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$930.01 -12.88 (-1.37%)
Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Annual Income Statements for Costco Wholesale

Annual Income Statements for Costco Wholesale

This table shows Costco Wholesale's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 8/30/2015 8/28/2016 9/3/2017 9/2/2018 9/1/2019 8/30/2020 8/29/2021 8/28/2022 9/3/2023 9/1/2024 8/31/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
2,377 2,350 2,679 3,134 3,659 4,002 5,007 5,844 6,292 7,367 8,099
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
2,409 2,376 2,714 3,179 3,704 4,059 5,079 5,915 6,292 7,367 8,099
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
2,409 2,376 2,714 3,179 3,704 4,059 5,079 5,915 6,292 7,367 8,099
Total Pre-Tax Income
3,604 3,619 4,039 4,442 4,765 5,367 6,680 7,840 8,487 9,740 10,818
Total Operating Income
3,624 3,672 4,111 4,480 4,737 5,435 6,708 7,793 8,114 9,285 10,383
Total Gross Profit
15,134 15,818 17,143 18,424 19,817 21,822 25,245 27,572 29,704 32,095 35,349
Total Revenue
116,199 118,719 129,025 141,576 152,703 166,761 195,929 226,954 242,290 254,453 275,235
Operating Revenue
116,199 118,719 129,025 141,576 152,703 166,761 195,929 226,954 242,290 254,453 275,235
Total Cost of Revenue
101,065 102,901 111,882 123,152 132,886 144,939 170,684 199,382 212,586 222,358 239,886
Operating Cost of Revenue
101,065 102,901 111,882 123,152 132,886 144,939 170,684 199,382 212,586 222,358 239,886
Total Operating Expenses
11,510 12,146 13,032 13,944 15,080 16,387 18,537 19,779 21,590 22,810 24,966
Selling, General & Admin Expense
11,445 12,068 12,950 13,876 14,994 16,387 18,537 19,779 21,590 22,810 24,966
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-20 -53 -72 -38 28 -68 -28 47 373 455 435
Interest Expense
124 133 134 159 150 160 171 158 160 169 154
Interest & Investment Income
104 80 62 121 178 92 143 205 533 624 589
Income Tax Expense
1,195 1,243 1,325 1,263 1,061 1,308 1,601 1,925 2,195 2,373 2,719
Basic Earnings per Share
$5.41 $5.36 $6.11 $7.15 $8.32 $9.05 $11.30 $13.17 $14.18 $16.59 $18.24
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
439.46M 438.59M 438.44M 438.52M 439.76M 442.30M 443.09M 443.65M 443.85M 443.91M 443.99M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$5.37 $5.33 $6.08 $7.09 $8.26 $9.02 $11.27 $13.14 $14.16 $16.56 $18.21
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
442.72M 441.26M 440.94M 441.83M 442.92M 443.90M 444.35M 444.76M 444.45M 444.76M 444.80M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
437.41M 437.13M 438.50M 438.30M 439.66M 882.46M 883.65M 885.21M 442.74M 443.07M 443.18M

Quarterly Income Statements for Costco Wholesale

This table shows Costco Wholesale's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Period end date 2/12/2023 5/7/2023 9/3/2023 11/26/2023 2/18/2024 5/12/2024 9/1/2024 11/24/2024 2/16/2025 5/11/2025 8/31/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
1,466 1,302 2,160 1,589 1,743 1,681 2,354 1,798 1,788 1,903 2,610
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,466 1,302 2,160 1,589 1,743 1,681 2,354 1,798 1,788 1,903 2,610
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,466 1,302 2,160 1,589 1,743 1,681 2,354 1,798 1,788 1,903 2,610
Total Pre-Tax Income
1,983 1,771 2,963 2,106 2,237 2,284 3,113 2,306 2,422 2,580 3,510
Total Operating Income
1,903 1,679 2,781 1,984 2,062 2,197 3,042 2,196 2,316 2,530 3,341
Total Gross Profit
6,843 6,473 9,720 7,342 7,302 7,342 10,109 8,042 7,979 8,209 11,119
Total Revenue
55,266 53,648 78,939 57,799 58,442 58,515 79,697 62,151 63,723 63,205 86,156
Operating Revenue
55,266 53,648 78,939 57,799 58,442 58,515 79,697 62,151 63,723 63,205 86,156
Total Cost of Revenue
48,423 47,175 69,219 50,457 51,140 51,173 69,588 54,109 55,744 54,996 75,037
Operating Cost of Revenue
48,423 47,175 69,219 50,457 51,140 51,173 69,588 54,109 55,744 54,996 75,037
Total Operating Expenses
4,940 4,794 6,939 5,358 5,240 5,145 7,067 5,846 5,663 5,679 7,778
Selling, General & Admin Expense
4,940 4,794 6,939 5,358 5,240 5,145 7,067 5,846 5,663 5,679 7,778
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
80 92 182 122 175 87 71 110 106 50 169
Interest Expense
34 36 56 38 41 41 49 37 36 35 46
Interest & Investment Income
114 128 238 160 216 128 120 147 142 85 215
Income Tax Expense
517 469 803 517 494 603 759 508 634 677 900
Basic Earnings per Share
$3.30 $2.94 $4.87 $3.58 $3.93 $3.79 $5.29 $4.05 $4.03 $4.29 $5.87
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
443.88M 443.81M 443.85M 443.83M 443.89M 443.89M 443.91M 443.99M 443.98M 443.96M 443.99M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.30 $2.93 $4.86 $3.58 $3.92 $3.78 $5.28 $4.04 $4.02 $4.28 $5.87
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
444.48M 444.36M 444.45M 444.40M 444.75M 444.83M 444.76M 444.89M 444.89M 444.76M 444.80M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
443.48M 443.15M 442.74M 443.73M 443.50M 443.34M 443.07M 443.90M 443.68M 443.48M 443.18M

