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Costco
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · Nasdaq
Costco operates membership warehouses and e-commerce sites, selling merchandise and services at high volume with paid memberships.
Visit Costco’s official websiteReported revenue spread evenly through elapsed UTC time. Refresh does not restart it; it resets at midnight UTC.
For every $100 of reported revenue
2025-09-01–2026-08-30 · ratios from the same reported period
Profit includes accounting items that may not involve cash today. Operating cash flow measures cash from operations; capital spending covers the reported investment measure. These ratios help compare scale, but industry, seasonality and one-time items still matter. They are not a breakdown that adds to $100.
Three geographic segments
The annual fiscal period includes 52 weeks. Membership fees and merchandise sales are different revenue sources; reported results include both. Segment shares are calculated from consolidated revenue for the same period.
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WORLD NUMBERS ASSESSMENTCompany Health Score
Expand for the score breakdown and outlookSolid overall healthCash, growth, profits and investment · review the assumptions below7/10View details
Company Health Score
Expand for the score breakdown and outlookSolid overall health
Our assessment of the reported financial position and the company-specific outlook.
Higher means stronger overall financial health under this model. This is World Numbers’ subjective assessment, not an official rating or a prediction of the stock price. It does not establish that shares are good value.
$20.21B cash and equivalents against $53.24B total liabilities. This excludes marketable investments.
11.1% change in latest-quarter revenue from the comparable year-earlier quarter.
3.0% net margin for the reported 364-day period. One-time gains or charges can affect this measure.
$9.38B operating cash flow after cash capital spending for the same reported period. This is a calculation, not all investing or financing activity.
Membership renewals and new warehouses can support growth; consumer demand, product costs, wage increases and currency movements influence margins.
Looking ahead
Membership renewals and new warehouses can support growth; consumer demand, product costs, wage increases and currency movements influence margins. This is a speculative editorial interpretation of the filing’s business and risk discussion, not quantified issuer guidance.
How we arrived at the score
Cash scores use cash ÷ liabilities: at least 0.5 scores 9, 0.25 scores 8, 0.1 scores 6; otherwise 4. Revenue growth scores: at least 30% scores 9, 10% scores 8, non-negative scores 6; otherwise 3. Net margin scores: at least 20% scores 9, 10% scores 8, non-negative scores 6; otherwise 3. Cash after investment ÷ revenue scores: at least 15% scores 9, 5% scores 8, non-negative scores 6; otherwise 3. Future outlook is an editorial score. The weighted result is 7.05, rounded to 7. These thresholds and weights are judgment choices, not statistically validated probabilities. The assessment uses data through 2026-08-30; it does not update each second.
Net income
Latest quarter: $3B net income · 3.1% net margin
Q1 2027 at this pace: $2,281,153,846Reported total ÷ 364 days × elapsed UTC time. Refresh does not restart this estimate; it resets at midnight UTC.Operating cash flow
Reported cash flow from operations
Q1 2027 at this pace: $3,910,796,703Reported total ÷ 364 days × elapsed UTC time. Refresh does not restart this estimate; it resets at midnight UTC.Capital spending
Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment; acquisitions and financing are separate.
Q1 2027 at this pace: $1,591,071,429Reported total ÷ 364 days × elapsed UTC time. Refresh does not restart this estimate; it resets at midnight UTC.Current leadership
Ron M. Vachris
Chief executive officer
Leadership is checked separately from annual compensation. The historical pay table below may cover different roles or former executives.
Leadership check and financial reporting dates are separate. Annual total compensation is updated when a new compensation disclosure is published; quarterly earnings do not necessarily include it.
Reported executive pay
Three executives from the dated compensation disclosure. Names, roles and pay below describe that disclosure and do not establish who leads the company today.
Why use this pay period? The latest reviewed proxy reports fiscal 2025 annual compensation. A filing published in 2026 can describe the preceding completed pay year. These counters illustrate reported annual pay; they do not measure current payroll.
Ron M. Vachris
Historical disclosure: CEO
- Salary reported · 2025
- $1,183,270
- Total pay reported · 2025
- $13,932,597
- Shares held or eligible to buy
- 52,258
- Current value of reported shares
- Not calculated The chart’s quote is provided separately. We do not multiply historical ownership by an unverified price or treat conditional awards as cash.
Total reported compensation includes the filing’s grant-date stock or option values, cash incentives, benefits and any pension adjustments; it is not all cash received.
Gary Millerchip
Historical disclosure: CFO
- Salary reported · 2025
- $915,115
- Total pay reported · 2025
- $6,770,513
- Shares held or eligible to buy
- 16,619
- Current value of reported shares
- Not calculated The chart’s quote is provided separately. We do not multiply historical ownership by an unverified price or treat conditional awards as cash.
Total reported compensation includes the filing’s grant-date stock or option values, cash incentives, benefits and any pension adjustments; it is not all cash received.
Russ D. Miller
Historical disclosure: U.S. & Mexico operations leader
- Salary reported · 2025
- $765,192
- Total pay reported · 2025
- $5,181,678
- Shares held or eligible to buy
- 9,741
- Current value of reported shares
- Not calculated The chart’s quote is provided separately. We do not multiply historical ownership by an unverified price or treat conditional awards as cash.
Total reported compensation includes the filing’s grant-date stock or option values, cash incentives, benefits and any pension adjustments; it is not all cash received.
