Costco Wholesale Quarterly Income Statement
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Costco Wholesale revenue and earnings
In the quarter ended Aug 30, 2026, Costco Wholesale generated $95.72 billion in revenue, up 11.1% from the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $3.00 billion (+14.9% year over year), for a net margin of 3.1% versus a median of 3.0% in the prior 5 quarters. Gross margin was 12.7% (down from 12.9%) and operating margin 4.0%.
Diluted earnings per share came in at $6.75, up from $5.87.
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Costco Wholesale income statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q4 20262026-08-30 | Q3 20262026-05-10 | Q2 20262026-02-15 | Q1 20262025-11-23 | Q4 20252025-08-31 | Q3 20252025-05-11 | Q2 20252025-02-16 | Q1 20252024-11-24 | Q4 20242024-09-01 | Q3 20242024-05-12 | Q2 20242024-02-18 | Q1 20242023-11-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 95.72B | 70.53B | 69.60B | 67.31B | 86.16B | 63.20B | 63.72B | 62.15B | 79.70B | 58.52B | 58.44B | 57.80B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +11.10% | +11.58% | +9.22% | +8.30% | +8.10% | +8.02% | +9.04% | +7.53% | +0.96% | +9.07% | +5.75% | +6.18% |
| Cost of Revenue | 83.53B | 61.52B | 60.72B | 58.51B | 75.04B | 55.00B | 55.74B | 54.11B | 69.59B | 51.17B | 51.14B | 50.46B |
| Gross Profit | 12.19B | 9.01B | 8.88B | 8.80B | 11.12B | 8.21B | 7.98B | 8.04B | 10.11B | 7.34B | 7.30B | 7.34B |
| Operating Expenses | 8.39B | 6.19B | 6.27B | 6.33B | 7.78B | 5.68B | 5.66B | 5.85B | 7.07B | 5.14B | 5.24B | 5.36B |
| Selling, General & Admin | 8.39B | 6.19B | 6.27B | 6.33B | 7.78B | 5.68B | 5.66B | 5.85B | 7.07B | 5.14B | 5.24B | 5.36B |
| Operating Income | 3.80B | 2.81B | 2.61B | 2.46B | 3.34B | 2.53B | 2.32B | 2.20B | 3.04B | 2.20B | 2.06B | 1.98B |
| Interest Expense | 45.00M | 32.00M | 33.00M | 35.00M | 46.00M | 35.00M | 36.00M | 37.00M | 49.00M | 41.00M | 41.00M | 38.00M |
| Pretax Income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.11B | 2.28B | 2.24B | 2.11B |
| Income Tax | 1.01B | 746.00M | 686.00M | 582.00M | 900.00M | 677.00M | 634.00M | 508.00M | 759.00M | 603.00M | 494.00M | 517.00M |
| Net Income | 3.00B | 2.19B | 2.04B | 2.00B | 2.61B | 1.90B | 1.79B | 1.80B | 2.35B | 1.68B | 1.74B | 1.59B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +14.87% | +15.19% | +13.81% | +11.29% | +10.88% | +13.21% | +2.58% | +13.15% | +8.98% | +29.11% | +18.89% | +16.50% |
| EPS (Basic) | 6.75 | 4.94 | 4.58 | 4.51 | 5.87 | 4.29 | 4.03 | 4.05 | 5.29 | 3.79 | 3.93 | 3.58 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 6.75 | 4.93 | 4.58 | 4.50 | 5.87 | 4.28 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 5.28 | 3.78 | 3.92 | 3.58 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | — | 443.92M | 443.95M | 443.96M | — | 443.96M | 443.98M | 443.99M | — | 443.89M | 443.89M | 443.83M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | — | 444.43M | 444.42M | 444.51M | — | 444.76M | 444.89M | 444.89M | — | 444.83M | 444.75M | 444.40M |
| EBITDA | 4.68B | 3.41B | 3.20B | 3.06B | 4.12B | 3.08B | 2.87B | 2.74B | 3.75B | 2.71B | 2.58B | 2.48B |
| Gross Margin | 12.74% | 12.77% | 12.76% | 13.07% | 12.91% | 12.99% | 12.52% | 12.94% | 12.68% | 12.55% | 12.49% | 12.70% |
| Operating Margin | 3.97% | 3.99% | 3.74% | 3.66% | 3.88% | 4.00% | 3.63% | 3.53% | 3.82% | 3.75% | 3.53% | 3.43% |
| Net Margin | 3.13% | 3.11% | 2.92% | 2.97% | 3.03% | 3.01% | 2.81% | 2.89% | 2.95% | 2.87% | 2.98% | 2.75% |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Costco Wholesale's income statement, from Q4 2026 back to Q1 2024, across 18 line items including revenue, cost of revenue, gross profit. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow COST's reporting calendar. What is a income statement?