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Costco Wholesale

This table details how cash moves in and out of Costco Wholesale's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 8/30/2015 8/28/2016 9/3/2017 9/2/2018 9/1/2019 8/30/2020 8/29/2021 8/28/2022 9/3/2023 9/1/2024 8/31/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-937 -1,422 1,167 1,509 2,329 3,893 -1,019 -1,055 3,497 -3,794 4,255
Net Cash From Operating Activities
4,285 3,292 -6,726 5,774 6,356 8,861 8,958 7,392 11,068 11,339 13,335
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
4,285 3,292 6,726 5,774 6,356 8,861 8,958 7,392 11,068 11,339 13,335
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
2,409 2,376 2,714 3,179 3,704 4,059 5,079 5,915 6,292 7,367 8,099
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
2,409 2,376 -2,714 3,179 3,704 4,059 5,079 5,915 6,292 7,367 8,099
Depreciation Expense
1,127 1,255 -1,370 1,437 1,492 1,645 1,781 1,900 2,077 2,237 2,426
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
303 402 -500 538 604 855 1,095 1,140 1,681 1,124 1,046
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
446 -741 -2,142 620 556 2,302 1,003 -1,563 1,018 611 1,764
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-2,480 -2,345 -2,366 -2,947 -2,865 -3,891 -3,535 -3,915 -4,972 -4,409 -5,311
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-2,480 -2,345 -2,366 -2,947 -2,865 -3,891 -3,535 -3,915 -4,972 -4,409 -5,311
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-2,393 -2,649 -2,502 -2,969 -2,998 -2,810 -3,588 -3,891 -4,323 -4,710 -5,498
Purchase of Investments
-1,501 -1,432 -1,279 -1,060 -1,094 -1,626 -1,331 -1,121 -1,622 -1,470 -1,028
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
1,434 1,709 1,385 1,078 1,231 1,678 1,446 1,145 937 1,790 1,141
Other Investing Activities, net
-20 27 30 4.00 -4.00 30 -62 -48 36 -19 74
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-2,324 -2,419 -3,218 -1,281 -1,147 -1,147 -6,488 -4,283 -2,614 -10,764 -3,775
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-2,324 -2,419 -3,218 -1,281 -1,147 -1,147 -6,488 -4,283 -2,614 -10,764 -3,775
Repayment of Debt
-17 -1,339 -2,200 -127 -98 -3,134 94 -806 -1,010 -1,997 -965
Repurchase of Common Equity
-481 -486 -469 -328 -247 -196 -496 -439 -676 -700 -903
Payment of Dividends
-2,865 -746 -3,904 -689 -1,038 -1,479 -5,748 -2,548 -1,251 -9,041 -2,183
Issuance of Debt
1,176 291 3,793 0.00 298 3,992 41 53 917 1,426 816
Other Financing Activities, net
-137 -139 -438 -137 -62 -330 -379 -543 -594 -452 -540
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-418 50 25 -37 -15 70 46 -249 15 40 6.00
Cash Interest Paid
117 123 -131 143 141 124 149 145 125 129 106
Cash Income Taxes Paid
1,186 953 -1,185 1,204 1,187 1,052 1,527 1,940 2,234 2,319 2,917

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Costco Wholesale

This table details how cash moves in and out of Costco Wholesale's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Period end date 2/12/2023 5/7/2023 9/3/2023 11/26/2023 2/18/2024 5/12/2024 9/1/2024 11/24/2024 2/16/2025 5/11/2025 8/31/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
2,114 -477 1,207 3,311 -7,916 1,309 -498 1,001 1,449 1,480 325
Net Cash From Operating Activities
3,192 1,541 3,725 4,651 731 2,999 2,958 3,260 2,748 3,460 3,867
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
3,192 1,541 3,725 4,651 731 3,034 2,923 3,260 2,748 3,460 3,867
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,466 1,302 2,160 1,589 1,743 1,681 2,354 1,798 1,788 1,903 2,610
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,466 1,302 2,160 1,589 1,743 1,681 2,354 1,798 1,788 1,903 2,610
Depreciation Expense
470 472 688 501 514 516 706 548 552 552 774
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
276 474 297 561 160 185 218 463 209 241 133
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
980 -707 580 2,000 -1,686 652 -355 451 199 764 350
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-808 -1,282 -1,825 -366 -1,386 -954 -1,703 -985 -1,022 -1,336 -1,968
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-808 -1,282 -1,825 -366 -1,386 -954 -1,703 -985 -1,022 -1,336 -1,968
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-890 -820 -1,556 -1,040 -1,031 -1,062 -1,577 -1,264 -1,137 -1,131 -1,966
Purchase of Investments
-143 -551 -675 -200 -519 -288 -463 -247 -98 -228 -455
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
238 82 343 878 151 412 349 541 211 34 355
Other Investing Activities, net
-13 7.00 63 -4.00 13 -16 -12 -15 2.00 -11 98
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-352 -735 -664 -974 -7,276 -698 -1,816 -1,193 -241 -748 -1,593
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-352 -735 -664 -974 -7,276 -698 -1,816 -1,193 -241 -748 -1,593
Repayment of Debt
-560 -316 -144 -173 -236 -227 -1,359 -194 -195 -246 -330
Repurchase of Common Equity
-143 -162 -230 -162 -160 -162 -216 -207 -205 -211 -280
Payment of Dividends
- -399 -452 -905 -7,107 -515 -514 -515 - -515 -1,153
Issuance of Debt
450 188 250 642 239 245 300 133 237 246 200
Other Financing Activities, net
-99 -46 -88 -376 -12 -39 -27 -410 -78 -22 -30
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
82 -1.00 -29 0.00 15 -38 63 -81 -36 104 19
Cash Interest Paid
10 24 39 52 10 28 39 44 11 26 25
Cash Income Taxes Paid
422 807 791 210 987 252 870 401 397 850 1,269

Annual Balance Sheets for Costco Wholesale

This table presents Costco Wholesale's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 8/30/2015 8/28/2016 9/3/2017 9/2/2018 9/1/2019 8/30/2020 8/29/2021 8/28/2022 9/3/2023 9/1/2024 8/31/2025
Total Assets
33,017 33,163 36,347 40,830 45,400 55,556 59,268 64,166 68,994 69,831 77,099
Total Current Assets
16,779 15,218 17,317 20,289 23,485 28,120 29,505 32,696 35,879 34,246 38,380
Cash & Equivalents
4,801 3,379 4,546 6,055 8,384 12,277 11,258 10,203 13,700 9,906 14,161
Short-Term Investments
1,618 1,350 1,233 1,204 1,060 1,028 917 846 1,534 1,238 1,123
Accounts Receivable
1,224 1,252 1,432 1,669 1,535 1,550 1,803 2,241 2,285 2,721 3,203
Inventories, net
8,908 8,969 9,834 11,040 11,395 12,242 14,215 17,907 16,651 18,647 18,116
Other Current Assets
228 268 272 321 1,111 1,023 1,312 1,499 1,709 1,734 1,777
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
15,401 17,043 18,161 19,681 20,890 21,807 23,492 24,646 26,684 29,032 31,909
Total Noncurrent Assets
837 902 869 860 1,025 5,629 6,271 6,824 6,431 6,553 6,810
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
837 902 869 860 1,025 5,629 6,271 6,824 6,431 6,553 6,810
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
33,017 33,163 36,347 40,830 45,400 55,556 59,268 64,166 68,994 69,831 77,099
Total Liabilities
22,174 20,831 25,268 27,727 29,816 36,851 41,190 43,519 43,936 46,209 47,935
Total Current Liabilities
16,539 15,575 17,495 19,926 23,237 24,844 29,441 31,998 33,583 35,464 37,108
Accounts Payable
9,011 7,612 9,608 11,237 11,679 14,172 16,278 17,848 17,483 19,421 19,783
Accrued Expenses
- - - - - 1,393 1,671 1,911 2,150 2,435 2,677
Current Deferred Revenue
1,269 1,362 1,498 1,624 1,711 1,851 2,042 2,174 2,337 2,501 2,854
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
2,468 2,629 2,703 2,994 3,176 3,605 4,090 4,381 4,278 4,794 5,205
Other Current Liabilities
1,695 2,003 2,725 2,924 4,972 3,728 4,561 5,611 6,254 6,313 6,589
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
5,635 5,256 7,773 7,801 6,579 12,007 11,749 11,521 10,353 10,745 10,827
Long-Term Debt
4,852 4,061 6,573 6,487 5,124 7,514 6,692 6,484 5,377 5,794 5,713
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
783 1,195 1,200 1,314 1,455 4,493 5,057 5,037 4,976 4,951 5,114
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
10,843 12,332 11,079 13,103 15,584 18,705 18,078 20,647 25,058 23,622 29,164
Total Preferred & Common Equity
10,617 12,079 10,778 12,799 15,243 18,284 17,564 20,642 25,058 23,622 29,164
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
10,617 12,079 10,778 12,799 15,243 18,284 17,564 20,642 25,058 23,622 29,164
Common Stock
5,220 5,492 5,804 6,111 6,421 6,702 7,035 6,886 7,342 7,831 8,284
Retained Earnings
6,518 7,686 5,988 7,887 10,258 12,879 11,666 15,585 19,521 17,619 22,650
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-1,121 -1,099 -1,014 -1,199 -1,436 -1,297 -1,137 -1,829 -1,805 -1,828 -1,770

