Costco Wholesale (COST) Common Equity (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Common Equity of $35.8 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 22.8% from $29.16 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Common Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale's Common Equity record includes 69 quarters.
- Common Equity has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Common Equity came in at $29.16 billion in FY2025 (+23.5%), $23.62 billion in FY2024 (-5.7%), $25.06 billion in FY2023 (+21.4%) and $20.65 billion in FY2022 (+14.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Common Equity in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Common Equity has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 20.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Common Equity in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 25.5%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 8.9%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Common Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.74 Bn | 893.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 104.51 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.04 Bn | 363.32 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 35.80 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.36 Bn | 33.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 2.67 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.38 Bn | 24.53 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.85 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.32 Bn | 24.00 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.29 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.32 Bn | 23.31 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 4.09 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.92 Bn | 20.54 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 3.43 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.37 Bn | 22.17 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.28 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.17 Bn | 16.34 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.63 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.14 Bn | 14.92 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 4.90 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 35.80 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 33.51 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 32.09 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 30.30 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 29.16 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 27.13 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 25.58 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 24.45 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 23.62 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 21.77 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 20.76 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 26.15 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 25.06 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 23.57 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 22.80 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 21.48 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 20.65 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 20.51 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 19.98 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 19.00 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Common Equity API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=common-equity&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "common-equity", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=common-equity&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();