Costco Wholesale (COST) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Shares Repurchased of $245 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 12.5% from $280 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale reported Shares Repurchased of $848 million, down 6.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Shares Repurchased has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Repurchased came in at $903 million in FY2025 (+29.0%), $700 million in FY2024 (+3.6%), $676 million in FY2023 (+54.0%) and $439 million in FY2022 (-11.5%).
- Quarterly Shares Repurchased has ranged from $37 million in fiscal Q1 2022 to $280 million in fiscal Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Repurchased rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Repurchased in the last five years was growth of 281.1% in fiscal Q1 2023, against a decline of 53.8% in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.41 Bn | 892.84 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.73 Bn | 364.01 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 245.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.69 Bn | 33.94 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.54 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.34 Bn | 23.33 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 44.86 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.81 Bn | 20.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 623.10 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.49 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 370.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 135.59 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.21 Bn | 14.99 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 600,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 245.00 Mn |
| May 10, 2026 | 184.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 209.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 210.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 280.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 211.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 205.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 207.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 216.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 162.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 160.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 230.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 162.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 143.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 141.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 185.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 139.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 78.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 37.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();