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Costco Wholesale

This table presents Costco Wholesale's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025
Period end date 11/20/2022 2/12/2023 5/7/2023 9/3/2023 11/26/2023 2/18/2024 5/12/2024 9/1/2024 11/24/2024 2/16/2025 5/11/2025
Total Assets
66,027 66,848 66,752 68,994 73,723 66,323 67,911 69,831 73,386 73,224 75,482
Total Current Assets
34,150 34,330 34,289 35,879 40,080 32,146 33,288 34,246 37,523 36,897 38,151
Cash & Equivalents
10,856 12,970 12,493 13,700 17,011 9,095 10,404 9,906 10,907 12,356 13,836
Short-Term Investments
817 735 1,215 1,534 853 1,226 1,095 1,238 920 802 1,014
Accounts Receivable
2,312 2,714 2,502 2,285 2,542 2,779 2,583 2,721 2,963 3,060 2,875
Inventories, net
18,571 16,081 16,324 16,651 18,001 17,075 17,430 18,647 20,979 18,754 18,606
Other Current Assets
1,594 1,830 1,755 1,709 1,673 1,971 1,776 1,734 1,754 1,925 1,820
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
25,144 25,724 25,931 26,684 27,168 27,601 28,062 29,032 29,336 29,809 30,582
Total Noncurrent Assets
6,733 6,794 6,532 6,431 6,475 6,576 6,561 6,553 6,527 6,518 6,749
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
6,733 6,794 6,532 6,431 6,475 6,576 6,561 6,553 6,527 6,518 6,749
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
66,027 66,848 66,752 68,994 73,723 66,323 67,911 69,831 73,386 73,224 75,482
Total Liabilities
44,551 44,049 43,179 43,936 47,576 45,563 46,140 46,209 48,935 47,647 48,357
Total Current Liabilities
33,067 32,516 31,708 33,583 36,768 34,688 35,361 35,464 38,289 36,999 37,579
Accounts Payable
18,348 16,407 16,853 17,483 20,357 17,494 18,844 19,421 21,793 18,610 19,820
Accrued Expenses
1,959 2,016 2,076 2,150 2,207 2,268 2,339 2,435 2,444 2,491 2,583
Current Deferred Revenue
2,322 2,412 2,436 2,337 2,462 2,541 2,553 2,501 2,683 2,824 2,931
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
4,317 4,483 4,117 4,278 4,474 4,801 4,365 4,794 4,785 5,150 4,813
Other Current Liabilities
6,050 7,122 6,226 6,254 6,188 6,504 6,183 6,313 6,584 7,924 7,432
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
11,484 11,533 11,471 10,353 10,808 10,875 10,779 10,745 10,646 10,648 10,778
Long-Term Debt
6,472 6,506 6,497 5,377 5,866 5,865 5,834 5,794 5,745 5,755 5,717
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
5,012 5,027 4,974 4,976 4,942 5,010 4,945 4,951 4,901 4,893 5,061
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
21,476 22,799 23,573 25,058 26,147 20,760 21,771 23,622 24,451 25,577 27,125
Total Preferred & Common Equity
21,471 22,794 23,568 25,058 26,147 20,760 21,771 23,622 24,451 25,577 27,125
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
21,471 22,794 23,568 25,058 26,147 20,760 21,771 23,622 24,451 25,577 27,125
Common Stock
6,984 7,125 7,213 7,342 7,491 7,622 7,704 7,831 7,903 8,049 8,150
Retained Earnings
16,412 17,341 18,035 19,521 20,499 14,980 15,989 17,619 18,700 19,770 20,890
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-1,925 -1,672 -1,680 -1,805 -1,843 -1,842 -1,922 -1,828 -2,152 -2,242 -1,915

