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 $448.93BP/E 48.8Yield 0.55%
Costco Wholesale merchandise costs (Cost of goods sold) ($M)
Annual figures from Costco Wholesale's filings and investor materials
Latest, FY2026
264,279
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+10.2%
239,886 in FY2025
History
19 years
Since FY2008
Sources
17
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Merchandise costs (Cost of goods sold) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | 264,279 | +10.2% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-10-07) ↗ |
| FY2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | 239,886 | +7.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 222,358 | +4.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-10-09) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | 212,586 | +6.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-10-11) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 199,382 | +16.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-10-05) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | 170,684 | +17.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-10-06) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 144,939 | +9.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-10-07) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | 132,886 | +7.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Sep 2, 2018 | 123,152 | +10.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Sep 3, 2017 | 111,882 | +8.7% | Form 10-K (filed 2017-10-18) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Aug 28, 2016 | 102,901 | +1.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2016-10-12) ↗ |
| FY2015 | Aug 30, 2015 | 101,065 | +2.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2015-10-14) ↗ |
| FY2014 | Aug 31, 2014 | 98,458 | +7.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2014-10-15) ↗ |
| FY2013 | Sep 1, 2013 | 91,948 | +5.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2013-10-16) ↗ |
| FY2012 | Sep 2, 2012 | 86,823 | +11.7% | Form 10-K (filed 2012-10-19) ↗ |
| FY2011 | Aug 28, 2011 | 77,739 | +14.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2011-10-14) ↗ |
| FY2010 | Aug 29, 2010 | 67,995 | +9.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2010-10-18) ↗ |
| FY2009 | Aug 30, 2009 | 62,335 | -1.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2010-10-18) ↗ |
| FY2008 | Aug 31, 2008 | 63,503 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2010-10-18) ↗ |
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Merchandise costs (Cost of goods sold) ($M), annual FY2008–FY2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/merchandise-costs-total
See every metric in the Costco Wholesale KPI table. Data updated Oct 24, 2026.