COST
Costco Wholesale Corp /NewCompany with tickers: COST
CIK
909832
CUSIP
22160K105
Shares Outstanding
443,478,804
13F Activity (30d)
1611 filings
1498 filers
Share-repurchase activity from the company's own XBRL filings — cash spent buying back common stock per fiscal year, share counts where the company tagged them, and the buyback program's authorization. Amounts come exclusively from tagged SEC data, so years a company never tagged show no figure.
Program Authorized
$4,000,000,000
as of 2023-09-03
Remaining Authorization
$1,359,000,000
as of 2026-05-10
| Fiscal Year Ended | Cash Spent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $903,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2025-10-08 |
| 2024-09-01 | $700,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2025-10-08 |
| 2023-09-03 | $676,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2025-10-08 |
| 2022-08-28 | $439,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2024-10-09 |
| 2021-08-29 | $496,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2023-10-11 |
| 2020-08-30 | $196,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2022-10-05 |
| 2019-09-01 | $247,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2021-10-06 |
| 2018-09-02 | $328,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2020-10-07 |
| 2017-09-03 | $469,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2019-10-11 |
| 2016-08-28 | $486,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2018-10-26 |
| 2015-08-30 | $481,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2017-10-18 |
| 2014-08-31 | $334,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2016-10-12 |
| 2013-09-01 | $36,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2015-10-14 |
| 2012-09-02 | $632,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2014-10-15 |
| 2011-08-28 | $624,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2013-10-16 |
| 2010-08-29 | $551,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2012-10-19 |
| 2009-08-30 | $69,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2011-10-14 |
| 2008-08-31 | $895,000,000 | 10-K, filed 2010-10-18 |