COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW(COST)— Stock Profile, AI Score & Financials
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores COST at 66.2/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #430 of 2,961 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. COST scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (99.5), balance sheet strength (87.2), institutional flow (76.3). Areas of concern include free cash flow (35.7), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reports quarterly revenue of $70.5B, net income of $2.2B, an operating margin of 4.0%. Top institutional holders of COST by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. COST trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 909832. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate COST daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW directly from SEC EDGAR.
AI Quality Score
66.2/100
AI Rank
#430
Revenue
$70.5B
Net Income
$2.2B
Free Cash Flow
$2.0B
Operating Margin
4.0%
COST key financials by period
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period
Form
Revenue
Net income
Operating margin
FY 2025
10-K
$275.2B
$8.1B
3.8%
FY 2024
10-K
$254.5B
$7.4B
3.6%
FY 2023
10-K
$242.3B
$6.3B
3.4%
FY 2022
10-K
$227.0B
$5.8B
3.4%
FY 2021
10-K
$195.9B
$5.0B
3.4%
FY 2020
10-K
$166.8B
$4.0B
3.3%
Institutions holding COST
Institutional investors reporting a position in COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW on SEC Form 13F.
AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-06-03 — Q3 FY2026 (12 weeks ended May 10, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Total revenue rose to $70.5B as net sales climbed 12% to $69,154 and comparable sales gained 10%, lifting net income to $2,192, or $4.93 per diluted share.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
United States$51.4B+11% YoY net sales
Comparable sales up 9%; excluding gasoline and currency, up 7%
Other International$9.7B+13% YoY net sales
Comparable sales up 11%; higher square-footage growth in foreign markets
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $70.5B+12% YoY net sales
United States$51.4B+11% YoY net sales
Comparable sales up 9%; excluding gasoline and currency, up 7%
Within United States
Warehouse ancillary and other businesses$15.4B+29% YoY
Led by gasoline and pharmacy; gasoline volume up approximately 10%
Other International$9.7B+13% YoY net sales
Comparable sales up 11%; higher square-footage growth in foreign markets
Canada$9.4B+13% YoY net sales
Comparable sales up 11%, aided by favorable foreign-currency changes
Largest Expense Items
Merchandise costs$61.5B
Gross margin percentage 11.04%, down 21 basis points on gasoline price inflation
Selling, general and administrative$6,193M
8.96% of net sales, down 20 basis points; absence of prior-year one-time employee vacation charge helped
Provision for income taxes$746M
Effective tax rate 25.4%, versus 26.2% a year earlier
Stock-based compensation$119M
Includes expense for performance RSUs now deemed probable of achieving 2026 targets
Margins: Gross margin fell 21 basis points to 11.04%, but excluding gasoline price inflation it was 11.26%, up one basis point: ancillary/pharmacy and a smaller LIFO charge offset a 29 basis point core-merchandise decline.
Watch Items from the Filing
Higher gasoline prices added $1,367, or 221 basis points, and currency added $643, or 104 basis points, to the quarter's 12% net sales growth.
Four class actions filed March 2026 seek refunds of IEEPA tariffs passed to members through higher prices; exposure not estimable.
Worldwide renewal rate 89.7% and U.S./Canada 92.2%, pressured by online-sold memberships that renew at slightly lower rates.
Membership fees rose 11% to $1,373 on 82.9 million paid members; the 2024 fee increase drove only about 25% of that growth.
Capital expenditures of $4,228 year-to-date, with roughly $6,500 planned for fiscal 2026 and 13 more warehouse openings.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
