3.84$19.36$4.92$5.54$5.54
Diluted shares, weighted444m440m446m443m439m441m442m443m441m441m442m443m444m444m445m444m445m445m444m444m
Shares outstanding at period endn/a436m434m434m432m437m438m438m438m437m438m440m441m442m443m443m443m443m443m443m
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
Cash paid in the year, from the cash flow statement.
Read moreThe dividend per share is as declared. Diluted shares are the weighted average for the year; a falling count is the buybacks net of issuance. TTM sums the last four quarters; the share counts are the latest quarter's.

Balance sheet

FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014 †FY2015 †FY2016FY2017FY2018 †FY2019FY2020 †FY2021 †FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026TTM
Funded by
Shareholders' equity9,27410,02410,82912,00212,36110,83312,30310,61712,07910,77812,79915,24318,28417,56420,64225,05823,62229,16435,80335,803
Non-controlling interestn/a80.01015711571792122262533013043414215145.00.0n/an/an/an/a
Short-term borrowingsn/a16.0n/a0.00.036.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Debtn/a2,2102,1672,1531,3824,9985,0936,1475,1616,6596,6136,8527,6577,5316,5576,4585,8975,7886,1626,162
Operating lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a0.02,5582,6422,4822,4262,3752,4602,4142,414
Finance lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a657n/an/an/a1,3511,4011,3191,319
Other liabilitiesn/a9,64910,71812,03513,24014,23715,05416,02715,67018,60921,11422,96425,97931,01734,48035,05236,58638,28643,34743,347
Total liabilities and equityn/a21,97923,81526,76127,14030,28332,66233,01733,16336,34740,83045,40055,55659,26864,16668,99469,83177,09989,04589,045
Owned
Fixed assets10,35510,90011,31412,43212,96113,88114,83015,40117,04318,16119,68120,89021,80723,49224,64626,68429,03231,90935,63335,633
Goodwilln/a71.071.074.066.063.0n/an/an/an/an/a53.0988996993994994994994994
Investmentsn/a5731,5351,6041,3261,4801,5771,6181,3501,2331,2041,0601,0289178461,5341,2381,1231,0941,094
Cash and equivalents2,6193,1573,2144,0093,5284,6445,7384,8013,3794,5466,0558,38412,27711,25810,20313,7009,90614,16120,20720,207
Receivablesn/a8348849651,0261,2011,1481,2241,2521,4321,6691,5351,5501,8032,2412,2852,7213,2033,9593,959
Inventoryn/a5,4055,6386,6387,0967,8948,4568,9088,9699,83411,04011,39512,24214,21517,90716,65118,64718,11619,32419,324
Other assets7,7081,0391,1591,0391,1371,1209131,0651,1701,1411,1812,0835,6646,5877,3307,1467,2937,5937,8347,834
Total assets20,68221,97923,81526,76127,14030,28332,66233,01733,16336,34740,83045,40055,55659,26864,16668,99469,83177,09989,04589,045
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
At the fiscal year end; the TTM column is the latest quarter end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own. Other liabilities is the filed total less the rows above it: payables, deferred revenue, taxes, borrowings the rows above do not carry and the rest; other assets is the same on the other side. Investments add the current and non-current lines as filed. Debt is the company's own stated total where it files one, otherwise its long-term debt with the current maturities, never parts added together. A row is left blank in a year where the lines shown overlap and the remainder would fall below nil.

Compounded growth

10 years5 years3 yearsTTM
Sales growth, compounded9.8%9.1%7.8%10.1%
Profit growth, compounded14.7%13.0%13.6%13.9%
Return on equity, average26.2%27.6%28.2%25.8%
Yearly growth, compounded; TTM is the last four quarters against the four before.
Read moreReturn on equity is net income over shareholders' equity at each year end, averaged over the window (the TTM column is the latest year alone); equity is the parent's shareholders' equity as tagged in the 10-K. Arithmetic on filed numbers, nothing forecast.

Questions

When does Costco Wholesale report its next earnings?

Costco Wholesale is expected to report its next results around 10 Dec 2026, the same weekday a year after it reported the same quarter last year on 11 Dec 2025. No day set by the company is on record yet.

What was Costco Wholesale's revenue in fiscal 2026?

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported revenue of $303.2 billion for fiscal 2026, the year ended 30 August 2026, up 10.1% on the year before.

How much did Costco Wholesale earn in fiscal 2026?

Net income was $9.2 billion for fiscal 2026, and diluted earnings per share $20.76.

What is Costco Wholesale's P/E ratio?

At the close of 6 November 2026, Costco Wholesale traded at 50.7 times its earnings over the twelve months to 30 August 2026.