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Costco Wholesale

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Costco Wholesale's official financial filings.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 8/30/2015 8/28/2016 9/3/2017 9/2/2018 9/1/2019 8/30/2020 8/29/2021 8/28/2022 9/3/2023 9/1/2024 8/31/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
3.16% 2.17% 8.68% 9.73% 7.86% 9.21% 17.49% 15.83% 6.76% 5.02% 8.17%
EBITDA Growth
11.81% 3.70% -44.37% 115.87% 5.27% 13.66% 19.90% 14.18% 5.14% 13.06% 11.17%
EBIT Growth
12.55% 1.32% 11.96% 8.98% 5.74% 14.74% 23.42% 16.17% 4.12% 14.43% 11.83%
NOPAT Growth
15.19% -0.48% 14.58% 16.07% 14.85% 11.63% 24.08% 15.28% 2.31% 16.75% 10.69%
Net Income Growth
15.37% -1.37% 14.23% 17.13% 16.51% 9.58% 25.13% 16.46% 6.37% 17.09% 9.94%
EPS Growth
15.48% -0.74% 14.07% 16.61% 16.50% 9.20% 24.94% 16.59% 7.76% 16.95% 9.96%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
7.56% -23.17% -304.31% 185.85% 10.08% 39.41% 1.09% -17.48% 49.73% 2.45% 17.60%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
27.14% -90.46% 1,675.24% -27.24% 18.13% 29.43% 16.01% -33.86% 88.82% -16.28% 28.20%
Invested Capital Growth
2.58% 20.88% -6.98% 4.62% 4.36% 0.35% 2.96% 20.61% 0.79% 12.85% 7.23%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.22% 0.66% 4.66% 1.51% 2.06% 3.66% 4.98% 4.33% 2.91% 0.30% 2.40%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
2.04% 1.90% -91.19% 123.91% -23.87% 7.57% 4.95% 2.80% 3.78% 2.48% 2.95%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
1.83% 0.96% -86.20% 120.89% 0.36% 9.38% 5.44% 2.93% 3.63% 2.89% 2.97%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
2.97% 0.56% -86.26% 121.57% 1.01% 9.64% 4.76% 3.19% 2.78% 4.05% 2.42%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
3.13% 0.30% 5.73% 3.96% 1.56% 7.81% 6.06% 3.21% 4.69% 2.70% 3.26%
EPS Q/Q Growth
3.07% 0.57% 5.56% 3.96% 1.47% 7.89% 5.92% 3.46% 4.89% 2.60% 3.35%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
4.54% -26.67% -242.41% 178.05% 13.16% 28.20% -12.69% -5.55% 12.38% -6.34% 7.32%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
5.26% -87.07% -83.77% 114.51% 31.42% 71.05% -20.85% -19.35% 23.78% -16.85% -4.84%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
5.22% 17.74% 40.69% 4.42% -1.43% -10.43% -0.31% 5.82% -0.49% 6.94% 8.90%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
13.02% 13.32% 13.29% 13.01% 12.98% 13.09% 12.88% 12.15% 12.26% 12.61% 12.84%
EBITDA Margin
4.09% 4.15% 2.12% 4.18% 4.08% 4.25% 4.33% 4.27% 4.21% 4.53% 4.65%
Operating Margin
3.12% 3.09% 3.19% 3.16% 3.10% 3.26% 3.42% 3.43% 3.35% 3.65% 3.77%
EBIT Margin
3.12% 3.09% 3.19% 3.16% 3.10% 3.26% 3.42% 3.43% 3.35% 3.65% 3.77%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
2.07% 2.00% 2.10% 2.25% 2.43% 2.43% 2.59% 2.61% 2.60% 2.90% 2.94%
Tax Burden Percent
66.84% 65.65% 67.19% 71.57% 77.73% 75.63% 76.03% 75.45% 74.14% 75.64% 74.87%
Interest Burden Percent
99.45% 98.56% 98.25% 99.15% 100.59% 98.75% 99.58% 100.60% 104.60% 104.90% 104.19%
Effective Tax Rate
33.16% 34.35% 32.81% 28.43% 22.27% 24.37% 23.97% 24.55% 25.86% 24.36% 25.13%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
23.23% 20.67% 22.42% 26.40% 29.01% 31.65% 38.63% 39.80% 37.09% 40.53% 41.06%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
24.30% -26.35% 14.53% -22.17% 27.69% 32.89% 39.04% 39.02% 32.92% 35.62% 36.69%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
-2.61% -0.17% 0.76% -0.10% -3.19% -7.98% -11.02% -9.25% -9.56% -10.26% -10.37%
Return on Equity (ROE)
20.63% 20.50% 23.19% 26.29% 25.82% 23.68% 27.62% 30.55% 27.53% 30.27% 30.69%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
20.68% 1.76% 29.66% 21.88% 24.74% 31.30% 35.72% 21.11% 36.31% 28.45% 34.08%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
10.98% 11.10% 11.83% 11.61% 10.99% 10.77% 11.68% 12.63% 12.19% 13.38% 14.13%
Return on Assets (ROA)
7.30% 7.18% 7.81% 8.24% 8.59% 8.04% 8.85% 9.58% 9.45% 10.61% 11.02%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
20.24% 20.08% 22.64% 25.63% 25.24% 23.15% 26.91% 30.14% 27.53% 30.27% 30.69%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
22.69% 19.67% 25.18% 24.84% 24.30% 22.20% 28.92% 28.66% 25.11% 31.19% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
2,422 2,411 2,762 3,206 3,682 4,110 5,100 5,880 6,015 7,023 7,773
NOPAT Margin
2.08% 2.03% 2.14% 2.26% 2.41% 2.46% 2.60% 2.59% 2.48% 2.76% 2.82%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
-1.07% 47.02% 7.89% 48.56% 1.32% -1.24% -0.41% 0.77% 4.17% 4.91% 4.37%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - - - - - 22.29%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
86.98% 86.68% 86.71% 86.99% 87.02% 86.91% 87.12% 87.85% 87.74% 87.39% 87.16%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
9.85% 10.17% 10.04% 9.80% 9.82% 9.83% 9.46% 8.72% 8.91% 8.96% 9.07%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
9.91% 10.23% 10.10% 9.85% 9.88% 9.83% 9.46% 8.72% 8.91% 8.96% 9.07%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
3,624 3,672 4,111 4,480 4,737 5,435 6,708 7,793 8,114 9,285 10,383
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
4,751 4,927 2,741 5,917 6,229 7,080 8,489 9,693 10,191 11,522 12,809
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
4.89 5.08 5.79 7.26 7.81 7.79 10.86 11.01 9.35 16.75 14.34
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
4.89 5.08 5.79 7.26 7.81 7.79 10.86 11.01 9.35 16.75 14.34
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.45 0.52 0.48 0.66 0.78 0.85 0.97 1.00 0.97 1.55 1.52
Price to Earnings (P/E)
21.86 26.10 23.29 29.66 32.53 35.60 38.09 38.87 37.24 53.70 51.65
Dividend Yield
5.51% 1.21% 6.26% 1.01% 0.90% 1.04% 3.01% 0.66% 0.73% 2.28% 0.52%
Earnings Yield
4.57% 3.83% 4.29% 3.37% 3.07% 2.81% 2.63% 2.57% 2.69% 1.86% 1.94%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
4.92 4.86 5.35 7.45 9.01 10.55 13.93 13.78 13.85 21.25 20.86
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.45 0.52 0.49 0.65 0.76 0.82 0.95 0.98 0.93 1.53 1.49
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
10.92 12.59 23.17 15.64 18.74 19.38 21.98 22.97 22.13 33.88 31.91
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
14.32 16.89 15.45 20.66 24.65 25.24 27.81 28.58 27.80 42.04 39.37
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
21.43 25.72 22.99 28.87 31.71 33.38 36.58 37.87 37.50 55.59 52.59
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
12.11 18.84 0.00 16.03 18.37 15.48 20.83 30.13 20.38 34.43 30.65
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
24.07 301.35 17.38 34.82 37.18 33.76 39.57 71.41 38.30 79.19 63.35
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.57 0.42 0.59 0.50 0.44 0.41 0.41 0.32 0.26 0.25 0.20
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.45 0.33 0.59 0.50 0.33 0.40 0.37 0.31 0.21 0.25 0.20
Financial Leverage
-0.11 0.01 0.05 0.00 -0.12 -0.24 -0.28 -0.24 -0.29 -0.29 -0.28
Leverage Ratio
2.83 2.86 2.97 3.19 3.01 2.94 3.12 3.19 2.91 2.85 2.78
Compound Leverage Factor
2.81 2.81 2.92 3.16 3.02 2.91 3.11 3.21 3.05 2.99 2.90
Debt to Total Capital
36.14% 29.50% 37.24% 33.42% 30.45% 28.92% 29.30% 24.10% 20.49% 19.98% 16.38%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
7.56% 6.29% 0.00% 0.46% 7.58% 0.36% 3.12% 0.27% 3.43% 0.35% 0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
28.58% 23.22% 37.24% 32.96% 22.87% 28.56% 26.17% 23.83% 17.06% 19.63% 16.38%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
1.33% 1.45% 1.71% 1.54% 1.52% 1.60% 2.01% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
62.53% 69.05% 61.06% 65.04% 68.03% 69.48% 68.69% 75.88% 79.51% 80.02% 83.62%
Debt to EBITDA
1.29 1.05 2.40 1.11 1.10 1.07 0.88 0.68 0.63 0.51 0.45
Net Debt to EBITDA
-0.06 0.09 0.29 -0.12 -0.42 -0.80 -0.55 -0.46 -0.86 -0.46 -0.75
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
1.02 0.82 2.40 1.10 0.82 1.06 0.79 0.67 0.53 0.50 0.45
Debt to NOPAT
2.53 2.14 2.38 2.05 1.85 1.85 1.47 1.12 1.07 0.84 0.73
Net Debt to NOPAT
-0.12 0.18 0.29 -0.21 -0.71 -1.39 -0.92 -0.76 -1.46 -0.75 -1.23
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
2.00 1.68 2.38 2.02 1.39 1.83 1.31 1.10 0.89 0.83 0.73
Altman Z-Score
5.57 6.02 5.63 6.12 6.43 6.04 6.73 7.42 7.54 9.55 9.68
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
1.88% 2.07% 2.37% 2.50% 2.25% 2.22% 2.54% 1.34% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
1.01 0.98 0.99 1.02 1.01 1.13 1.00 1.02 1.07 0.97 1.03
Quick Ratio
0.46 0.38 0.41 0.45 0.47 0.60 0.47 0.42 0.52 0.39 0.50
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
2,156 206 3,653 2,658 3,140 4,064 4,715 3,119 5,888 4,930 6,452
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
179.06% 124.27% -268.82% 194.48% 212.01% 315.34% 249.67% 189.98% 256.03% 240.74% 242.54%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
17.39 1.55 27.26 16.72 20.93 25.40 27.57 19.74 36.80 29.17 41.90
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
34.56 24.75 -50.19 36.31 42.37 55.38 52.39 46.78 69.18 67.09 86.59
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
15.26 4.83 -68.87 17.64 22.39 37.82 31.40 22.16 42.16 39.22 50.89
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
3.52 3.59 3.71 3.67 3.54 3.30 3.41 3.68 3.64 3.67 3.75
Accounts Receivable Turnover
97.98 95.90 96.14 91.31 95.32 108.11 116.87 112.24 107.07 101.66 92.92
Inventory Turnover
11.64 11.51 11.90 11.80 11.85 12.26 12.90 12.41 12.30 12.60 13.05
Fixed Asset Turnover
7.69 7.32 7.33 7.48 7.53 7.81 8.65 9.43 9.44 9.13 9.03
Accounts Payable Turnover
11.55 12.38 12.99 11.82 11.60 11.21 11.21 11.69 12.03 12.05 12.24
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
3.73 3.81 3.80 4.00 3.83 3.38 3.12 3.25 3.41 3.59 3.93
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
31.36 31.71 30.67 30.93 30.81 29.76 28.29 29.40 29.67 28.97 27.97
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
31.60 29.48 28.09 30.89 31.47 32.55 32.56 31.24 30.33 30.29 29.83
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
3.48 6.03 6.38 4.04 3.17 0.59 -1.15 1.42 2.75 2.27 2.07
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
10,559 12,764 11,873 12,421 12,963 13,009 13,394 16,155 16,282 18,375 19,593
Invested Capital Turnover
11.15 10.18 10.47 11.66 12.03 12.84 14.84 15.36 14.94 14.68 14.54
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
266 2,205 -891 548 542 46 385 2,761 127 2,093 1,321
Enterprise Value (EV)
51,901 62,017 63,500 92,570 116,756 137,200 186,569 222,685 225,557 390,376 408,770
Market Capitalization
51,959 61,332 62,405 92,948 119,036 142,475 190,739 227,172 234,333 395,623 418,341
Book Value per Share
$24.16 $27.57 $24.57 $29.19 $34.66 $41.41 $39.73 $46.60 $56.55 $53.28 $65.76
Tangible Book Value per Share
$24.16 $27.57 $24.57 $29.19 $34.66 $41.41 $39.73 $46.60 $56.55 $53.28 $65.76
Total Capital
16,978 17,493 17,652 19,680 22,407 26,314 25,569 27,204 31,516 29,519 34,877
Total Debt
6,135 5,161 6,573 6,577 6,823 7,609 7,491 6,557 6,458 5,897 5,713
Total Long-Term Debt
4,852 4,061 6,573 6,487 5,124 7,514 6,692 6,484 5,377 5,794 5,713
Net Debt
-284 432 794 -682 -2,621 -5,696 -4,684 -4,492 -8,776 -5,247 -9,571
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
2,393 2,649 2,502 2,969 2,998 2,810 3,588 3,891 4,323 4,710 5,498
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
-4,896 -3,986 -5,957 -6,806 -7,497 -9,934 -11,312 -10,278 -11,857 -12,259 -14,012
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
1,523 743 -178 453 1,947 3,371 863 771 3,377 -1,115 1,272
Net Working Capital (NWC)
240 -357 -178 363 248 3,276 64 698 2,296 -1,218 1,272
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
13 35 48 27 -22 51 21 -35 -277 -344 -326
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
-284 432 794 -682 -2,621 -5,696 -4,684 -4,492 -8,776 -5,247 -9,571
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
1,127 1,255 -1,370 1,437 1,492 1,645 1,781 1,900 2,077 2,237 2,426
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-4.21% -3.36% -4.62% -4.81% -4.91% -5.96% -5.77% -4.53% -4.89% -4.82% -5.09%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
1.31% 0.63% -0.14% 0.32% 1.28% 2.02% 0.44% 0.34% 1.39% -0.44% 0.46%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.21% -0.30% -0.14% 0.26% 0.16% 1.96% 0.03% 0.31% 0.95% -0.48% 0.46%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8.32 $9.05 $11.30 $13.17 $14.18 $16.59 $18.24
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 439.76M 442.30M 443.09M 443.65M 443.85M 443.91M 443.99M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8.26 $9.02 $11.27 $13.14 $14.16 $16.56 $18.21
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 442.92M 443.90M 444.35M 444.76M 444.45M 444.76M 444.80M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 439.66M 882.46M 883.65M 885.21M 442.74M 443.07M 443.18M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
2,466 2,462 2,817 3,255 3,749 4,110 5,100 5,880 6,015 7,023 7,773
Normalized NOPAT Margin
2.12% 2.07% 2.18% 2.30% 2.46% 2.46% 2.60% 2.59% 2.48% 2.76% 2.82%
Pre Tax Income Margin
3.10% 3.05% 3.13% 3.14% 3.12% 3.22% 3.41% 3.45% 3.50% 3.83% 3.93%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
29.23 27.61 30.68 28.18 31.58 33.97 39.23 49.32 50.71 54.94 67.42
NOPAT to Interest Expense
19.54 18.13 20.61 20.16 24.55 25.69 29.83 37.21 37.60 41.56 50.48
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
9.93 7.69 12.01 9.50 11.59 16.41 18.25 24.70 23.69 27.07 31.72
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
0.24 -1.79 1.94 1.49 4.56 8.13 8.84 12.59 10.58 13.69 14.77
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
118.93% 31.40% 143.85% 21.67% 28.02% 36.44% 113.17% 43.08% 19.88% 122.72% 26.95%
Augmented Payout Ratio
138.90% 51.85% 161.13% 31.99% 34.69% 41.27% 122.94% 50.50% 30.63% 132.22% 38.10%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Costco Wholesale

