Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 16 years of Shares Repurchased readings, the most recent being $209.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Repurchased rose 1.95% to $209.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $910.0 million, a 15.19% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $903.0 million, up 29.0% from a year prior.
  • Shares Repurchased hit $209.0 million in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, roughly flat from $210.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $280.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $78.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Shares Repurchased over the past 5 years was $185.0 million (2022), compared with a mean of $182.4 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Shares Repurchased: up 281.08% in 2022, down 26.42% in 2022.
  • Costco Wholesale's Shares Repurchased stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then increased by 14.89% to $162.0 million in 2023, then grew by 27.78% to $207.0 million in 2024, then increased by 1.45% to $210.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.48% to $209.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Shares Repurchased were $209.0 million (Q1 2026), $210.0 million (Q4 2025), and $280.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.