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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports August Sales Results

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Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $23.70 billion for the retail month of August, an increase of 9.9 percent from the previous year.

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ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $23.70 billion for the retail month of August, the four weeks ended August 30, 2026, an increase of 9.9 percent from $21.56 billion last year. For the 16-week fourth quarter, the Company reported net sales of $93.9 billion, an increase of 11.3 percent compared to net sales of $84.4 billion last year. For the 52-week fiscal year ended August 30, 2026, the Company reported net sales of $297.3 billion, an increase of 10.2 percent from $269.9 billion last year. Comparable sales were as follows: Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows: Labor Day in the U.S. and Canada will occur one week later this year. The shift negatively impacted August total and comparable sales by a little less than 75 bps. Additional discussion of these results is available in a pre-recorded message. It can be accessed by visiting investor.costco.com (click on "Events & Presentations"). This message will be available through 4:00 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Costco currently operates 939 warehouses, including 647 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 115 in Canada, 43 in Mexico, 37 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China...

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Revenue

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Amount named
$23.7B
Stories
2
Takes effect
Aug 30, 2026
Location
Issaquah, Washington, United States

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$23.7B
Stories about this event
2

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95%
Detected
Sep 2, 2026
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news
signal_subtype
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    "title": "Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports August Sales Results",
    "excerpt": "ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $23.70 billion for the retail month of August, the four weeks ended August 30, 2026, an increase of 9.9 percent from $21.56 billion last year. For the 16-week fourth quarter, the Company reported net sales of $93.9 billion, an increase of 11.3 percent compared to net sales of $84.4 billion last year. For the 52-week fiscal year ended August 30, 2026, the Company reported net sales of $297.3 billion, an increase of 10.2 percent from $269.9 billion last year. Comparable sales were as follows: Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows: Labor Day in the U.S. and Canada will occur one week later this year. The shift negatively impacted August total and comparable sales by a little less than 75 bps. Additional discussion of these results is available in a pre-recorded message. It can be accessed by visiting investor.costco.com (click on “Events & Presentations”). This message will be available through 4:00 p.m. (PT) on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Costco currently operates 939 warehouses, including 647 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 115 in Canada, 43 in Mexico, 37 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China...",
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