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Costco Wholesale's official financial filings.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025
Period end date 2/12/2023 5/7/2023 9/3/2023 11/26/2023 2/18/2024 5/12/2024 9/1/2024 11/24/2024 2/16/2025 5/11/2025 8/31/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
6.48% 2.00% 9.50% 6.18% 5.75% 9.07% 0.96% 7.53% 9.04% 8.02% 8.10%
EBITDA Growth
5.56% -3.20% 11.98% 13.06% 8.55% 26.13% 8.04% 10.42% 11.34% 13.60% 9.79%
EBIT Growth
5.02% -6.25% 11.37% 13.31% 8.36% 30.85% 9.39% 10.69% 12.32% 15.16% 9.83%
NOPAT Growth
5.93% -8.22% 8.77% 10.94% 14.20% 31.00% 13.47% 14.38% 6.42% 15.41% 8.00%
Net Income Growth
11.06% -5.10% 15.02% 16.50% 18.90% 29.11% 8.98% 13.15% 2.58% 13.21% 10.88%
EPS Growth
13.01% -3.62% 15.71% 16.61% 18.79% 29.01% 8.64% 12.85% 2.55% 13.23% 11.17%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
696.01% 25.59% 48.64% 78.20% -77.10% 94.61% -20.59% -29.91% 275.92% 15.37% 30.73%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-95.35% 128.47% 311.81% 230.26% -247.20% 475.27% -89.09% -154.62% 1,007.46% 32.81% 274.89%
Invested Capital Growth
9.33% 7.18% 0.79% -6.83% 10.90% 5.02% 12.85% 20.62% 4.54% 4.71% 7.23%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
1.52% -2.93% 47.14% -26.78% 1.11% 0.12% 36.20% -22.02% 2.53% -0.81% 36.31%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
7.96% -9.36% 61.27% -28.37% 3.66% 5.32% 38.15% -26.79% 4.52% 7.46% 33.52%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
8.68% -11.77% 65.63% -28.66% 3.93% 6.55% 38.46% -27.81% 5.46% 9.24% 32.06%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
4.26% -12.26% 64.24% -26.16% 7.33% 0.64% 42.26% -25.57% -0.15% 9.15% 33.13%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
7.48% -11.19% 65.90% -26.44% 9.69% -3.56% 40.04% -23.62% -0.56% 6.43% 37.15%
EPS Q/Q Growth
7.49% -11.21% 65.87% -26.34% 9.50% -3.57% 39.68% -23.48% -0.50% 6.47% 37.15%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
22.30% -51.72% 141.73% 24.86% -84.28% 310.26% -1.37% 10.21% -15.71% 25.91% 11.76%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
103.43% 100.94% 1,273.43% 37.55% -103.88% 885.33% -73.95% -788.71% 164.42% 14.94% 10.05%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-4.10% 4.38% -0.49% -6.47% 14.15% -1.16% 6.94% -0.03% -1.06% -1.00% 8.90%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
12.38% 12.07% 12.31% 12.70% 12.49% 12.55% 12.68% 12.94% 12.52% 12.99% 12.91%
EBITDA Margin
4.29% 4.01% 4.39% 4.30% 4.41% 4.64% 4.70% 4.42% 4.50% 4.88% 4.78%
Operating Margin
3.44% 3.13% 3.52% 3.43% 3.53% 3.75% 3.82% 3.53% 3.63% 4.00% 3.88%
EBIT Margin
3.44% 3.13% 3.52% 3.43% 3.53% 3.75% 3.82% 3.53% 3.63% 4.00% 3.88%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
2.65% 2.43% 2.74% 2.75% 2.98% 2.87% 2.95% 2.89% 2.81% 3.01% 3.03%
Tax Burden Percent
73.93% 73.52% 72.90% 75.45% 77.92% 73.60% 75.62% 77.97% 73.82% 73.76% 74.36%
Interest Burden Percent
104.20% 105.48% 106.54% 106.15% 108.49% 103.96% 102.33% 105.01% 104.58% 101.98% 105.06%
Effective Tax Rate
26.07% 26.48% 27.10% 24.55% 22.08% 26.40% 24.38% 22.03% 26.18% 26.24% 25.64%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
39.76% 34.26% 38.37% 40.30% 41.38% 41.80% 42.38% 42.44% 39.85% 45.12% 41.92%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
38.83% 33.17% 36.37% 39.15% 38.79% 40.71% 41.62% 41.43% 38.40% 44.58% 40.24%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
-11.58% -9.37% -10.56% -13.19% -9.35% -10.59% -11.99% -13.92% -8.93% -12.51% -11.37%
Return on Equity (ROE)
28.17% 24.88% 27.81% 27.11% 32.03% 31.20% 30.39% 28.52% 30.92% 32.61% 30.55%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
30.83% 30.08% 36.31% 46.13% 28.18% 35.35% 28.45% 24.40% 36.84% 38.55% 34.08%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
12.42% 11.28% 12.82% 12.07% 13.19% 14.15% 13.99% 12.43% 13.76% 15.01% 14.53%
Return on Assets (ROA)
9.57% 8.75% 9.96% 9.67% 11.15% 10.82% 10.83% 10.18% 10.62% 11.29% 11.35%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
27.80% 24.57% 27.81% 27.10% 32.03% 31.20% 30.39% 28.52% 30.92% 32.61% 30.55%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
26.67% 25.50% 0.00% 24.92% 32.73% 32.95% 0.00% 30.98% 29.80% 28.91% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,407 1,234 2,027 1,497 1,607 1,617 2,300 1,712 1,710 1,866 2,484
NOPAT Margin
2.55% 2.30% 2.57% 2.59% 2.75% 2.76% 2.89% 2.76% 2.68% 2.95% 2.88%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
0.93% 1.09% 2.00% 1.15% 2.60% 1.09% 0.77% 1.01% 1.45% 0.54% 1.68%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - 4.52% - - - 5.67% 5.46% 5.68% 7.12%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
87.62% 87.93% 87.69% 87.30% 87.51% 87.45% 87.32% 87.06% 87.48% 87.01% 87.09%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
8.94% 8.94% 8.79% 9.27% 8.97% 8.79% 8.87% 9.41% 8.89% 8.99% 9.03%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
8.94% 8.94% 8.79% 9.27% 8.97% 8.79% 8.87% 9.41% 8.89% 8.99% 9.03%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
1,903 1,679 2,781 1,984 2,062 2,197 3,042 2,196 2,316 2,530 3,341
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
2,373 2,151 3,469 2,485 2,576 2,713 3,748 2,744 2,868 3,082 4,115
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
9.42 9.11 9.35 9.73 15.43 16.01 16.75 17.47 18.60 16.49 14.34
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
9.42 9.11 9.35 9.73 15.43 16.01 16.75 17.47 18.60 16.49 14.34
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.92 0.91 0.97 1.04 1.29 1.37 1.55 1.65 1.80 1.66 1.52
Price to Earnings (P/E)
35.48 35.77 37.24 39.05 47.14 48.60 53.70 56.38 62.43 57.03 51.65
Dividend Yield
0.74% 0.77% 0.73% 0.69% 2.64% 2.57% 2.28% 2.02% 0.43% 0.47% 0.52%
Earnings Yield
2.82% 2.80% 2.69% 2.56% 2.12% 2.06% 1.86% 1.77% 1.60% 1.75% 1.94%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
13.24 12.68 13.85 16.00 18.23 20.02 21.25 22.92 25.77 24.35 20.86
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.89 0.88 0.93 0.99 1.27 1.36 1.53 1.63 1.77 1.63 1.49
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
20.99 21.12 22.13 23.25 29.67 30.60 33.88 35.74 38.80 35.21 31.91
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
26.14 26.49 27.80 29.18 37.26 38.12 42.04 44.33 48.04 43.45 39.37
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
34.80 35.44 37.50 39.51 49.78 50.97 55.59 58.17 63.82 57.73 52.59
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
21.77 21.06 20.38 18.58 29.76 28.42 34.43 42.32 39.15 35.26 30.65
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
44.87 43.60 38.30 33.45 68.03 58.03 79.19 102.74 71.52 64.62 63.35
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.29 0.28 0.26 0.27 0.33 0.32 0.25 0.24 0.23 0.21 0.20
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.29 0.28 0.21 0.22 0.28 0.27 0.25 0.24 0.23 0.21 0.20
Financial Leverage
-0.30 -0.28 -0.29 -0.34 -0.24 -0.26 -0.29 -0.34 -0.23 -0.28 -0.28
Leverage Ratio
3.04 2.96 2.91 2.93 3.06 2.97 2.85 2.91 3.01 2.93 2.78
Compound Leverage Factor
3.17 3.12 3.10 3.12 3.32 3.09 2.92 3.05 3.15 2.99 2.92
