Equity
Common Stock Shares Issued
Costco Wholesale Common Stock Shares Issued increased by 0.2% to 443.9M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.0%, from 443.9M to 443.9M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Common Stock Shares Issued shows relatively stable performance with a 0.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase reflects new equity financing or the fulfillment of stock-based compensation obligations.
Detailed definition
The total number of shares that have been authorized and distributed by the corporation since its inception. This includ...
Peer comparison
This number is always equal to or greater than shares outstanding across all publicly traded corporations.
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common_stock_shares_issuedHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 442.1M | 441.8M | 443.4M | 443.3M | 443M | 442.7M | 443.8M | 443.6M | 443.2M | 442.8M | 443.8M | 443.5M | 443.4M | 443.1M | 443.9M | 443.7M | 443.5M | 443.2M | 443.9M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | +0.4% | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.3% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.2% | -0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% | +0.2% | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.0% |
Range441.8M – 443.9M
CAGR+0.1%
Avg YoY Growth+0.1%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's common stock shares issued?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported common stock shares issued of 443.9M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's common stock shares issued changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's common stock shares issued decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 443.9M to 443.9M.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's common stock shares issued?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's common stock shares issued has grown at a 0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 442.1M to 443.5M.
- What does common stock shares issued mean?
- The total number of shares the company has ever given out, including those it bought back.