COSTCostco
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
The biggest changes in the 10-K filed 2026-10-07, this fiscal year against the last, and the sentences in the MD&A (Item 7) where management explains them, quoted word for word. Tickdelta picks sentences that name the line, a direction and a cause. It does not write explanations of its own.
Cash from operations
+18.6% Big change FY to 2026-08-30 vs 2025-08-31The MD&A has no sentence that names a cause for this change. That can be worth a question: ask about the filing.
Net income
+13.9% Big change FY to 2026-08-30 vs 2025-08-31The MD&A has no sentence that names a cause for this change. That can be worth a question: ask about the filing.
Revenue
+10.1% Big change FY to 2026-08-30 vs 2025-08-31“Net sales increased 10% to $297,247, driven by an increase in comparable sales and sales at new warehouses;”
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“Membership fee revenue increased 11% to $5,907, driven by new member sign-ups, membership fee increases, and upgrades to Executive membership;”
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Operating margin
3.8% → 3.9% (+0.1 pts) FY to 2026-08-30 vs 2025-08-31The MD&A has no sentence that names a cause for this change. That can be worth a question: ask about the filing.
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