Current Net Margin
2.92%
Costco Wholesale Corporation currently has a net profit margin of 2.92%.
Financial Fundamentals
COST • Quarterly Data • 5Y View
Historical Margin Data
| Date | Rev ($B) | NI ($B) | Net Margin | Change (bps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | 69.60 | 2.04 | 2.92% | ▼5 |
| 2025-11-23 | 67.31 | 2.00 | 2.97% | ▼6 |
| 2025-08-31 | 86.16 | 2.61 | 3.03% | ▲2 |
| 2025-05-11 | 63.20 | 1.90 | 3.01% | ▲20 |
| 2025-02-16 | 63.72 | 1.79 | 2.81% | ▼9 |
| 2024-11-24 | 62.15 | 1.80 | 2.89% | ▼6 |
| 2024-09-01 | 79.70 | 2.35 | 2.95% | ▲8 |
| 2024-05-12 | 58.52 | 1.68 | 2.87% | ▼11 |
| 2024-02-18 | 58.44 | 1.74 | 2.98% | ▲23 |
| 2023-11-26 | 57.80 | 1.59 | 2.75% | ▲1 |
| 2023-08-31 | 78.94 | 2.16 | 2.74% | ▲31 |
| 2023-05-07 | 53.65 | 1.30 | 2.43% | ▼23 |
| 2023-02-12 | 55.27 | 1.47 | 2.65% | ▲15 |
| 2022-11-20 | 54.44 | 1.36 | 2.51% | ▼9 |
| 2022-08-31 | 72.09 | 1.87 | 2.59% | ▲2 |
| 2022-05-08 | 52.60 | 1.35 | 2.57% | ▲7 |
| 2022-02-13 | 51.90 | 1.30 | 2.50% | ▼13 |
| 2021-11-21 | 50.36 | 1.32 | 2.63% | ▼4 |
| 2021-08-31 | 62.67 | 1.67 | 2.66% | ▼3 |
| 2021-05-09 | 45.28 | 1.22 | 2.69% | ▲57 |
| 2021-02-14 | 44.77 | 0.95 | 2.12% | ▼57 |
| 2020-11-22 | 43.21 | 1.17 | 2.70% | ▲10 |
| 2020-08-31 | 53.38 | 1.39 | 2.60% | ▲35 |
| 2020-05-10 | 37.27 | 0.84 | 2.25% | ▼13 |
| 2020-02-16 | 39.07 | 0.93 | 2.38% | ▲10 |
| 2019-11-24 | 37.04 | 0.84 | 2.28% | ▼3 |
| 2019-08-31 | 47.50 | 1.10 | 2.31% | ▼30 |
| 2019-05-12 | 34.74 | 0.91 | 2.61% | ▲10 |
| 2019-02-17 | 35.40 | 0.89 | 2.51% | ▲32 |
| 2018-11-25 | 35.07 | 0.77 | 2.19% | ▼16 |
| 2018-08-31 | 44.41 | 1.04 | 2.35% | ▲3 |
| 2018-05-13 | 32.36 | 0.75 | 2.32% | ▲19 |
| 2018-02-18 | 32.99 | 0.70 | 2.12% | ▲11 |
| 2017-11-26 | 31.81 | 0.64 | 2.01% | ▼16 |
| 2017-08-31 | 42.30 | 0.92 | 2.17% | ▼25 |
| 2017-05-07 | 28.86 | 0.70 | 2.43% | ▲70 |
| 2017-02-12 | 29.77 | 0.52 | 1.73% | ▼21 |
| 2016-11-20 | 28.10 | 0.55 | 1.94% | ▼19 |
| 2016-08-31 | 36.56 | 0.78 | 2.13% | ▲9 |
| 2016-05-08 | 26.77 | 0.55 | 2.04% | ▲10 |
| 2016-02-14 | 28.17 | 0.55 | 1.94% | ▲17 |
| 2015-11-22 | 27.22 | 0.48 | 1.76% | ▼38 |
| 2015-08-31 | 35.78 | 0.77 | 2.14% | ▲17 |
| 2015-05-10 | 26.10 | 0.52 | 1.98% | ▼20 |
| 2015-02-15 | 27.45 | 0.60 | 2.18% | ▲33 |
| 2014-11-23 | 26.87 | 0.50 | 1.85% | ▼12 |
| 2014-08-31 | 35.52 | 0.70 | 1.96% | ▲13 |
| 2014-05-11 | 25.79 | 0.47 | 1.83% | ▲7 |
| 2014-02-16 | 26.31 | 0.46 | 1.76% | ▲6 |
| 2013-11-24 | 25.02 | 0.42 | 1.70% | ▼20 |
| 2013-08-31 | 32.49 | 0.62 | 1.90% | ▼1 |
| 2013-05-12 | 24.08 | 0.46 | 1.91% | ▼29 |
| 2013-02-17 | 24.87 | 0.55 | 2.20% | ▲45 |
| 2012-11-25 | 23.71 | 0.42 | 1.75% | ▼14 |
| 2012-08-31 | 32.22 | 0.61 | 1.89% | ▲16 |
| 2012-05-06 | 22.32 | 0.39 | 1.73% | ▲1 |
| 2012-02-12 | 22.97 | 0.39 | 1.72% | ▲24 |
| 2011-11-20 | 21.63 | 0.32 | 1.48% | ▼22 |
