Company: COST
Filing Date: 2025-10-08
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000909832-25-000101
Chunk: 45

Company: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
Filing Date: 2025-10-08
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 5
Chunk 45
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Item 5—Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information and Dividend Policy

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “COST.” On September 30, 2025, we had 10,813 stockholders of record.

Payment of dividends is subject to declaration by the Board of Directors. Factors considered in determining dividends include our profitability and expected capital needs. Subject to these qualifications, we presently expect to continue to pay dividends on a quarterly basis.

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information on our common stock repurchase activity for the fourth quarter of 2025 (dollars in millions, except per share data):

PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program(1)Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased under the ProgramMay 12—June 8, 202569,000 $1,022.70 69,000 $2,172 June 9—July 6, 202571,000 990.69 71,000 2,102 July 7—August 3, 202573,000 955.59 73,000 2,032 August 4—August 31, 202572,000 966.22 72,000 1,962 Total fourth quarter285,000 $983.13 285,000 

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(1)Our share repurchase program is conducted under a $4,000 authorization approved by our Board of Directors in January 2023, which expires in January 2027.

Performance Graph

The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return assuming reinvestment of dividends on an investment of $100 in Costco common stock, S&P 500 Index, and the S&P Retail Select Index over the five years from August 30, 2020, through August 31, 2025. The S&P Retail Select Index comprises stocks in the S&P Total Market Index that are classified in the GICS Apparel Retail, Automotive Retail, Broadline Retail, Computer & Electronic Retail, Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail, Drug Retail, Food Retailers and Other Specialty Retail sub-industries.

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The following graph provides information concerning average sales per warehouse over a 10-year period.

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