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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

Retail-Variety Stores·ISSAQUAH, WA·FY end 08/30·CIK 909832

Financials

5-year history · USD
MetricFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022Trend
Revenue$303.2B$275.2B$254.5B$242.3B$227.0B
Gross Profit——————
Operating Income$11.7B$10.4B$9.3B$8.1B$7.8B
Net Income$9.2B$8.1B$7.4B$6.3B$5.8B
Operating CF$15.8B$13.3B$11.3B$11.1B$7.4B
Capex$6.4B$5.5B$4.7B$4.3B$3.9B
Free Cash Flow$9.4B$7.8B$6.6B$6.7B$3.5B
Buybacks$848.0M$903.0M$700.0M$676.0M$439.0M
Dividends$2.5B$2.2B$9.0B$1.3B$1.5B
Gross Margin——————
Operating Margin3.9%3.8%3.6%3.3%3.4%
Net Margin3.0%2.9%2.9%2.6%2.6%
FCF Margin3.1%2.8%2.6%2.8%1.5%
R&D / Revenue——————
Effective Tax24.7%25.1%24.4%25.9%24.6%
Debt / Equity0.110.200.250.210.31
Buybacks / FCF9.0%11.5%10.6%10.0%12.5%

Peer comparison

Retail-Variety Stores · 5 peers
CEO Pay Ratio
COST
283:1
WMT
958:1
TGT
794:1
BJ
—
DLTR
911:1
FIVE
1,807:1
CEO total comp
COST
$14M
WMT
$29M
TGT
$22M
BJ
$17M
DLTR
$15M
FIVE
$11M
Net Margin
COST
3.0%
WMT
3.1%
TGT
3.5%
BJ
2.7%
DLTR
6.6%
FIVE
7.5%