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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) financial statements and cash flow.

Revenue, profitability, balance-sheet strength, and cash generation for COST. Market data source · as of 2026-05-10.

Section freshness

Price Aug 19, 1:58 PM EDT · Statements May 9, 8:00 PM EDT

Financial read

COST latest financial snapshot.

Start with the latest reported values below. Deeper quarterly and annual statement tables follow when supplied.

Revenue

$70.53B

+13.5% YoY

Net income

$2.19B

+9.5% QoQ

Net margin

3.11%

Operating margin 3.99%

Balance sheet coverage

COST balance sheet summary

Assets, liabilities, liquidity, debt, and equity sit beside income and cash-flow tables so the statement history reads as one model-ready dataset.

20 quarterly · 2 annual rows · Market data source · as of 2026-05-10

Open balance sheet table

Latest period

Q1 FY2026

20 quarterly · 2 annual rows

Assets / liabilities

$86.43B

Liabilities $52.92B

Cash / debt

$18.95B

Net cash $13.28B

Equity / working capital

$32.09B

Working capital $3.05B

Financial statements

COST statement coverage.

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow figures for COST, with quarterly and annual history in the tables below.

Data last updated

May 9, 2026

Income periods

21

Balance-sheet periods

22

Cash-flow periods

21

Quarterly and annual COST statements, sourced from Market data source · as of 2026-05-10.

Financial statement period

COST statement history

Market data source · as of 2026-05-10 · Data last updated: May 9, 2026

Income statement

Quarterly and annual rows for revenue, operating leverage, earnings quality, and margin direction.

8 / 20 Quarterly
PeriodRevenueGross profitOperating incomeInterest incomeContinuing opsNet incomeComprehensive incomeNet marginRevenue QoQNet income QoQ
Q1 FY2026$70.53B$2.81B$2.19B3.11%+4.8%+9.5%
Q4 FY2025$67.31B$2.46B$2.00B2.97%+6.5%+5.1%
Q1 FY2025$63.20B$2.53B$1.90B3.01%0.0%0.0%
Q2 FY2025$63.20B$2.53B$1.90B3.01%+1.7%+5.8%
Q4 FY2024$62.15B$2.20B$1.80B2.89%+6.2%+7.0%
Q1 FY2024$58.52B$2.20B$1.68B2.87%0.0%0.0%
Q2 FY2024$58.52B$2.20B$1.68B2.87%+1.2%+5.8%
Q4 FY2023$57.80B$1.98B$1.59B2.75%+7.7%+22.0%

Balance sheet

Balance-sheet history for assets, liabilities, liquidity, debt, equity, and shares outstanding.

8 / 20 Quarterly
PeriodCashCurrent assetsCurrent liabilitiesTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtCapital leasesTotal equitySharesDebt QoQ
Q1 FY2026$18.95B$45.18B$42.13B$86.43B$52.92B$5.67B$32.09B-1.2%
Q4 FY2025$16.22B$43.41B$41.80B$82.79B$52.49B$5.74B$30.30B-0.9%
Q3 FY2025$14.16B$38.38B$37.11B$77.10B$47.94B$5.79B$29.16B-1.8%
Q1 FY2025$13.84B$38.15B$37.58B$75.48B$48.36B$5.89B$25.58B
Q2 FY2025$27.13B
Q4 FY2024$10.91B$37.52B$38.29B$73.39B$48.94B$5.84B$24.45B-0.9%
Q3 FY2024$9.91B$34.25B$35.46B$69.83B$46.21B$5.90B$23.62B-14.7%
Q1 FY2024$10.40B$33.29B$35.36B$67.91B$46.14B$6.91B$20.76B

Cash flow

Operating cash generation, capital expenditure, free cash flow, buybacks, dividends, and cash movement.

