Discontinued — last reported Q1 '24
Share Buybacks
FinancingCostco Wholesale Share Buybacks decreased by 66.3% to $210.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.4%, from $207.00M to $210.00M. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ1 2024
How to read this metric
Aggressive repurchases signal management's confidence that the stock is undervalued and a commitment to returning excess cash to investors.
Detailed definition
The amount of cash spent to buy back the company's own shares from the open market. This is a key method of returning ca...
Peer comparison
A critical metric for 'Big Tech' companies like Apple and Microsoft, which use massive cash flows to support share prices.
Metric ID:
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $367.00M | $37.00M | $115.00M | $254.00M | $141.00M | $284.00M | $446.00M | $162.00M | $322.00M | $484.00M | $207.00M | $412.00M | $623.00M | $210.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -89.9% | +210.8% | +120.9% | -44.5% | +101.4% | +57.0% | -63.7% | +98.8% | +50.3% | -57.2% | +99.0% | +51.2% | -66.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -30.8% | +281.1% | +147.0% | +75.6% | +14.9% | +13.4% | +8.5% | +27.8% | +28.0% | +28.7% | +1.4% |
Range$37.00M – $623.00M
CAGR-15.8%
Avg YoY Growth+54.1%
Median YoY Growth+27.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's share buybacks?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported share buybacks of $210.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's share buybacks increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $207.00M to $210.00M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Money spent by the company to buy back its own stock.