COST Costco
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Nasdaq 100 CompaniesS&P 500 Companies
Consumer Cyclical · Retail-Variety Stores
Costco (COST) is a consumer cyclical company in the Retail-Variety Stores industry, with a market capitalization of $410.3 billion. Shares last traded at $925.13, 15.6% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 1.9%. COST trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.42, above the Retail-Variety Stores median of 19.80. Net profit margin is 3.0%, below the peer median of 3.9%. Revenue grew 8.2% year over year. The shares yield 0.6% in dividends.
Performance
Chart
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Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-05-10 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
COST Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $2.18B | $4.91 | 27% |
| 2024-09-01 | $9.04B | $20.33 | 123% |
| 2023-09-03 | $1.25B | $2.81 | 20% |
| 2022-08-28 | $1.50B | $3.37 | 26% |
| 2021-08-29 | $5.75B | $12.94 | 115% |
| 2020-08-30 | $1.48B | $3.33 | 37% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.01 | 2026-06-03 |
| Q2 2026 | $9.08 | 2026-03-11 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.50 | 2025-12-17 |
| FY 2025 | $18.21 | 2025-10-08 |
| Q3 2026 | $12.34 | 2026-06-03 |
| Q2 2026 | $8.06 | 2026-03-11 |
Retail-Variety Stores peers
COST vs 10 industry peers (Retail-Variety Stores), by market cap. Updated
| WMT | Walmart | $859.6B | 38.94 | 1.18 | 3.0% | +2.09% |
| COST | Costco | $410.3B | 46.42 | 1.40 | 3.0% | +0.02% |
| TGT | Target | $74.5B | 16.96 | 0.69 | 4.1% | +0.38% |
| DG | Dollar General | $29.0B | 17.00 | 0.66 | 3.9% | +0.25% |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree | $24.6B | 15.24 | 1.23 | 8.0% | -0.69% |
| FIVE | Five Below, Inc | $13.2B | 21.33 | 2.48 | 11.7% | -6.98% |
| BJ | Bj'S Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | $11.8B | 19.80 | 0.52 | 2.6% | +0.50% |
| PSMT | Pricesmart Inc | $5.4B | 33.40 | 0.94 | 2.8% | +0.93% |
| OLLI | Ollie'S Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | $4.4B | 16.01 | 1.57 | 9.8% | -0.28% |
| MNSO | Miniso Group Holding Ltd | — | — | — | — | +0.52% |
🇨🇦 Costco also trades on Cboe Canada as a CAD-hedged Canadian Depositary Receipt (CDR) under COST / ZCOS. A CDR represents the same underlying COST shares in Canadian dollars with the currency exposure hedged; this page tracks the US-listed shares.
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.