Debt to Total Capital
22.40% 21.61% 20.49% 20.99% 25.07% 24.10% 19.98% 19.03% 18.37% 17.41% 16.38%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.26% 0.00% 3.43% 3.26% 3.90% 3.76% 0.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
22.14% 21.61% 17.06% 17.73% 21.17% 20.34% 19.63% 19.03% 18.37% 17.41% 16.38%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.02% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
77.58% 78.38% 79.51% 79.01% 74.93% 75.90% 80.02% 80.97% 81.63% 82.59% 83.62%
Debt to EBITDA
0.67 0.66 0.63 0.66 0.65 0.61 0.51 0.49 0.48 0.46 0.45
Net Debt to EBITDA
-0.72 -0.73 -0.86 -1.04 -0.32 -0.41 -0.46 -0.52 -0.61 -0.73 -0.75
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
0.66 0.66 0.53 0.56 0.55 0.52 0.50 0.49 0.48 0.46 0.45
Debt to NOPAT
1.10 1.11 1.07 1.13 1.09 1.02 0.84 0.79 0.78 0.75 0.73
Net Debt to NOPAT
-1.19 -1.23 -1.46 -1.77 -0.53 -0.68 -0.75 -0.84 -1.01 -1.20 -1.23
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
1.09 1.11 0.89 0.95 0.92 0.86 0.83 0.79 0.78 0.75 0.73
Altman Z-Score
6.92 7.02 7.28 7.07 8.34 8.67 9.26 9.21 10.08 9.62 9.38
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
1.32% 1.25% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
1.06 1.08 1.07 1.09 0.93 0.94 0.97 0.98 1.00 1.02 1.03
Quick Ratio
0.51 0.51 0.52 0.56 0.38 0.40 0.39 0.39 0.44 0.47 0.50
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
69 138 1,900 2,614 -101 796 207 -1,428 920 1,057 1,163
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
358.65% 187.93% 239.40% 447.21% 70.90% 282.39% 187.57% 257.91% 241.69% 305.92% 196.69%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
2.03 3.84 33.93 68.79 -2.47 19.41 4.23 -38.59 25.55 30.20 25.29
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
93.88 42.81 66.52 122.39 17.83 73.15 60.37 88.11 76.33 98.86 84.07
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
67.71 20.03 38.73 95.03 -7.32 47.24 28.18 53.95 44.75 66.54 41.33
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
3.61 3.61 3.64 3.52 3.74 3.77 3.67 3.52 3.78 3.75 3.75
Accounts Receivable Turnover
94.78 104.80 107.07 101.22 90.60 99.78 101.66 94.03 90.46 98.49 92.92
Inventory Turnover
12.66 12.19 12.30 11.77 13.15 13.15 12.60 11.60 12.87 13.01 13.05
Fixed Asset Turnover
9.42 9.40 9.44 9.39 9.33 9.40 9.13 9.16 9.20 9.17 9.03
Accounts Payable Turnover
12.31 11.99 12.03 11.12 12.86 12.44 12.05 10.72 12.78 12.13 12.24
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
3.85 3.48 3.41 3.61 4.03 3.66 3.59 3.88 4.04 3.71 3.93
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
28.84 29.94 29.67 31.00 27.76 27.75 28.97 31.48 28.35 28.05 27.97
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
29.66 30.43 30.33 32.81 28.38 29.35 30.29 34.04 28.57 30.10 29.83
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
3.03 2.99 2.75 1.80 3.41 2.06 2.27 1.32 3.82 1.66 2.07
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
15,676 16,362 16,282 15,229 17,384 17,183 18,375 18,369 18,174 17,992 19,593
Invested Capital Turnover
15.62 14.89 14.94 15.56 15.05 15.13 14.68 15.41 14.85 15.28 14.54
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
1,338 1,096 127 -1,117 1,708 821 2,093 3,140 790 809 1,321
Enterprise Value (EV)
207,586 207,427 225,557 243,593 316,908 344,038 390,376 421,045 468,390 438,140 408,770
Market Capitalization
214,704 214,633 234,333 254,511 320,284 348,626 395,623 427,127 475,793 447,273 418,341
Book Value per Share
$51.37 $53.14 $56.55 $59.06 $46.79 $49.09 $53.28 $55.19 $57.62 $61.14 $65.76
Tangible Book Value per Share
$51.37 $53.14 $56.55 $59.06 $46.79 $49.09 $53.28 $55.19 $57.62 $61.14 $65.76
Total Capital
29,381 30,070 31,516 33,093 27,705 28,682 29,519 30,196 31,332 32,842 34,877
Total Debt
6,582 6,497 6,458 6,946 6,945 6,911 5,897 5,745 5,755 5,717 5,713
Total Long-Term Debt
6,506 6,497 5,377 5,866 5,865 5,834 5,794 5,745 5,755 5,717 5,713
Net Debt
-7,123 -7,211 -8,776 -10,918 -3,376 -4,588 -5,247 -6,082 -7,403 -9,133 -9,571
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
890 820 1,556 1,040 1,031 1,062 1,577 1,264 1,137 1,131 1,966
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
-11,815 -11,127 -11,857 -13,472 -11,783 -12,495 -12,259 -12,593 -13,260 -14,278 -14,012
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
1,890 2,581 3,377 4,392 -1,462 -996 -1,115 -766 -102 572 1,272
Net Working Capital (NWC)
1,814 2,581 2,296 3,312 -2,542 -2,073 -1,218 -766 -102 572 1,272
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
-59 -68 -133 -92 -136 -64 -54 -86 -78 -37 -126
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
-7,123 -7,211 -8,776 -10,918 -3,376 -4,588 -5,247 -6,082 -7,403 -9,133 -9,571
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
470 472 688 501 514 516 706 548 552 552 774
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-5.04% -4.73% -4.89% -5.48% -4.74% -4.93% -4.82% -4.87% -5.02% -5.31% -5.09%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.81% 1.10% 1.39% 1.79% -0.59% -0.39% -0.44% -0.30% -0.04% 0.21% 0.46%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
0.77% 1.10% 0.95% 1.35% -1.02% -0.82% -0.48% -0.30% -0.04% 0.21% 0.46%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$3.30 $2.94 $4.87 $3.58 $3.93 $3.79 $5.29 $4.05 $4.03 $4.29 $5.87
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
443.88M 443.81M 443.85M 443.83M 443.89M 443.89M 443.91M 443.99M 443.98M 443.96M 443.99M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.30 $2.93 $4.86 $3.58 $3.92 $3.78 $5.28 $4.04 $4.02 $4.28 $5.87
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
444.48M 444.36M 444.45M 444.40M 444.75M 444.83M 444.76M 444.89M 444.89M 444.76M 444.80M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
443.48M 443.15M 442.74M 443.73M 443.50M 443.34M 443.07M 443.90M 443.68M 443.48M 443.18M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,407 1,234 2,027 1,497 1,607 1,617 2,300 1,712 1,710 1,866 2,484
Normalized NOPAT Margin
2.55% 2.30% 2.57% 2.59% 2.75% 2.76% 2.89% 2.76% 2.68% 2.95% 2.88%
Pre Tax Income Margin
3.59% 3.30% 3.75% 3.64% 3.83% 3.90% 3.91% 3.71% 3.80% 4.08% 4.07%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
55.97 46.64 49.66 52.21 50.29 53.59 62.08 59.35 64.33 72.29 72.63
NOPAT to Interest Expense
41.38 34.29 36.20 39.39 39.19 39.44 46.95 46.28 47.49 53.32 54.01
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
29.79 23.86 21.88 24.84 25.15 27.68 29.90 25.19 32.75 39.97 29.89
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
15.20 11.51 8.42 12.03 14.04 13.54 14.76 12.11 15.91 21.00 11.27
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.73% 44.03% 19.88% 26.94% 130.45% 125.18% 122.72% 114.19% 20.26% 19.69% 26.95%
Augmented Payout Ratio
52.73% 54.53% 30.63% 37.64% 140.96% 135.13% 132.22% 124.02% 30.63% 30.38% 38.10%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has demonstrated consistent growth and strong financial performance over the past four years up through Q4 2025. Here are the key trends and financial insights drawn from their recent quarterly and annual financial statements:

