Growth Metrics

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

Costco Wholesale's Shares Repurchased history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $209.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 1.95% year-over-year to $209.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $910.0 million, up 15.19%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $903.0 million, 29.0% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased reached $209.0 million in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, 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.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $182.4 million, with a median of $185.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Shares Repurchased was 281.08% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 26.42% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Shares Repurchased are $209.0 million (Q1 2026), $210.0 million (Q4 2025), and $280.0 million (Q3 2025).