Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
Costco: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2026, Costco had revenue of $303B, up 9.8% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $9.23B (3.0% of revenue). It paid a dividend of $5.54 a share.
Revenue, fiscal 2026
average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +10.1% vs 2025
- Ticker
- COST · Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Sub-industry
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, Washington
- Founded
- 1976
- In the S&P 500 since
- October 1, 1993
- Latest fiscal year
- 2026, ended August 30, 2026
- SEC filer
- Costco Wholesale Corp /New · CIK 0000909832
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $72.5B in 2008 to $303B in 2026.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $2.47 in 2009 to $20.76 in 2026. Ten-year growth: 14.6% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised 1 year in a row, every year from 2026 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 12.5% a year.
Shares outstanding
0.7% more shares in 2026 than in 2016 (441M → 444M): new shares outweighed buybacks.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $9.38B in 2026, 3.1% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $303B | $9.23B | 3.0% | $20.76 | $5.54 | 444M | $15.8B | $6.43B | $9.38B |
| 2025 | $275B | $8.1B | 2.9% | $18.21 | $4.92 | 445M | $13.3B | $5.5B | $7.84B |
| 2024 | $254B | $7.37B | 2.9% | $16.56 | $19.36 | 445M | $11.3B | $4.71B | $6.63B |
| 2023 | $242B | $6.29B | 2.6% | $14.16 | $3.84 | 444M | $11.1B | $4.32B | $6.75B |
| 2022 | $227B | $5.84B | 2.6% | $13.14 | — | 445M | $7.39B | $3.89B | $3.5B |
| 2021 | $196B | $5.01B | 2.6% | $11.27 | — | 444M | $8.96B | $3.59B | $5.37B |
| 2020 | $167B | $4.0B | 2.4% | $9.02 | — | 444M | $8.86B | $2.81B | $6.05B |
| 2019 | $153B | $3.66B | 2.4% | $8.26 | $2.44 | 443M | $6.36B | $3.0B | $3.36B |
| 2018 | $142B | $3.13B | 2.2% | $7.09 | $2.14 | 442M | $5.77B | $2.97B | $2.81B |
| 2017 | $129B | $2.68B | 2.1% | $6.08 | $8.90 | 441M | $6.73B | $2.5B | $4.22B |
| 2016 | $119B | $2.35B | 2.0% | $5.33 | $1.70 | 441M | $3.29B | $2.65B | $643M |
| 2015 | $116B | $2.38B | 2.0% | $5.37 | $6.51 | 443M | $4.29B | $2.39B | $1.89B |
| 2014 | $113B | $2.06B | 1.8% | $4.65 | $1.33 | 442M | $3.98B | $1.99B | $1.99B |
| 2013 | $105B | $2.04B | 1.9% | $4.63 | $8.17 | 441M | $3.44B | $2.08B | $1.35B |
| 2012 | $99.1B | $1.71B | 1.7% | $3.89 | $1.03 | 439M | $3.06B | $1.48B | $1.58B |
| 2011 | $88.9B | $1.46B | 1.6% | $3.30 | $0.89 | 443M | $3.2B | $1.29B | $1.91B |
| 2010 | $77.9B | $1.3B | 1.7% | $2.92 | $0.77 | 446M | $2.78B | $1.05B | $1.73B |
| 2009 | $71.4B | $1.09B | 1.5% | $2.47 | $0.68 | 440M | $2.09B | $1.25B | $842M |
| 2008 | $72.5B | $1.28B | 1.8% | — | $0.61 | 444M | $2.21B | $1.6B | $607M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.