  • Revenue Growth: Total revenues have shown a strong upward trend, increasing from approximately $43.2 billion in Q1 2021 to $86.2 billion in Q4 2025, nearly doubling over this period. This shows robust ongoing demand and expansion in Costco's core business operations.
  • Steady Gross Profit Expansion: Gross profit has increased accordingly with revenue growth — from about $5.75 billion in Q1 2021 to over $11.1 billion in Q4 2025. This indicates Costco is managing costs effectively even while growing sales.
  • Operating Income Growth: Operating income also rose significantly, from $1.43 billion in Q1 2021 to $3.34 billion in Q4 2025, reflecting improved operational efficiency.
  • Consistent Net Income Gains: Net income has increased from around $1.16 billion in Q1 2021 to $2.61 billion in Q4 2025, representing strong profitability and effective cost control.
  • Growing Earnings Per Share (EPS): Diluted EPS climbed from about $2.62 in early 2021 to $5.87 in Q4 2025, indicating value creation for shareholders and effective equity management.
  • Strong Cash Flows: Operating cash flows have consistently exceeded $2.5 billion per quarter in recent periods, indicating healthy cash generation from core operations to support investments and shareholder returns.
  • Capital Expenditures: Costco has been steadily investing in property, plant, and equipment, with quarterly purchases ranging around $700 million to $2 billion, indicating expansion and maintenance but also a consistent cash outflow.
  • Debt Management: Long-term debt has remained relatively stable around $5.7 billion to $7.5 billion. Debt repayments and issuances suggest active management without excessive leverage increase.
  • Dividend and Share Repurchases: Costco has maintained steady dividend payments per share, increasing over time, and repurchased common stock, showing a commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
  • Inventory and Accounts Receivable Growth: Inventories and receivables have risen with revenue growth, which is typical but needs monitoring to avoid excessive buildup impacting liquidity.

