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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

LISTEDNASDAQ
SYMBOLCOST
SIC5331
STATE OF INC.WA
FISCAL YEAR ENDSAugust 30
CIK909832

RETAIL-VARIETY STORES · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2017–2026

REVENUES, NET INCOME AND FREE CASH FLOW BY FISCAL YEAR$ billions01002003004002017201820192020202120222023202420252026RevenuesNet incomeFree cash flowEARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE$ per share0.0010.0020.0030.002017201820192020202120222023202420252026EPS dilutedDividends per share

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 8/30/26

($ millions)Amount%
Total debt6,16214.7
Stockholders' equity35,80385.3
Total capitalization41,965100.0

443,129,349 shares outstanding at 29 September 2026 (cover page of the 10-K filed 7 October 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 8/30/26

($ millions)Amount
Long-term debt, noncurrent3,914
Current maturities2,248

CAPITAL STOCK 8/30/26

Common shares authorized900,000,000
Common shares issued443,266,000
Par or stated value per share ($)0.005
Preferred stock ($ millions)0
Outstanding at 9/29/26443,129,349

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal yearPer share $Payout %
20265.5426.7
20254.9227.0
202419.36116.9
20233.8427.1
2022––

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in Washington. Formerly known as COSTCO COMPANIES INC (to 29 June 1999); PRICE/COSTCO INC (to 6 January 1997).

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 5331, Retail-Variety Stores. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027-. Fiscal year ends August 30. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)8/30/268/31/259/1/24
Revenues303,154275,235254,453
Cost of revenues264,279239,886222,358
Selling, general and administrative27,19024,96622,810
Depreciation and amortization2,6742,4262,237
Operating income11,68510,3839,285
Interest expense145154169
Income before income taxes12,25110,8189,740
Income taxes3,0252,7192,373
Net income9,2268,0997,367
Earned per share, diluted ($)20.7618.2116.56
Dividends per share ($)5.544.9219.36

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ millions)8/30/268/31/25
Cash and equivalents20,20714,161
Receivables, net3,9593,203
Inventories19,32418,116
Total current assets46,58238,380
Property, plant and equipment, net35,63331,909
Goodwill994994
Total assets89,04577,099
Total current liabilities43,95237,108
Long-term debt3,9145,713
Total liabilities53,24247,935
Stockholders' equity35,80329,164
Total liabilities and equity89,04577,099

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year endedRevenuesOper. incomeNet incomeNet margin %EPS diluted $Div. per share $Oper. cash flowCapital expend.Free cash flowTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtStockholders' equityROE %Debt / equity
8/30/26303,15411,6859,2263.020.765.5415,8176,4359,38289,04553,2426,16235,80325.80.17
8/31/25275,23510,3838,0992.918.214.9213,3355,4987,83777,09947,9355,78829,16427.80.20
9/1/24254,4539,2857,3672.916.5619.3611,3394,7106,62969,83146,2095,89723,62231.20.25
9/3/23242,2908,1146,2922.614.163.8411,0684,3236,74568,99443,9366,45825,05825.10.26
8/28/22226,9547,7935,8442.613.14–7,3923,8913,50164,16643,5196,55720,64228.30.32
8/29/21195,9296,7085,0072.611.27–8,9583,5885,37059,26841,1907,53117,56428.50.43
8/30/20166,7615,4354,0022.49.02–8,8612,8106,05155,55636,8517,65718,28421.90.42
9/1/19152,7034,7373,6592.48.262.446,3562,9983,35845,40029,8166,85215,24324.00.45
9/2/18141,5764,4803,1342.27.092.145,7742,9692,80540,83027,7276,61312,79924.50.52
9/3/17129,0254,1112,6792.16.088.906,7262,5024,22436,34725,2686,65910,77824.90.62

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; free cash flow = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
CIK 909832 · EIN 91-1223280

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027-
Tel.: 4253138100

INCORPORATED:

Washington

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

5331 · Retail-Variety Stores

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 8/30/26, filed 7 October 2026

FORMER NAMES:

COSTCO COMPANIES INC; PRICE/COSTCO INC

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

10/7/2610-Kperiod 8/30/26
9/24/268-Kperiod 9/24/26
7/8/268-Kperiod 7/7/26
6/3/2610-Qperiod 5/10/26
5/28/268-Kperiod 5/28/26
4/15/268-Kperiod 4/15/26
3/11/2610-Qperiod 2/15/26
3/5/268-Kperiod 3/5/26

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2026 (filed 10/7/26) · 10-K FY2025 (filed 10/8/25) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 10/9/24) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 10/11/23) · 10-K FY2022 (filed 10/5/22) · 10-K FY2021 (filed 10/6/21) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 10/7/20) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 10/11/19). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.

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