Costco Wholesale (COST) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $443.7 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $443.9 million in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from $443.7 million in Q1 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale's Shares Outstanding (Entity) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $443.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) changed 0.01% year-over-year to $443.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $443.7 million (changed 0.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $443.2 million, changed 0.03% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $443.7 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, roughly flat from $443.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $443.9 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $442.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $443.4 million and a median of $443.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) gained 0.2% — and 2023, when it slipped 0.01%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $443.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.01% to $443.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.03% to $443.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.01% to $443.9 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.05% to $443.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $443.7 million in Q1 2026, $443.9 million in Q4 2025, and $443.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 7.97 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 443.95 Mn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 453.80 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 220.09 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 196.80 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 128.65 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 30.24 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 117.24 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 61.32 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 15, 2026 443.95 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 443.96 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 443.99 Mn
May 11, 2025 443.96 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 443.98 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 443.99 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 443.91 Mn
May 12, 2024 443.89 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 443.89 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 443.83 Mn
Sep 3, 2023 443.85 Mn
May 7, 2023 443.81 Mn
Feb 12, 2023 443.88 Mn
Nov 20, 2022 443.84 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 443.65 Mn
May 8, 2022 443.70 Mn
Feb 13, 2022 443.62 Mn
Nov 21, 2021 443.38 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 443.09 Mn
May 9, 2021 443.04 Mn