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 total cardholders (paid members + household cards, in thousands)
150,400K (150.4M) total cardholders at FY2026Q4 (+3.6% YoY).
Latest, FY2026
150,400
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+3.6%
145,200 in FY2025
History
11 years
Since FY2016
Sources
9
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Total cardholders (paid members + household cards, in thousands) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | 150,400 | +3.6% | 0000909832-26-000093|cost-20260830.htm ↗ |
| FY2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | 145,200 | +6.1% | 0000909832-26-000093|cost-20260830.htm ↗ |
| FY2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 136,800 | +7.0% | 0000909832-26-000093|cost-20260830.htm ↗ |
| FY2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | 127,900 | +7.6% | 0000909832-25-000101|cost-20250831.htm ↗ |
| FY2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 118,900 | +6.5% | 0000909832-24-000049|cost-20240901.htm ↗ |
| FY2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | 111,600 | +5.8% | 0000909832-23-000042|cost-20230903.htm ↗ |
| FY2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 105,500 | +7.1% | 0000909832-22-000021|cost-20220828.htm ↗ |
| FY2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | 98,500 | +4.5% | 0000909832-21-000014|cost-20210829.htm ↗ |
| FY2018 | Sep 2, 2018 | 94,300 | +4.4% | 0000909832-20-000017|cost-20200830.htm ↗ |
| FY2017 | Sep 3, 2017 | 90,300 | +4.2% | 0000909832-19-000019|cost10k9119.htm ↗ |
| FY2016 | Aug 28, 2016 | 86,700 | – | 0000909832-18-000013|cost10k9218.htm ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up total cardholders (paid members + household cards, in thousands)
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Total cardholders (paid members + household cards, in thousands), annual FY2016–FY2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/total-cardholders-k
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