Costco Wholesale

COSTReported 7 Oct 2026

Owner earnings per share, last 12 months

$19.05▲ +7.2% vs previous report ($17.76)

The cash the business made for its owners over the last twelve months, after paying to keep it running and after paying staff in stock, divided by its diluted shares.

Per share at each report

$17.76

$19.05

10 May2026

30 Aug2026

Next report

Each column is the twelve months ending on that date. A column is added with every report.

Previous 12 months to 10 May 2026Now 12 months to 30 Aug 2026

How the number is madePreviousNowChange

Owner earnings, twelve months$17.76$7.89B$19.05$8.47B▲ +7.2%▲ +7.2%

divided by diluted shares444M444M444M444M▼ −0.0%▼ −0.0%

Owner earnings per share$17.76$17.76$19.05$19.05▲ +7.2%▲ +7.2%

Companies differ a lot in size, so compare this company with its own last report, not with other companies.

What moved owner earnings per share$17.76 → $19.05

The business earning more or less+$1.28

Change in share count+$0.00

Each bar is how much that line added to (right) or took from (left) the per-share figure between the two reports. They add up to the change above.

Twelve months ending30 Aug 2026

Reported7 Oct 2026

Next reportJan (estimate)

SourceSEC filings and earnings release

How to read this

Each line is a twelve-month total, so one quarter’s swing is spread across the year. Operating cash flow is what the business generated. Capital spending and stock-based pay are the costs of keeping it going and of paying staff in shares. What is left is owner earnings.

Notes on this company’s figures

Fiscal year ended Aug 30, 2026 (10-K); diluted shares are for the fourth quarter.

Figures are twelve-month totals: the latest annual report plus the year so far, minus the same stretch a year earlier. How the number is made. Not investment advice.