COSTCostco

Consumer staples · Discount Stores · Nasdaq

Costco Wholesale Corporation and its subsidiaries (Costco or the Company) began operations in 1983, in Seattle, Washington. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 355,000
Headquarters: Issaquah, WA
CEO: Roland Michael Vachris
Next results: around Dec 10, 2026

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RevenueFY2017–26 $303.2B+10.1% Highest in 10 years 10-K FY2026 · XBRL Net incomeFY2017–26 $9.2B+13.9% Highest in 10 years 10-K FY2026 · XBRL Free cash flowFY2017–26 $9.4B+19.7% Highest in 10 years 10-K FY2026 · XBRL Operating marginFY2017–26 3.9%+0.1 pts 3.2% in FY2017 10-K FY2026 · XBRL

What changed

latest 10-K

Area	What changed	Source
Risk factors	No new paragraphs, or fewer than two 10-Ks to compare	10-K Item 1A
Receivables growing faster than revenue	Receivables +23.6% vs revenue +10.1% (+13.5 pts)	10-K · XBRL
Accounting checks	10 other checks clear, 1 worth a look	10-K · XBRL
Insiders	No open-market buys in the last 90 days	Form 4
Filings	2 in the last 30 days	EDGAR

Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.

What's new, in their words

No new paragraphs in Risk Factors, or fewer than two 10-Ks to compare.

Accounting checks

latest 10-K

10 of 11 clear 1 worth a look. Checks, not verdicts.

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Receivables growing faster than revenueReceivables +23.6% vs revenue +10.1% (+13.5 pts)
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Cash from operations $15.8B vs net income $9.2B (FY ending 2026-08-30)
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Inventory +6.7% vs revenue +10.1% (-3.5 pts)
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: KPMG LLP
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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The same matters as last year: Sufficiency of audit evidence over United States and Canada revenue
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years

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In the last 30 days

All filings →

Oct 16, 20268-K Director or officer change 8-K item 5.02
Oct 14, 20268-K Other events 8-K item 8.01

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