Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) operating KPIs
COSTNasdaqRetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends August 30
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 7, 2026Score 17/3057% above fair value
$1012.28+16.20 (+1.63%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $448.93BP/E 48.8Yield 0.55%
Costco Wholesale accrued salaries and benefits (period end) ($M)
Quarterly figures from Costco Wholesale's filings and investor materials
Latest, Q4 FY26
5,641
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+8.4%
5,205 in Q4 FY25
History
43 quarters
Since Q2 FY16
Sources
42
Documents cited below
Quarterly history
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| Period | Ended | Accrued salaries and benefits (period end) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | Aug 30, 2026 | 5,641 | +8.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-10-07) ↗ |
| Q3 FY26 | May 10, 2026 | 5,218 | +8.4% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-06-03) ↗ |
| Q2 FY26 | Feb 15, 2026 | 5,635 | +9.4% | Form 10-Q (filed 2026-03-11) ↗ |
| Q1 FY26 | Nov 23, 2025 | 5,172 | +8.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-12-17) ↗ |
| Q4 FY25 | Aug 31, 2025 | 5,205 | +8.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-10-07) ↗ |
| Q3 FY25 | May 11, 2025 | 4,813 | +10.3% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-06-05) ↗ |
| Q2 FY25 | Feb 16, 2025 | 5,150 | +7.3% | Form 10-Q (filed 2025-03-13) ↗ |
| Q1 FY25 | Nov 24, 2024 | 4,785 | +7.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-12-19) ↗ |
| Q4 FY24 | Sep 1, 2024 | 4,794 | +12.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08) ↗ |
| Q3 FY24 | May 12, 2024 | 4,365 | +6.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-06-06) ↗ |
| Q2 FY24 | Feb 18, 2024 | 4,801 | +7.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2024-03-13) ↗ |
| Q1 FY24 | Nov 26, 2023 | 4,474 | +3.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2023-12-20) ↗ |
| Q4 FY23 | Sep 3, 2023 | 4,278 | -2.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-10-09) ↗ |
| Q3 FY23 | May 7, 2023 | 4,117 | +0.7% | Form 10-Q (filed 2023-06-01) ↗ |
| Q2 FY23 | Feb 12, 2023 | 4,483 | +3.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2023-03-09) ↗ |
| Q1 FY23 | Nov 20, 2022 | 4,317 | +8.3% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-12-29) ↗ |
| Q4 FY22 | Aug 28, 2022 | 4,381 | +7.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-10-11) ↗ |
| Q3 FY22 | May 8, 2022 | 4,090 | +6.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-06-02) ↗ |
| Q2 FY22 | Feb 13, 2022 | 4,347 | +5.2% | Form 10-Q (filed 2022-03-10) ↗ |
| Q1 FY22 | Nov 21, 2021 | 3,985 | +11.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-12-22) ↗ |
| Q4 FY21 | Aug 29, 2021 | 4,090 | +13.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-10-05) ↗ |
| Q3 FY21 | May 9, 2021 | 3,826 | +17.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-06-03) ↗ |
| Q2 FY21 | Feb 14, 2021 | 4,132 | +21.0% | Form 10-Q (filed 2021-03-10) ↗ |
| Q1 FY21 | Nov 22, 2020 | 3,586 | +13.5% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-12-16) ↗ |
| Q4 FY20 | Aug 30, 2020 | 3,605 | +13.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-10-06) ↗ |
| Q3 FY20 | May 10, 2020 | 3,246 | +12.4% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-06-04) ↗ |
| Q2 FY20 | Feb 16, 2020 | 3,415 | +7.6% | Form 10-Q (filed 2020-03-12) ↗ |
| Q1 FY20 | Nov 24, 2019 | 3,159 | +5.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-12-23) ↗ |
| Q4 FY19 | Sep 1, 2019 | 3,176 | +6.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-10-07) ↗ |
| Q3 FY19 | May 12, 2019 | 2,888 | +7.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-06-06) ↗ |
| Q2 FY19 | Feb 17, 2019 | 3,173 | +5.9% | Form 10-Q (filed 2019-03-13) ↗ |
| Q1 FY19 | Nov 25, 2018 | 2,982 | +6.8% | Form 10-Q (filed 2018-12-20) ↗ |
| Q4 FY18 | Sep 2, 2018 | 2,994 | +10.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| Q3 FY18 | May 13, 2018 | 2,697 | +7.3% | Form 10-Q (filed 2018-06-07) ↗ |
| Q2 FY18 | Feb 18, 2018 | 2,997 | +7.8% | Form 10-Q (filed 2018-03-15) ↗ |
| Q1 FY18 | Nov 26, 2017 | 2,791 | +10.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2017-12-21) ↗ |
| Q4 FY17 | Sep 3, 2017 | 2,703 | +2.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| Q3 FY17 | May 7, 2017 | 2,514 | +4.8% | Form 10-Q (filed 2017-06-01) ↗ |
| Q2 FY17 | Feb 12, 2017 | 2,780 | +6.1% | Form 10-Q (filed 2017-03-09) ↗ |
| Q1 FY17 | Nov 20, 2016 | 2,534 | – | Form 10-Q (filed 2016-12-16) ↗ |
| Q4 FY16 | Aug 28, 2016 | 2,629 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2017-10-18) ↗ |
| Q3 FY16 | May 8, 2016 | 2,398 | – | SEC Filing ↗ |
| Q2 FY16 | Feb 14, 2016 | 2,619 | – | SEC Filing ↗ |
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Accrued salaries and benefits (period end) ($M), quarterly Q2 FY16–Q4 FY26 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/accrued-salaries
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