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Company data sheet · Costco

Costco: profitable every year.

Industry
Variety Stores
Headquarters
United States
Ticker
COST (Nasdaq)
Sources
SEC filings (1994–2026), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for the United States
Data as of
October 18, 2026
  1. Two decisions on record. Stratrix has verified two of Costco's big decisions, each with what happened next. The best: "Costco spent two years handing Jelinek the CEO job — then he promised not to touch the $1.50 hot dog", 50 points ahead of the S&P 500 over the next three years.
  2. Profitable every year. Costco made money in each of its last eleven fiscal years, from $2.4 billion (fiscal 2016) to $9.2 billion (fiscal 2026).

Financial results

Fiscal yearRevenueNet income
2016$119 billion$2.4 billion
2017$129 billion$2.7 billion
2018$142 billion$3.1 billion
2019$153 billion$3.7 billion
2020$167 billion$4 billion
2021$196 billion$5 billion
2022$227 billion$5.8 billion
2023$242 billion$6.3 billion
2024$254 billion$7.4 billion
2025$275 billion$8.1 billion
2026$303 billion$9.2 billion

As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.

Stratrix Decision Cases

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  • Market reaction to disclosed decisions: 27 decision filings since 2016, each linked to the SEC, with the share return against its sector and the S&P 500 the next day and the next year (27 with market data).
  • Economic context: 7 measures for the United States, every year since 2016, from the official sources.
  • Peer comparison: against 71 companies of its size in its sector.
  • Financial results: ten years of revenue, operating and net income, and every annual report, linked.
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