Total compensation can include grant-date accounting values of stock or options and benefits. It is not necessarily cash received. Ownership date: 2025-11-07. Beneficial ownership can include exercisable options and restricted shares; it is not the same as current tradable stock.
Employees
The annual report employee count and proxy compensation population can differ in measurement date and inclusion of temporary or part-time staff. Employee counts are reported snapshots and do not tick. Companies use different employee populations and pay-ratio methods, so comparisons need care.
Revenue & net income
Revenue appears in blue above net income in pink. Net margin is net income divided by revenue. These are reported results, not estimates. Latest-quarter results are calculated as the annual total minus the filed nine-month total.
2025-08-31
2026-08-30
What changed?
$95.72B versus $86.16B in the comparable quarter a year earlier. The dollar change was $9.57B.
$3B net income versus $2.61B a year earlier. Net income includes expenses and other gains or charges; it is not a measure of cash in the bank.
The annual fiscal period includes 52 weeks. Membership fees and merchandise sales are different revenue sources; reported results include both. For the 364-day cash-flow period, operating cash flow less cash capital spending was $9.38B.
Watch next quarter
Membership renewals and new warehouses can support growth; consumer demand, product costs, wage increases and currency movements influence margins. Next earnings date: consult the company’s confirmed announcements; no unverified calendar date is displayed.
What was reported at 2026-08-30
Balances update when a new filing is verified. Investment categories differ; only the labeled short-term category is displayed.
Valuation, returns & earnings
Capital returns & voting rights
Cash dividends and repurchases are historical payments. Future authorizations and market price are separate from those cash flows.
Beneficial ownership can include exercisable options and restricted shares; it is not the same as current tradable stock. Reported executive ownership is dated 2025-11-07; balances and market values are different measures.
Costco financial questions, explained
How much revenue does Costco generate per day and per second?
The reviewed SEC 10-K reports $303,154,000,000 from 2025-09-01 through 2026-08-30, covering 364 days. Dividing by those actual days gives $832,840,659 per day and $9,639 per second. The counter illustrates that historical rate across each UTC day; it is not live sales or management guidance. The annual fiscal period includes 52 weeks. Membership fees and merchandise sales are different revenue sources; reported results include both.
Read the SEC sourceWhat were Costco’s latest quarterly revenue and earnings?
For the quarter ended 2026-08-30, revenue was $95,723,000,000 and net income was $2,998,000,000, a 3.1% net margin. Revenue in the comparable year-earlier quarter was $86,156,000,000. The last quarter is calculated from the annual total minus the filed nine-month period. Reported net income includes accounting gains, expenses and charges; it is not cash collected.
Read the SEC sourceWhere does Costco’s reported revenue come from?
Three geographic segments: United States: $219,823,000,000 (72.5%); Canada: $40,561,000,000 (13.4%); Other international: $42,770,000,000 (14.1%). These amounts cover 2025-09-01 through 2026-08-30. Product and geographic breakdowns are labeled as such and should not be mistaken for separate operating segments.
Read the SEC sourceHow much compensation did Ron M. Vachris report at Costco?
The latest reviewed proxy reports $1,183,270 salary and $13,932,597 total compensation for fiscal 2025. CEO. Total reported compensation includes the filing’s grant-date stock or option values, cash incentives, benefits and any pension adjustments; it is not all cash received. The annual-pay counter is an illustration spread through the current calendar year, not evidence of cash being paid every second.
Read the SEC sourceHow many employees does Costco report, and what is median pay?
The annual filing reports 355,000 employees as of 2026-08-30. The proxy reports median total employee compensation of $49,186 for Fiscal 2025. Median means the middle employee in the disclosed population, not an average base salary. The annual report employee count and proxy compensation population can differ in measurement date and inclusion of temporary or part-time staff.
Read the SEC sourceDoes Costco’s operating cash flow cover reported capital spending?
Reported operating cash flow was $15,817,000,000 and cash capital spending was $6,435,000,000 for the 364-day period. Subtracting spending gives $9,382,000,000. Cash purchases of property, plant and equipment; acquisitions and financing are separate. This calculation does not include all investing or financing activity.
Read the SEC sourceDoes Costco pay a cash dividend?
The reviewed period shows $2,458,000,000 of cash dividend payments. That is a historical total, not dividend yield or a promise about future payments. Cash dividends and repurchases are historical payments. Future authorizations and market price are separate from those cash flows.
Read the SEC sourceWhat should investors watch in Costco’s next report?
Watch Membership income and renewals, Warehouse and comparable sales growth, Wages, merchandise costs and margins. Membership renewals and new warehouses can support growth; consumer demand, product costs, wage increases and currency movements influence margins. The next-quarter counters hold the reported daily rate unchanged. They are World Numbers scenarios, not issuer guidance or stock-price predictions.
Read the SEC sourceReporting period: 2025-09-01–2026-08-30 · filed 2026-10-07 · last completed verification 2026-10-08 · page updated 2026-10-26
How World Numbers calculates estimatesHow the estimates work
We divide each reported flow by its actual 364-day reporting period. The daily rate is spread evenly over elapsed UTC time and resets at midnight. Refreshing the page does not restart the counter. The next-calendar-quarter illustration holds that pace unchanged; it is not live sales or a company forecast. Annual executive pay is spread across the current calendar year, including leap-year day counts. Stock awards, balances, employees and shares are not current payroll or live counts. Company-specific limitations: The annual fiscal period includes 52 weeks. Membership fees and merchandise sales are different revenue sources; reported results include both.