In summary, Costco's financial performance over the past four years highlights strong and consistent revenue growth, improved profitability, robust cash flow generation, and prudent capital deployment. The company has maintained a healthy balance sheet with manageable debt levels and a shareholder-friendly approach with increasing dividends and buybacks. Retail investors can view Costco as a financially stable and growing retailer with a solid track record in managing costs and generating shareholder value.

10/11/25 10:42 PM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

Frequently Asked Questions About Costco Wholesale's Financials

When does Costco Wholesale's fiscal year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Costco Wholesale's financial year ends in August. Their financial year 2025 ended on August 31, 2025.

How has Costco Wholesale's net income changed over the last 10 years?

Costco Wholesale's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $8.10 billion in 2025, rising from $2.41 billion in 2015. The previous period was $7.37 billion in 2024. See Costco Wholesale's forecast for analyst expectations on what’s next for the company.

What is Costco Wholesale's operating income?
Costco Wholesale's total operating income in 2025 was $10.38 billion, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $35.35 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $24.97 billion
How has Costco Wholesale's revenue changed over the last 10 years?

Over the last 10 years, Costco Wholesale's total revenue changed from $116.20 billion in 2015 to $275.24 billion in 2025, a change of 136.9%.

How much debt does Costco Wholesale have?

Costco Wholesale's total liabilities were at $47.94 billion at the end of 2025, a 3.7% increase from 2024, and a 116.2% increase since 2015.

How much cash does Costco Wholesale have?

In the past 10 years, Costco Wholesale's cash and equivalents has ranged from $3.38 billion in 2016 to $14.16 billion in 2025, and is currently $14.16 billion as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

How has Costco Wholesale's book value per share changed over the last 10 years?

Over the last 10 years, Costco Wholesale's book value per share changed from 24.16 in 2015 to 65.76 in 2025, a change of 172.2%.



This page (NASDAQ:COST) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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