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 $448.93BP/E 48.8Yield 0.55%
Costco Wholesale median employee annual total compensation — all considered employees (DEF 14A) ($)
Proxy Statements (Form DEF 14A, FY2020 → FY2025)
Latest, FY2025
49,186
Period ended Aug 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+4.4%
47,092 in FY2024
History
6 years
Since FY2020
Sources
6
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Median employee annual total compensation — all considered employees (DEF 14A) ($) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | 49,186 | +4.4% | 0000909832-25-000159|cost-20251204.htm ↗ |
| FY2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 47,092 | -6.2% | 0000909832-24-000072|cost-20241209.htm ↗ |
| FY2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | 50,202 | +10.5% | 0000909832-23-000058|cost-20231206.htm ↗ |
| FY2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 45,450 | +0.3% | 0000909832-22-000023|costproxy2022.htm ↗ |
| FY2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | 45,294 | +14.4% | 0000909832-21-000017|costproxy2021.htm ↗ |
| FY2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 39,585 | – | 0000909832-20-000021|costproxy2020.htm ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up median employee annual total compensation — all considered employees (def 14a)
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Median employee annual total compensation — all considered employees (DEF 14A) ($), annual FY2020–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/proxy-median-emp-pay
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