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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 stock-based compensation expense (pre-tax) ($M)

Form 10-Q / 10-K Note 6 (Stock-Based Compensation)

QuarterlyAnnual
Latest, Q4 FY26
153
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+9.3%
140 in Q4 FY25
History
72 quarters
Since Q1 FY09
Sources
68
Documents cited below

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedStock-based compensation expense (pre-tax) ($M)Year on yearSource
Q4 FY26Aug 30, 2026153+9.3%Form 10-K (filed 2026-10-07) ↗
Q3 FY26May 10, 2026119+12.3%Form 10-Q (filed 2026-06-03) ↗
Q2 FY26Feb 15, 2026166+9.9%Form 10-Q (filed 2026-03-11) ↗
Q1 FY26Nov 23, 2025486+5.0%Form 10-Q (filed 2025-12-17) ↗
Q4 FY25Aug 31, 2025140+6.1%Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08) ↗
Q3 FY25May 11, 20251060.0%Form 10-Q (filed 2025-06-05) ↗
Q2 FY25Feb 16, 2025151+11.0%Form 10-Q (filed 2025-03-13) ↗
Q1 FY25Nov 24, 2024463+4.3%Form 10-Q (filed 2024-12-19) ↗
Q4 FY24Sep 1, 2024132+0.8%Form 10-K (filed 2024-10-09) ↗
Q3 FY24May 12, 2024106+12.8%Form 10-Q (filed 2024-06-06) ↗
Q2 FY24Feb 18, 2024136-7.5%Form 10-Q (filed 2024-03-13) ↗
Q1 FY24Nov 26, 2023444+10.4%Form 10-Q (filed 2023-12-20) ↗
Q4 FY23Sep 3, 2023131+11.0%Form 10-K (filed 2023-10-11) ↗
Q3 FY23May 7, 202394+4.4%Form 10-Q (filed 2023-06-01) ↗
Q2 FY23Feb 12, 2023147+14.8%Form 10-Q (filed 2023-03-09) ↗
Q1 FY23Nov 20, 2022402+3.6%Form 10-Q (filed 2022-12-29) ↗

Breakdown

What makes up stock-based compensation expense (pre-tax)

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Stock-based compensation expense (pre-tax) ($M), quarterly Q1 FY09–Q4 FY26 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/sbc-expense-total

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