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Costco Wholesale COST Operating Income

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Segments

By segment

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United States$5.12B+8.4%
Canada$1.42B+16.5%
Other International$1.34B+22.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$70.5B+11.6%
Gross profit$9.0B+9.7%
Net income$2.2B+15.2%
EPS (diluted)$4.93+15.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.9B+36.9%
Total debt$8.1B-2.7%
Total equity$33.5B+23.5%
Total assets$86.4B+14.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$11.1B+17.6%
CapEx$4.2B+19.7%
Free cash flow$6.9B+16.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$422.43B-4.9%
Enterprise value$411.62B-6.2%
P/E47.8×-8.9×
P/S1.4×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin12.9%+0.1pp
Operating margin3.8%+0.1pp
Net margin3%+0.1pp
FCF margin3.8%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.2%-2.9pp
Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×
Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Costco Wholesale in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: Costco Wholesale’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Costco Wholesale's operating income?
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported operating income of $2.82B in Q1 2026.
How has Costco Wholesale's operating income changed year-over-year?
Costco Wholesale's operating income increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $2.53B to $2.82B.
What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's operating income?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's operating income has grown at a 11.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.71B to $10.38B.
What does operating income mean?
Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.