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Annual statements · SEC XBRL · FY2016 – FY2025

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) financials

Income statement

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) income statement, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$119B$129B$142B$153B$167B$196B$227B$242B$254B$275B
Revenue growth—8.7%9.7%7.9%9.2%17.5%15.8%6.8%5.0%8.2%
Operating income$3.67B$4.11B$4.48B$4.74B$5.43B$6.71B$7.79B$8.11B$9.29B$10.4B
Operating margin3.1%3.2%3.2%3.1%3.3%3.4%3.4%3.3%3.6%3.8%
Net income$2.35B$2.68B$3.13B$3.66B$4.00B$5.01B$5.84B$6.29B$7.37B$8.10B
Net margin2.0%2.1%2.2%2.4%2.4%2.6%2.6%2.6%2.9%2.9%
EPS (diluted)$5.33$6.08$7.09$8.26$9.02$11.27$13.14$14.16$16.56$18.21

Cash flow

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) cash flow, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow$3.29B$6.73B$5.77B$6.36B$8.86B$8.96B$7.39B$11.1B$11.3B$13.3B
Capital expenditures$2.65B$2.50B$2.97B$3.00B$2.81B$3.59B$3.89B$4.32B$4.71B$5.50B
Free cash flow$643M$4.22B$2.81B$3.36B$6.05B$5.37B$3.50B$6.75B$6.63B$7.84B
Share buybacks$486M$469M$328M$247M$196M$496M$439M$676M$700M$903M
Dividends paid$746M$3.90B$689M$1.04B$1.48B$5.75B$1.50B$1.25B$9.04B$2.18B

Balance sheet

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) balance sheet, annual, from SEC filings
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & equivalents$3.38B$4.55B$6.05B$8.38B$12.3B$11.3B$10.2B$13.7B$9.91B$14.2B
Total assets$33.2B$36.3B$40.8B$45.4B$55.6B$59.3B$64.2B$69.0B$69.8B$77.1B
Total liabilities$20.8B$25.3B$27.7B$29.8B$36.9B$41.2B$43.5B$43.9B$46.2B$47.9B
Long-term debt$4.06B$6.57B$6.49B$5.12B$7.51B$6.69B$6.48B$5.38B$5.79B$5.71B
Shareholders' equity$12.1B$10.8B$12.8B$15.2B$18.3B$17.6B$20.6B$25.1B$23.6B$29.2B
Retained earnings$7.69B$5.99B$7.89B$10.3B$12.9B$11.7B$15.6B$19.5B$17.6B$22.6B
Shares (wtd avg diluted)441M441M442M443M444M444M445M444M445M445M

Every figure is extracted from COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW’s annual reports as filed with the SEC (XBRL company facts) — no third-party estimates. Fiscal years are labeled by period end; filers occasionally re-tag concepts, so a sparse cell means the company didn’t report that concept for that year. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Common questions

What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's annual revenue?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) reported $275B of revenue for fiscal year 2025 — up 8.2% from $254B in FY2024, per its annual report filed with the SEC.
Is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW profitable?
Yes — COST earned $8.10B of net income in FY2025, a 2.9% net margin, per SEC filings.
What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's free cash flow?
$7.84B in FY2025 (operating cash flow $13.3B minus $5.50B of capital expenditures), from the SEC cash-flow statement.
Does COST pay a dividend?
Yes — COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW paid $2.18B in cash dividends during FY2025, per its SEC cash-flow statement.
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