Credit and interest ratesnegative · 1 filings
“The decrease in interest expense for the third quarter and first thirty-six weeks of 2025 was primarily due to repayment of the 2.750% Senior Notes in May 2024.”10-Q · Jun 5, 2025 ↗
Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST
Market read
Costco Wholesale Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 19 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Company+0.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 17 activePackaged Foods · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
Watch this read- COST's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if COST's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 19 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Evidence that supports
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
Evidence that challenges
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
What would clarify the read
- COST's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Business model and earnings drivers
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
Key research questions
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements105
Verified relationships12
Evidence supporting the case
- Latest annual revenue changed +8.2% year over year.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.65x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.
Questions before a position
No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.
Longer-term price context
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
902.406m-9.1%12m-7.8%24m+1.8%
Annual trajectory
Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-08-29$195.9B+17.5%—+0.1%
2022-08-28$227.0B+15.8%—+0.1%
2023-09-03$242.3B+6.8%—-0.1%
2024-09-01$254.5B+5.0%—+0.1%
2025-08-31$275.2B+8.2%—+0.0%
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 1 filings
“Our operating hours are shorter than many other retailers, and due to other efficiencies inherent in a warehouse club operation, we believe labor costs are lower relative to the volume of sales.”10-K · Oct 8, 2025 ↗
Labor availability and costsnegative · 1 filings
“Our operating hours are shorter than many other retailers, and due to other efficiencies inherent in a warehouse club operation, we believe labor costs are lower relative to the volume of sales.”10-K · Oct 8, 2025 ↗
Valuation discipline
Peer-relative valuation withheld
Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.
Scenario scaffold
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
904.54+0.3% today
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 12:50 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for COST. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for COST. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind COST
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.competitorOct 8, 2025 ▾
“Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Amazon are among our significant general merchandise retail competitors in the U.S.”
KRThe Kroger Co.competitorOct 8, 2025 ▾
“Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Amazon are among our significant general merchandise retail competitors in the U.S.”
Depended on by
BRBR74.0% of BRBRcustomerNov 18, 2025 ▾
“Our largest customers, Walmart (which includes its affiliates, including Sam’s Club), Costco and Amazon, accounted for approximately 74.0% of our net sales in our year ended September 30, 2025.”
Filing peers
No filing peers are available for this name yet.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
COST is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Packaged Foods. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.