Equity
Share-Based Payment - Nonvested Awards (Number)
Costco Wholesale Share-Based Payment - Nonvested Awards (Number) increased by 1.4% to 2.1M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 12.7%, from 2.4M to 2.1M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Share-Based Payment - Nonvested Awards (Number) shows a downward trend with a -14.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests a higher volume of future share issuance, which may lead to greater dilution, while a decrease suggests a reduction in future compensation-related share obligations.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the number of equity-based awards, such as restricted stock units (RSUs) or performance shares, that...
Peer comparison
Standard disclosure for companies utilizing restricted stock or performance-based equity incentives.
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share_based_payment_nonvested_awards_numberHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 4.4M | 4.3M | 3.5M | 3.5M | 3.5M | 3.4M | 3M | 3.1M | 3.1M | 3M | 2.8M | 2.9M | 2.8M | 2.8M | 2.3M | 2.4M | 2.3M | 2.3M | 2M | 2.1M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.5% | -19.5% | +0.6% | -0.8% | -1.3% | -12.5% | +2.7% | -0.7% | -0.9% | -8.2% | +4.1% | -2.7% | -1.1% | -16.7% | +1.3% | -1.5% | -0.8% | -12.0% | +1.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -20.1% | -20.7% | -13.8% | -12.1% | -12.1% | -11.7% | -7.4% | -6.0% | -7.9% | -8.1% | -16.6% | -18.8% | -17.8% | -17.5% | -12.8% | -12.7% |
Range2M – 4.4M
CAGR-14.6%
Avg YoY Growth-13.5%
Median YoY Growth-12.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's share-based payment - nonvested awards (number)?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported share-based payment - nonvested awards (number) of 2.1M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's share-based payment - nonvested awards (number) changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's share-based payment - nonvested awards (number) decreased by 12.7% year-over-year, from 2.4M to 2.1M.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's share-based payment - nonvested awards (number)?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's share-based payment - nonvested awards (number) has grown at a -14.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.2M to 2.3M.
- What does share-based payment - nonvested awards (number) mean?
- The number of equity awards granted to employees that have not yet fully vested.