Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Profit Margins
Over the twelve months to 2026-08-30, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) had gross margin 12.8%, operating margin 3.9%, net margin 3.0%, free cash flow margin 3.1%, according to EquiReason's reading of its SEC filings.
Source: SEC EDGAR filings · figures as of 2026-08-30 · read by EquiReason
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- Market cap
- 444.6B
- P/E TTM
- 48.3
- Dividend yield
- 0.6%
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| Line | FY2010 Aug 10 | FY2011 Aug 11 | FY2012 Sep 12 | FY2013 Sep 13 | FY2014 Aug 14 | FY2015 Aug 15 | FY2016 Aug 16 | FY2017 Sep 17 | FY2018 Sep 18 | FY2019 Sep 19 | FY2020 Aug 20 | FY2021 Aug 21 | FY2022 Aug 22 | FY2023 Sep 23 | FY2024 Sep 24 | FY2025 Aug 25 | FY2026 Aug 26 | TTM Aug 26 | Trend |
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| Gross margin | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | |
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| FCF margin | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
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Costco Wholesale Corporation — questions
- What is Costco Wholesale Corporation's gross margin?
- 12.8% over the twelve months to 2026-08-30.
- What is Costco Wholesale Corporation's operating margin?
- 3.9% over the twelve months to 2026-08-30.
- What is Costco Wholesale Corporation's net profit margin?
- 3.0% over the twelve months to 2026-08-30.
Every figure on this page comes from Costco Wholesale Corporation's own SEC filings — see them on SEC EDGAR. Price data is licensed and shown only inside the product.
How these figures are read: methodology · EquiReason.