Costco Shares Outstanding 2012-2026 | COST

Costco shares outstanding history from 2012 to 2026. Shares outstanding can be defined as the number of shares held by shareholders (including insiders) assuming conversion of all convertible debt, securities, warrants and options. This metric excludes the company's treasury shares.
  • Costco shares outstanding for the quarter ending May 31, 2026 were 0.444B, a 0.07% decline year-over-year.
  • Costco 2025 shares outstanding were 0.445B, a 0.01% increase from 2024.
  • Costco 2024 shares outstanding were 0.445B, a 0.07% increase from 2023.
  • Costco 2023 shares outstanding were 0.444B, a 0.07% decline from 2022.
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Costco Annual Shares Outstanding
(Millions of Shares)
2025 445
2024 445
2023 444
2022 445
2021 444
2020 444
2019 443
2018 442
2017 441
2016 441
2015 443
2014 442
2013 441
2012 439
2011 443
Costco Quarterly Shares Outstanding
(Millions of Shares)
2026-05-31 444
2026-02-28 444
2025-11-30 445
2025-08-31 445
2025-05-31 445
2025-02-28 445
2024-11-30 445
2024-08-31 445
2024-05-31 445
2024-02-29 445
2023-11-30 444
2023-08-31 444
2023-05-31 444
2023-02-28 444
2022-11-30 445
2022-08-31 445
2022-05-31 445
2022-02-28 445
2021-11-30 445
2021-08-31 444
2021-05-31 444
2021-02-28 444
2020-11-30 444
2020-08-31 444
2020-05-31 444
2020-02-29 444
2019-11-30 444
2019-08-31 443
2019-05-31 443
2019-02-28 442
2018-11-30 443
2018-08-31 442
2018-05-31 442
2018-02-28 442
2017-11-30 441
2017-08-31 441
2017-05-31 441
2017-02-28 441
2016-11-30 441
2016-08-31 441
2016-05-31 441
2016-02-29 442
2015-11-30 441
2015-08-31 443
2015-05-31 443
2015-02-28 443
2014-11-30 442
2014-08-31 442
2014-05-31 443
2014-02-28 443
2013-11-30 442
2013-08-31 441
2013-05-31 441
2013-02-28 440
2012-11-30 439
2012-08-31 439
2012-05-31 439
2012-02-29 439
2011-11-30 441
2011-08-31 443
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Discount & Variety $442.974B $275.235B
Costco Wholesale Corporation sells high volumes of foods and general merchandise at discounted prices through membership warehouses. The company also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The company's warehouses offer an array of low-priced nationally branded and select private labeled products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco offers three types of memberships to its customers: Business, Gold Star, and Executive. Costco generates revenue from two sources: 1) Store sales and 2) Membership fees. Costco offers myriad varieties of food products as well as a vast range of household and lifestyle products, stationeries and appliances. The company also sells gasoline to customers at cheap prices and offers merchandise in the following categories: Food and Sundries, Hardlines, Fresh Foods, Softlines, Ancillary.
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