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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 comparable shopping frequency (traffic) growth y/y — Total Company (%)

Worldwide shopping frequency rose +3.3% YoY in Q4 FY26 (+3.2% in U.S., +2.5% in Canada, +4.5% in Other International).

QuarterlyAnnual
Latest, Q4 FY26
3.3%
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
-0.4 pts
3.7% in Q4 FY25
History
22 quarters
Since Q2 FY21
Sources
22
Documents cited below

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedComparable shopping frequency (traffic) growth y/y — Total Company (%)Year on yearSource
Q4 FY26Aug 30, 20263.3%-0.4 pts0000909832-26-000084|costex9928-k92426.htm ↗
Q3 FY26May 10, 20262.4%-2.8 pts0000909832-26-000046|costex9928-k52826.htm ↗
Q2 FY26Feb 15, 20263.1%-2.6 pts0000909832-26-000025|costex9928-k3526.htm ↗
Q1 FY26Nov 23, 20253.1%-2.0 pts0000909832-25-000164|costex9928-k121125.htm ↗
Q4 FY25Aug 31, 20253.7%-2.7 pts0000909832-25-000093|costex9928-k92525.htm ↗
Q3 FY25May 11, 20255.2%-0.9 pts0000909832-25-000031|costex9928-k52925.htm ↗
Q2 FY25Feb 16, 20255.7%+0.4 pts0000909832-25-000012|costex9928-k3625.htm ↗
Q1 FY25Nov 24, 20245.1%+0.4 pts0000909832-24-000075|costexhibit9928-k121224.htm ↗
Q4 FY24Sep 1, 20246.4%+1.2 pts0000909832-24-000043|costex9928-k92624.htm ↗
Q3 FY24May 12, 20246.1%–0000909832-24-000026|costex9928-k51224.htm ↗
Q2 FY24Feb 18, 20245.3%+0.3 ptsCostco Earnings Call Transcript ↗
Q1 FY24Nov 26, 20234.7%+0.8 ptsCostco Earnings Call Transcript ↗
Q4 FY23Sep 3, 20235.2%-2.0 ptsCostco Earnings Call Transcript ↗
Q2 FY23Feb 12, 20235.0%-4.3 ptsCostco Earnings Call Transcript ↗
Q1 FY23Nov 20, 20223.9%-2.9 ptsCostco Earnings Call Transcript ↗
Q4 FY22Aug 28, 20227.2%-2.0 ptsCostco Earnings Call Transcript ↗

Breakdown

What makes up comparable shopping frequency (traffic) growth y/y — total company

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Comparable shopping frequency (traffic) growth y/y — Total Company (%), quarterly Q2 FY21–Q4 FY26 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/comp-traffic-total

See every metric in the Costco Wholesale KPI table. Data updated Oct 24, 2026.