| 2011-08-31 | 28.18 | 0.48 | 1.70% | ▲13 |
| 2011-05-08 | 20.62 | 0.32 | 1.57% | ▼10 |
| 2011-02-13 | 20.88 | 0.35 | 1.67% | ▲5 |
| 2010-11-21 | 19.24 | 0.31 | 1.62% | ▼17 |
| 2010-08-31 | 24.13 | 0.43 | 1.79% | ▲7 |
| 2010-05-09 | 17.78 | 0.31 | 1.72% | ▲13 |
| 2010-02-14 | 18.74 | 0.30 | 1.60% | ▲6 |
| 2009-11-22 | 17.30 | 0.27 | 1.54% | ▼13 |
| 2009-08-31 | 22.38 | 0.37 | 1.67% | ▲34 |
| 2009-05-10 | 15.81 | 0.21 | 1.33% | ▼9 |
| 2009-02-15 | 16.84 | 0.24 | 1.42% | ▼19 |
| 2008-11-23 | 16.39 | 0.26 | 1.60% | ▼12 |
| 2008-08-31 | 23.10 | 0.40 | 1.72% | ▼5 |
| 2008-05-11 | 16.61 | 0.29 | 1.78% | ▼16 |
| 2008-02-17 | 16.96 | 0.33 | 1.93% | ▲28 |
| 2007-11-25 | 15.81 | 0.26 | 1.66% | ▼16 |
| 2007-08-31 | 20.48 | 0.37 | 1.82% | ▲29 |
| 2007-05-13 | 14.66 | 0.22 | 1.53% | ▼12 |
| 2007-02-18 | 15.11 | 0.25 | 1.65% | ▼2 |
| 2006-11-26 | 14.15 | 0.24 | 1.67% | ▼11 |
| 2006-08-31 | 19.90 | 0.36 | 1.79% | ▲1 |
| 2006-05-07 | 13.27 | 0.24 | 1.77% | ▼33 |
| 2006-02-12 | 14.05 | 0.30 | 2.11% | ▲44 |
| 2005-11-20 | 12.93 | 0.22 | 1.67% | ▼45 |
| 2005-08-31 | 16.70 | 0.35 | 2.12% | ▲37 |
| 2005-05-08 | 12.00 | 0.21 | 1.75% | ▼66 |
| 2005-02-13 | 12.66 | 0.31 | 2.41% | ▲74 |
| 2004-11-21 | 11.58 | 0.19 | 1.67% | ▼29 |
| 2004-08-31 | 15.14 | 0.30 | 1.96% | ▲14 |
| 2004-05-09 | 10.90 | 0.20 | 1.82% | ▼14 |
| 2004-02-15 | 11.55 | 0.23 | 1.96% | ▲44 |
| 2003-11-23 | 10.52 | 0.16 | 1.52% | ▼23 |
| 2003-08-31 | 13.69 | 0.24 | 1.75% | ▲14 |
| 2003-05-11 | 9.54 | 0.15 | 1.61% | ▼19 |
| 2003-02-16 | 10.11 | 0.18 | 1.80% | ▲22 |
| 2002-11-24 | 9.20 | 0.15 | 1.58% | ▼43 |
| 2002-08-31 | 12.30 | 0.25 | 2.01% | ▲50 |
| 2002-05-12 | 8.62 | 0.13 | 1.51% | ▼54 |
| 2002-02-17 | 9.38 | 0.19 | 2.05% | ▲52 |
| 2001-11-25 | 8.47 | 0.13 | 1.53% | ▼18 |
| 2001-08-31 | 11.13 | 0.19 | 1.71% | ▲35 |
| 2001-05-13 | 7.72 | 0.11 | 1.36% | ▼76 |
| 2001-02-18 | 8.31 | 0.18 | 2.13% | ▲43 |
| 2000-11-26 | 7.64 | 0.13 | 1.70% | ▼19 |
| 2000-08-31 | 10.59 | 0.20 | 1.89% | ▲15 |
| 2000-05-07 | 6.89 | 0.12 | 1.75% | ▼60 |
| 2000-02-13 | 7.74 | 0.18 | 2.35% | ▲48 |
| 1999-11-21 | 6.94 | 0.13 | 1.86% | ▲12 |
| 1999-08-31 | 8.81 | 0.15 | 1.74% | ▼1 |
| 1999-05-09 | 6.05 | 0.11 | 1.75% | ▼56 |
| 1999-02-14 | 6.59 | 0.15 | 2.31% | ▲254 |
| 1998-11-22 | 6.00 | -0.01 | -0.23% | ▼219 |
| 1998-08-31 | 7.71 | 0.15 | 1.96% | ▲36 |
| 1998-05-10 | 5.34 | 0.09 | 1.60% | ▼58 |
| 1998-02-15 | 5.79 | 0.13 | 2.17% | ▲37 |
| 1997-11-23 | 5.43 | 0.10 | 1.80% | ▲12 |
| 1997-08-31 | 6.92 | 0.12 | 1.69% | ▲32 |
| 1997-05-11 | 4.84 | 0.07 | 1.37% | ▼49 |
| 1997-02-16 | 5.24 | 0.10 | 1.86% | ▲121 |
| 1996-11-24 | 4.88 | 0.03 | 0.65% | ▼75 |
| 1996-08-31 | 6.18 | 0.09 | 1.40% | ▲44 |
| 1996-05-12 | 4.31 | 0.04 | 0.96% | — |
* Basis Point (bps) change measures sequential efficiency shifts. 100 bps = 1.00% Margin change.