What is Costco Wholesale's market cap?

The market cap of Costco Wholesale was $467.0 billion at the close of 6 November 2026.

Does Costco Wholesale pay a dividend?

Yes. Costco Wholesale declared $5.54 a share in dividends over the four quarters to 30 August 2026.

Peers: Retail

CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM		Debt to equityDiv. yield
Walmart Inc. WMT$995.5 billion45.3022.5%4.4%6.2%0.510.7%
Costco Wholesale Corp. COST$467.0 billion50.7425.8%3.9%10.1%0.170.5%
Home Depot, Inc. HD$342.7 billion24.0385.6%12.4%2.5%3.182.7%
TJX Companies Inc. TJX$149.0 billion25.0157.0%n/a7.7%0.271.3%
Lowe's Companies Inc. LOW$126.0 billion18.99n/a11.4%8.2%n/a2.2%
Target Corp. TGT$71.9 billion16.4424.6%5.6%2.0%0.862.9%
Dollar General Corp. DG$29.5 billion17.3918.3%5.6%4.8%0.491.8%
Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR$24.6 billion16.0247.1%11.0%8.2%0.86n/a
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. BJ$13.8 billion23.9527.1%3.8%9.1%0.29n/a
Five Below, Inc. FIVE$13.2 billion21.5925.0%14.7%25.6%0.00n/a
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI$5.4 billion20.1614.4%12.3%14.4%0.00n/a
Pricesmart Inc. PSMT$5.0 billion30.1011.4%4.4%11.5%0.120.9%
All 110 in Retail
CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM		Debt to equityDiv. yield
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN$2.80 trillion20.9722.0%13.1%15.4%0.29n/a
Walmart Inc. WMT$995.5 billion45.3022.5%4.4%6.2%0.510.7%
Costco Wholesale Corp. COST$467.0 billion50.7425.8%3.9%10.1%0.170.5%
Home Depot, Inc. HD$342.7 billion24.0385.6%12.4%2.5%3.182.7%
TJX Companies Inc. TJX$149.0 billion25.0157.0%n/a7.7%0.271.3%
Lowe's Companies Inc. LOW$126.0 billion18.99n/a11.4%8.2%n/a2.2%
CVS Health Corp. CVS$107.3 billion9.7613.7%3.6%6.7%0.753.2%
Sherwin Williams Co. SHW$83.1 billion31.6267.3%n/a7.0%2.970.9%
Carvana Co. CVNA$81.1 billion38.4339.2%8.7%50.3%1.20n/a
ROSS Stores, Inc. ROST$73.8 billion27.9739.4%13.7%14.0%0.150.7%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY$72.3 billion27.58n/a19.8%8.7%n/an/a
Target Corp. TGT$71.9 billion16.4424.6%5.6%2.0%0.862.9%
Fastenal Co. FAST$60.8 billion42.7334.2%20.5%13.5%0.021.8%
Autozone Inc. AZO$52.0 billion21.04n/a18.3%7.4%n/an/a
JD.com, Inc. JD *$40.0 billion15.038.7%0.2%13.0%0.333.6%
Kroger Co. KR$40.0 billion36.8018.6%1.4%1.6%2.912.1%
Williams Sonoma Inc. WSM$29.9 billion26.0155.1%19.2%2.2%0.001.1%
Copart Inc. CPRT$29.6 billion20.6116.3%35.4%0.4%0.00n/a
Dollar General Corp. DG$29.5 billion17.3918.3%5.6%4.8%0.491.8%
Coupang, Inc. CPNG$29.2 billionn/a-48.0%-3.4%7.4%0.62n/a
Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA$27.6 billion23.4945.8%12.5%11.2%0.13n/a
Casey's General Stores, Inc. CASY$25.4 billion33.1318.9%8.3%13.8%0.590.3%
Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR$24.6 billion16.0247.1%11.0%8.2%0.86n/a
Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY$21.0 billion16.5840.0%4.1%1.4%0.373.8%
CDW Corp. CDW$19.6 billion18.3341.7%7.0%10.9%2.701.6%
Tractor Supply Co. TSCO$18.9 billion19.5436.7%8.2%3.5%0.842.6%
Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL$15.5 billion22.1435.7%7.7%10.9%0.96n/a
Wayfair Inc. W$15.3 billionn/an/a2.1%7.9%n/an/a
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. PAG$13.9 billion15.5015.2%3.7%1.4%0.842.7%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. BJ$13.8 billion23.9527.1%3.8%9.1%0.29n/a
Five Below, Inc. FIVE$13.2 billion21.5925.0%14.7%25.6%0.00n/a
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS$12.5 billion15.1214.7%5.5%53.5%0.333.5%
GameStop Corp. GME$11.3 billion16.5214.5%13.5%-7.7%0.68n/a
Murphy USA Inc. MUSA$9.5 billion14.6183.6%4.2%20.2%2.760.5%
Chewy, Inc. CHWY$9.1 billion34.1773.9%2.5%5.9%1.60n/a
Victoria's Secret & Co. VSXY$8.6 billion24.4438.2%7.9%10.3%0.98n/a
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. FCFS$8.0 billion20.1217.9%12.9%22.9%1.080.9%
Gap Inc. GAP$7.5 billion6.4131.6%11.0%1.1%0.383.2%
Carmax Inc. KMX$7.3 billion25.124.6%n/a4.8%2.76n/a
Urban Outfitters Inc. URBN$7.3 billion13.2319.9%11.3%11.0%0.00n/a
Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR$6.7 billion168.971.0%2.1%-8.3%1.13n/a
Lithia Motors Inc. LAD$6.7 billion8.8811.9%4.0%1.6%1.780.8%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF$6.3 billion12.7939.6%13.7%4.7%0.00n/a
Macy's, Inc. M$6.0 billion8.4615.2%5.0%0.3%0.493.2%
Albertsons Companies, Inc. ACI$6.0 billionn/a-3.6%0.5%2.3%6.515.0%
Autonation, Inc. AN$5.9 billion8.8431.9%4.6%-1.8%3.06n/a
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. FND$5.4 billion22.989.6%6.5%1.8%0.08n/a
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. OLLI$5.4 billion20.1614.4%12.3%14.4%0.00n/a
