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Costco Wholesale Corporation filings document the formal disclosures of a Nasdaq-listed warehouse club operator, including operating results, monthly sales releases, comparable sales by geography, digitally enabled sales and updates to its global warehouse and e-commerce footprint.
Recent SEC filings for COST include Form 8-K reports covering quarterly and fiscal-year results, cash dividends on common stock, annual meeting voting outcomes, director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation votes and shareholder proposals. The filings also record executive bonus-plan criteria, environmental and social performance metrics used in compensation arrangements, and management succession disclosures.
Costco Wholesale Corporation filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to register debt securities for one or more future offerings under a prospectus dated June 3, 2026. The prospectus describes general terms for unsecured senior debt to be issued under existing indentures dated October 26, 2001 and the First Supplemental Indenture dated March 20, 2002, and states that specific terms, offering sizes, proceeds treatment and distribution methods will be provided in prospectus supplements.
The prospectus says net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes unless a supplement specifies otherwise, and it outlines mechanics for global book-entry registration, transfer agents, trustee protections, Events of Default, modification thresholds and governing law (New York). The filing incorporates by reference financial statements through the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025 and names KPMG LLP as auditors.
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported solid growth for the third quarter of 2026. Total revenue for the 12 weeks ended May 10, 2026 rose to $70.5 billion from $63.2 billion, with net income increasing to $2.2 billion, or $4.93 per diluted share, up from $4.28.
Net sales grew 12% to $69.2 billion, driven by 10% comparable sales growth and strong digitally-enabled sales, which increased 21%. Membership fee revenue rose 11% to $1.37 billion, supported by more members, higher fees, and upgrades, with renewal rates at 92.2% in the U.S. and Canada and 89.7% worldwide.
Costco generated $11.1 billion in operating cash flow over the first 36 weeks, ending the period with $19.996 billion in cash and short-term investments. The company invested $4.23 billion in capital expenditures, paid a quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share, and repurchased 638,000 shares for about $603 million.
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported strong third-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with net sales rising 11.6% to $69.15 billion from $61.96 billion a year earlier. Total revenue reached $70.53 billion, driven by broad-based comparable sales growth and continued strength in membership.
Net income for the quarter increased to $2.19 billion, or $4.93 per diluted share, up from $1.90 billion, or $4.28 per share. Company-wide comparable sales grew 9.8%, or 6.6% excluding gasoline price and foreign exchange effects, while digitally-enabled comparable sales rose 21.5%. Membership metrics remained robust, with an 89.7% worldwide renewal rate, 92.2% renewal in the U.S. and Canada, and 148.5 million total cardholders.
Costco Wholesale executive Sarah Catherine George updated her reported shareholdings. She now shows ownership of 4,127.836 shares of common stock, including 2,726.578 unvested Restricted Stock Units. These RSUs are scheduled to vest in four tranches from October 22, 2026 through October 22, 2029.
The vesting schedule covers 1,015.942 shares on October 22, 2026, 769.586 shares on October 22, 2027, 514.05 shares on October 22, 2028, and 427 shares on October 22, 2029. The amendment corrects an earlier administrative omission of these RSUs.
Costco Wholesale Corp ownership disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 33,256,639 shares of Common Stock, representing 7.49% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states sole power to vote for 4,409,191 shares and sole dispositive power for 33,256,639 shares.
The filing notes ownership reflects holdings across Vanguard business units and funds and is signed by Vanguard’s Head of Global Fund Administration on 04/29/2026.
Costco Wholesale Corporation disclosed that its Board of Directors has raised the quarterly cash dividend on its common stock from $1.30 to $1.47 per share, which equals $5.88 on an annualized basis. The dividend will be paid on May 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 1, 2026.
The company also noted it operates 928 warehouses worldwide, including large footprints in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, along with multiple e-commerce sites in major markets.
Costco Wholesale Corp. Executive Vice President Caton Frates sold 700 shares of Common Stock in an open-market transaction at $993.00 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 5,815.001 shares. This was a single, non-derivative sale and no option exercises or derivative transactions were reported.
The Vanguard Group filed an amendment to a Schedule 13G reporting that it beneficially owns 0 shares of Costco Wholesale Corp common stock, representing 0% as of the amendment. The filing explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026 that disaggregated certain subsidiaries' holdings from The Vanguard Group under SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The amendment (Amendment No. 10) is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/26/2026 and restates that Vanguard and its managed accounts do not report ownership above 5% for the class.