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 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.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Executive Vice President Sarah Catherine George reported a discretionary, intra-plan transaction involving company common stock held in a 401(k) plan. She moved 642.1252 shares out of Costco's common stock fund, following a company policy that bars executive officers from participating in that fund. After this transfer, she no longer holds Costco shares indirectly through the 401(k) plan and now reports 1,401.258 Costco common shares held directly.
Costco Wholesale Corporation executive Gary Millerchip reported a routine tax-related share withholding. On March 11, 2026, 1,154.017 shares of Costco common stock were withheld by the company to cover taxes tied to the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units, at a reference price of $992.23 per share. Following this transaction, Millerchip directly owned 15,465.301 shares of Costco common stock. This was not an open-market sale, but a standard mechanism to satisfy tax obligations on equity compensation.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Executive Vice President Sarah Catherine George filed an initial Form 3 reporting her ownership of company stock. She holds 1,401.2580 shares of common stock directly and 642.1252 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan, establishing her baseline ownership position as an officer.
Costco Wholesale delivered solid growth in its second quarter of 2026. Total revenue rose to $69.6 billion from $63.7 billion a year earlier, driven by 7% comparable sales growth and continued warehouse expansion. Net income increased to $2.0 billion, or $4.58 per diluted share, compared with $1.8 billion, or $4.02 per share.
Membership fee revenue grew 14% to $1.36 billion, supported by new sign-ups and higher annual fees, while gross margin percentage improved modestly, helped by gasoline and pharmacy. Operating cash flow for the first half reached $7.7 billion, funding $2.8 billion of capital spending, ongoing dividends of $1.30 per share, and share repurchases.