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COST

Latest: FY2026 · Thesis page →
Revenue$303.2B+10.1% YoY
Net income$9.2B+13.9% YoY
Free cash flow$9.4B+19.7% YoY
Gross margin—

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$109.1B$218.3B$327.4BFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
2%3%4%5%FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

+7%+5%+8%+10%FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue$227.0B$242.3B$254.5B$275.2B$303.2B
YoY—+6.8%+5.0%+8.2%+10.1%
Cost of goods sold$199.4B$212.6B$222.4B$239.9B$264.3B
YoY—+6.6%+4.6%+7.9%+10.2%
Gross profit—————
YoY—————
Research & development—————
YoY—————
Selling, general & administrative$19.8B$21.6B$22.8B$25.0B$27.2B
YoY—+9.2%+5.7%+9.5%+8.9%
Operating income$7.8B$8.1B$9.3B$10.4B$11.7B
YoY—+4.1%+14.4%+11.8%+12.5%
Pretax income$7.8B$8.5B$9.7B$10.8B$12.3B
YoY—+8.3%+14.8%+11.1%+13.2%
Income tax$1.9B$2.2B$2.4B$2.7B$3.0B
YoY—+14.0%+8.1%+14.6%+11.3%
Net income$5.8B$6.3B$7.4B$8.1B$9.2B
YoY—+7.7%+17.1%+9.9%+13.9%
EPS — basic$13.17$14.18$16.59$18.24$20.78
YoY—+7.7%+17.0%+9.9%+13.9%
EPS — diluted$13.14$14.16$16.56$18.21$20.76
YoY—+7.8%+16.9%+10.0%+14.0%
Weighted shares — basic443.7M443.9M443.9M444.0M444.0M
Weighted shares — diluted444.8M444.5M444.8M444.8M444.4M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash & equivalents$10.2B$13.7B$9.9B$14.2B$20.2B
YoY—+34.3%-27.7%+43.0%+42.7%
Marketable securities (current)—————
YoY—————
Accounts receivable$2.2B$2.3B$2.7B$3.2B$4.0B
YoY—+2.0%+19.1%+17.7%+23.6%
Inventory$17.9B$16.7B$18.6B$18.1B$19.3B
YoY—-7.0%+12.0%-2.8%+6.7%
Total current assets$32.7B$35.9B$34.2B$38.4B$46.6B
YoY—+9.7%-4.6%+12.1%+21.4%
Total assets$64.2B$69.0B$69.8B$77.1B$89.0B
YoY—+7.5%+1.2%+10.4%+15.5%
Total current liabilities$32.0B$33.6B$35.5B$37.1B$44.0B
YoY—+5.0%+5.6%+4.6%+18.4%
Total liabilities$43.5B$43.9B$46.2B$47.9B$53.2B
YoY—+1.0%+5.2%+3.7%+11.1%
Total equity$20.6B$25.1B$23.6B$29.2B$35.8B
YoY—+21.4%-5.7%+23.5%+22.8%
Shares outstanding442.7M442.8M443.1M443.2M443.3M
YoY—+0.0%+0.1%+0.0%+0.0%

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Operating cash flow$7.4B$11.1B$11.3B$13.3B$15.8B
YoY—+49.7%+2.4%+17.6%+18.6%
Capital expenditures$3.9B$4.3B$4.7B$5.5B$6.4B
YoY—+11.1%+9.0%+16.7%+17.0%
Free cash flow$3.5B$6.7B$6.6B$7.8B$9.4B
YoY—+92.7%-1.7%+18.2%+19.7%
Dividends paid—————
YoY—————
Share repurchases$439.0M$676.0M$700.0M$903.0M$848.0M
YoY—+54.0%+3.6%+29.0%-6.1%

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Gross margin—————
Operating margin3.4%3.3%3.6%3.8%3.9%
Net margin2.6%2.6%2.9%2.9%3.0%
Free cash flow margin1.5%2.8%2.6%2.8%3.1%
Effective tax rate24.6%25.9%24.4%25.1%24.7%
Current ratio1.02x1.07x0.97x1.03x1.06x
Total liabilities / equity2.11x1.75x1.96x1.64x1.49x

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Consumer Staples), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
COST FY26 · this stock$303.2B+10.1%—3.9%3.0%3.1%
WMT FY26$713.2B+4.7%—4.2%3.1%2.1%
KR FY26$147.6B+0.4%—1.3%0.7%—
PEP FY25$93.9B+2.3%54.1%12.2%8.8%—
PG FY26$87.0B+3.3%—22.7%18.4%17.4%
SYY FY26$84.6B+3.9%18.5%3.7%2.1%—
ADM FY25$80.3B-6.2%6.3%—1.3%5.2%
TSN FY25$54.4B+2.1%6.5%2.0%0.9%2.2%
KO FY25$47.9B+1.9%61.6%28.7%27.3%11.0%
PM FY25$40.6B+7.3%67.1%36.6%27.9%26.2%
MDLZ FY25$38.5B+5.8%28.4%9.2%6.4%8.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.