Rush Enterprises Inc. RUSHA$5.1 billion19.1311.6%5.1%-2.6%0.521.2%
Pricesmart Inc. PSMT$5.0 billion30.1011.4%4.4%11.5%0.120.9%
Insight Enterprises Inc. NSIT$4.6 billion26.5711.6%4.1%9.0%0.96n/a
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM$4.5 billion9.4232.4%7.3%5.3%0.08n/a
Signet Jewelers Ltd. SIG$4.5 billion13.5119.3%6.8%0.6%0.001.1%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI$4.3 billion5.56n/a16.7%-2.2%n/a3.7%
Openlane, Inc. OPLN$4.2 billionn/a12.5%11.9%12.8%1.65n/a
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. ASO$4.2 billion11.2218.2%9.6%3.7%0.230.8%
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT$3.9 billion15.8618.3%13.8%16.8%0.00n/a
Asbury Automotive Group Inc. ABG$3.6 billion8.0811.6%4.2%-1.3%0.84n/a
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. AEO$3.3 billion10.1619.1%7.8%9.2%0.032.5%
Pattern Group Inc. PTRN$3.2 billion28.1217.8%4.3%n/a0.00n/a
Group 1 Automotive Inc. GPI$3.1 billion8.2712.4%3.6%-3.4%1.960.8%
Advance Auto Parts Inc. AAP$2.7 billion27.774.4%3.0%-0.3%1.502.2%
Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. GRDN$2.7 billion36.2726.7%6.5%4.9%0.00n/a
Kohl's Corp. KSS$2.6 billion10.056.5%3.8%-2.9%0.322.2%
Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc. BOBS$2.5 billion17.4124.9%8.4%n/a0.00n/a
RH RH$2.5 billion23.2992.7%10.0%3.3%19.69n/a
Buckle Inc. BKE$2.2 billion9.6745.2%20.8%6.2%0.003.3%
Arhaus, Inc. ARHS$2.0 billion30.8315.2%6.1%5.2%0.00n/a
Sonic Automotive Inc. SAH$2.0 billion9.9319.4%3.2%2.0%1.652.5%
Weis Markets Inc. WMK$1.9 billion18.587.5%2.6%4.3%0.001.7%
Ezcorp Inc. EZPW$1.8 billion14.4113.6%13.9%28.6%0.45n/a
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. SBH$1.7 billion9.5322.1%8.4%1.1%0.94n/a
TheRealReal, Inc. REAL$1.6 billionn/an/a0.4%18.1%n/an/a
Ingles Markets Inc. IMKTA$1.6 billion15.036.2%2.6%1.0%0.30n/a
Savers Value Village, Inc. SVV$1.5 billion24.5713.2%8.1%10.1%1.41n/a
Revolve Group, Inc. RVLV$1.3 billion20.1311.8%5.6%14.7%0.00n/a
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. GO$1.3 billionn/a-46.7%-7.9%5.1%0.62n/a
Marinemax Inc. HZO$1.2 billion376.460.4%3.0%-5.4%1.02n/a
Suburban Propane Partners LP SPH$1.1 billion8.77n/a15.1%-2.5%n/an/a
Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc. WOOF$956 million29.502.5%2.2%-1.3%1.22n/a
Winmark Corp. WINA$943 million23.63n/a59.7%8.6%n/an/a
Krispy Kreme, Inc. DNUT$721 millionn/a-13.7%-2.2%-7.5%1.410.8%
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. NGVC$661 million13.9319.9%4.7%2.0%0.012.0%
Honest Company, Inc. HNST$544 million6.7529.8%-4.2%-12.8%0.00n/a
Titan Machinery Inc. TITN$523 millionn/a-10.2%-0.4%-10.7%1.43n/a
Camping World Holdings, Inc. CWH$474 millionn/a-499.8%-3.5%-5.5%52.72n/a
Arko Corp. ARKO$445 million79.302.9%1.2%5.9%1.51n/a
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED$437 million19.648.0%2.5%5.0%0.44n/a
Star Group, L.P. SGU$433 millionn/an/a7.1%7.6%n/an/a
Shoe Station Group Inc. SHOE$395 million16.523.6%2.8%-4.1%0.004.4%
Genesco Inc. GCO$390 million9.397.4%2.0%3.0%0.03n/a
Nextnrg, Inc. NXXT$383 millionn/an/a-50.9%90.3%n/an/a
Citi Trends Inc. CTRN$375 million54.885.9%0.6%11.1%0.00n/a
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. BBW$370 million7.37n/an/a-0.9%0.002.8%
Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX$365 millionn/a-6.4%-1.6%6.4%0.00n/a
Lands' End, Inc. LE$279 million0.8371.3%0.5%0.4%0.12n/a
Envela Corp. ELA$278 million12.6127.9%9.6%47.7%0.12n/a
Lovesac Co. LOVE$228 million12.938.5%3.3%1.1%0.00n/a
Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ$223 million19.564.6%2.2%3.6%0.00n/a
Torrid Holdings Inc. CURV$216 millionn/an/a1.9%-11.2%n/an/a
1stdibs.com, Inc. DIBS$205 millionn/a-7.4%-10.8%2.6%0.00n/a
ThredUp Inc. TDUP$171 millionn/a-38.8%-7.2%14.1%0.29n/a
Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. NXH$166 millionn/a-35.2%-9.8%29.5%0.73n/a
1 800 Flowers COM Inc. FLWS$165 millionn/a-146.6%-8.4%-10.8%2.88n/a
Vince Holding Corp. VNCE$164 million22.2313.0%4.3%8.0%0.21n/a
A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp. AKA$110 millionn/a-32.7%-2.9%3.8%1.13n/a
GrowGeneration Corp. GRWG$91 millionn/a-18.7%-10.8%1.6%0.00n/a
Bark, Inc. BARK$83 millionn/a-33.8%-7.5%-22.2%0.00n/a
Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT$74 million0.17n/a-12.3%21.2%n/an/a
Host Digital Inc. HOST$63 millionn/a-274.8%-8.7%-7.3%1.35n/a
8 companies share its SEC industry code (Retail-Variety Stores); the rest are the names nearest in size in its wider industry, Retail, one of the Fama-French 48 industries, a published grouping of SEC industry codes.
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The public record on COST