8 / 20 Quarterly
PeriodOperating cash flowCapExFree cash flowNet incomeStock compDebt issuanceDividends paidBuybacksChange in cashFCF QoQ
Q1 FY2026$2.19B
Q4 FY2025$2.00B
Q1 FY2025$1.90B
Q2 FY2025$1.90B
Q4 FY2024$1.80B
Q1 FY2024$1.68B
Q2 FY2024$1.68B
Q4 FY2023$1.59B

Valuation and returns

Enterprise value
$410.61B
Market data source
Return on equity
28.27%
Market data source
Return on assets
10.23%
Market data source
Debt / equity
0.18
Current ratio 1.07

Ratio values use provider-attributed fields when available and otherwise fall back to TECHi statement math from the visible rows on this page.

Annual revenue and income multiples

Annual sales and income multiple reads use the latest annual statement when available, then fall back to trailing-twelve-month statement math from the visible quarterly rows.

Annual revenue base
$171.12B
Annual statement 2020-11-22
Annual income base
$4.23B
Annual statement 2020-11-22
Market cap / annual revenue
2.51
Live market value divided by annual revenue
Market cap / annual income
101.47
Live market value divided by annual net income

Annual sales and income multiple

EV / annual revenue2.40
EV / annual operating income71.82

Market capitalization bridge

Market cap / annual revenue2.51
Market cap / annual income101.47

TTM valuation multiples

TTM revenue
$264.24B
Trailing twelve months
TTM EBIT
$10.34B
TTM operating income
Market cap / TTM revenue
1.62
Live market value divided by trailing twelve months revenue
EV / TTM revenue
1.55
Enterprise value divided by trailing twelve months revenue

Live market value is matched against trailing-twelve-month statement bases first so the multiple moves with the tape instead of anchoring to stale fiscal-year rows.

Profit multiples

Market cap / TTM net income53.67
EV / TTM EBIT39.72

Revenue, net income, and free cash flow

Revenue$70.53BNet income$2.19B
Q1 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q1 FY2026

Quarterly statement rows, shown on one common dollar scale so margin compression and cash conversion stand out quickly.

Efficiency

Growth vs cost pressure

Revenue growth YoY+13.5%

Quarterly margin heatmap

Gross margin
Q1 FY2024
Q4 FY2024
Q2 FY2025
Q1 FY2025
Q4 FY2025
Q1 FY2026
Operating margin
Q1 FY2024
3.75%
Q4 FY2024
3.53%
Q2 FY2025
4.00%
Q1 FY2025
4.00%
Q4 FY2025
3.66%
Q1 FY2026
3.99%
Net margin
Q1 FY2024
2.87%
Q4 FY2024
2.89%
Q2 FY2025
3.01%
Q1 FY2025
3.01%
Q4 FY2025
2.97%
Q1 FY2026
3.11%

Latest quarter expense mix

Cost of revenue$61.52B
SG&A$6.19B

Profit bridge

EBIT$2.81B
Tax expense$746.00M

Other income statement lines

Income tax expense$746.00M

Balance sheet · Q1 FY2026

Cash & equivalents
$18.95B
Total debt
$5.67B
Net cash
$13.28B
Net cash position
Total equity
$32.09B

Balance sheet detail

Current assets
$45.18B
Current liabilities
$42.13B
Inventory
$19.42B
Property, plant & equipment
$34.29B
Long-term debt
$5.67B

Debt and liquidity

Debt / revenuei0.02
Debt / income0.71
Cash / debt3.34
Quick ratioi0.45

Cash + short-term investments + receivables / current liabilities

Cash generation

Frequently asked

Common questions.

What financial data is available for COST?

The COST Financials page renders only the current income-statement, balance-sheet, cash-flow, or fund rows supplied for Costco Wholesale Corporation. Missing modules and empty line items are omitted.

How current are COST's financial statements?

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What is Costco Wholesale Corporation's reported net margin?

Costco Wholesale Corporation's fresh reported margin field is 3.01%. The Financials page shows the supporting period data currently available for COST.