Dividends$5.54 a share over the four quarters to 30 August 2026, a 0.53% yield
Filings19 in twelve months: 9 current reports (8-K), about 4 other events; 4 results of operations; 1 officer or director change; 1 shareholder vote
Planned insider sales14 Form 144 notices in twelve months, $14.4 million; latest 13 October 2026
Options tapeput/call 1.28 by open interest at the 6 November 2026 close; the straddle prices a 2.7% move to 13 November 2026
13F holders4,277 funds reported a position for the quarter to 30 June 2026; largest BlackRock, Inc.
Insider trading13 sales and 0 purchases on Form 4 in twelve months
Congress5 House trades disclosed in six months
Short interest7.6 million shares short, 3.73 days to cover at 15 October 2026
Documentsthe 10-K, the 10-Qs, the proxy and 4 earnings press releases, each linked

Filings

FilingPeriodFiledWhere
10-K30 August 20267 October 2026EDGAR
10-Q10 May 20263 June 2026EDGAR
10-Q15 February 202611 March 2026EDGAR
10-Q23 November 202517 December 2025EDGAR
10-K31 August 20258 October 2025EDGAR
10-Q11 May 20255 June 2025EDGAR
10-Q16 February 202513 March 2025EDGAR
10-Q24 November 202419 December 2024EDGAR
10-K1 September 20249 October 2024EDGAR
10-Q12 May 20246 June 2024EDGAR

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