Annual ratios alongside matching statement inputs.
COST Financial Ratios
COST’s annual net margin for 2026-08-30 was 3.043%, calculated from $9,226,000,000.00 net income and $303,154,000,000.00 revenue.
- Annual net margin
- 3.043%
- Current ratio
- 1.0598
- Debt / equity
- 0.2395 Unavailable when equity is non-positive
Compare reporting periods
Net margin uses flows for the selected period. Current ratio and debt/equity use the matching period-end balance sheet, including for TTM; balances are never summed. Non-positive denominators are excluded.
| 2026-08-30 | FY | USD | $303,154,000,000.00 | $9,226,000,000.00 | 3.043% | $46,582,000,000.00 | $43,952,000,000.00 | 1.0598 | $8,576,000,000.00 | $35,803,000,000.00 | 0.2395 |
| 2025-08-31 | FY | USD | $275,235,000,000.00 | $8,099,000,000.00 | 2.943% | $38,380,000,000.00 | $37,108,000,000.00 | 1.0343 | $10,221,000,000.00 | $29,164,000,000.00 | 0.3505 |
| 2024-09-01 | FY | USD | $254,453,000,000.00 | $7,367,000,000.00 | 2.895% | $34,246,000,000.00 | $35,464,000,000.00 | 0.9657 | $9,949,000,000.00 | $23,622,000,000.00 | 0.4212 |
| 2023-09-03 | FY | USD | $242,290,000,000.00 | $6,292,000,000.00 | 2.597% | $35,879,000,000.00 | $33,583,000,000.00 | 1.0684 | $10,536,000,000.00 | $25,058,000,000.00 | 0.4205 |
| 2022-08-28 | FY | USD | $226,954,000,000.00 | $5,844,000,000.00 | 2.575% | $32,696,000,000.00 | $31,998,000,000.00 | 1.0218 | $10,906,000,000.00 | $20,642,000,000.00 | 0.5283 |
| 2021-08-29 | FY | USD | $195,929,000,000.00 | $5,007,000,000.00 | 2.556% | $29,505,000,000.00 | $29,441,000,000.00 | 1.0022 | $11,407,000,000.00 | $17,564,000,000.00 | 0.6495 |
| 2020-08-30 | FY | USD | $166,761,000,000.00 | $4,002,000,000.00 | 2.4% | $28,120,000,000.00 | $24,844,000,000.00 | 1.1319 | $11,086,000,000.00 | $18,284,000,000.00 | 0.6063 |
| 2019-08-31 | FY | USD | $152,703,000,000.00 | $3,659,000,000.00 | 2.396% | $23,485,000,000.00 | $23,237,000,000.00 | 1.0107 | $6,823,000,000.00 | $15,243,000,000.00 | 0.4476 |
| 2018-08-31 | FY | USD | $141,576,000,000.00 | $3,134,000,000.00 | 2.214% | $20,289,000,000.00 | $19,926,000,000.00 | 1.0182 | $6,577,000,000.00 | $12,799,000,000.00 | 0.5139 |
| 2017-08-31 | FY | USD | $129,025,000,000.00 | $2,679,000,000.00 | 2.076% | $17,317,000,000.00 | $17,495,000,000.00 | 0.9898 | $6,659,000,000.00 | $10,778,000,000.00 | 0.6178 |
Annual ratios & inputs
| 2026-08-30 | $9,226,000,000.00 | $303,154,000,000.00 | 3.043% | 3.043% | $46,582,000,000.00 | $43,952,000,000.00 | 1.0598 | $8,576,000,000.00 | $35,803,000,000.00 | 0.2395 | 45.423 |
| 2025-08-31 | $8,099,000,000.00 | $275,235,000,000.00 | 2.943% | 2.943% | $38,380,000,000.00 | $37,108,000,000.00 | 1.0343 | $10,221,000,000.00 | $29,164,000,000.00 | 0.3505 | 51.7171 |
| 2024-09-01 | $7,367,000,000.00 | $254,453,000,000.00 | 2.895% | 2.895% | $34,246,000,000.00 | $35,464,000,000.00 | 0.9657 | $9,949,000,000.00 | $23,622,000,000.00 | 0.4212 | 53.7578 |
| 2023-09-03 | $6,292,000,000.00 | $242,290,000,000.00 | 2.597% | 2.597% | $35,879,000,000.00 | $33,583,000,000.00 | 1.0684 | $10,536,000,000.00 | $25,058,000,000.00 | 0.4205 | 38.3815 |
| 2022-08-28 | $5,844,000,000.00 | $226,954,000,000.00 | 2.575% | 2.575% | $32,696,000,000.00 | $31,998,000,000.00 | 1.0218 | $10,906,000,000.00 | $20,642,000,000.00 | 0.5283 | 40.3235 |
| 2021-08-29 | $5,007,000,000.00 | $195,929,000,000.00 | 2.556% | 2.556% | $29,505,000,000.00 | $29,441,000,000.00 | 1.0022 | $11,407,000,000.00 | $17,564,000,000.00 | 0.6495 | 40.3478 |
| 2020-08-30 | $4,002,000,000.00 | $166,761,000,000.00 | 2.4% | 2.4% | $28,120,000,000.00 | $24,844,000,000.00 | 1.1319 | $11,086,000,000.00 | $18,284,000,000.00 | 0.6063 | 38.4155 |
| 2019-08-31 | $3,659,000,000.00 | $152,703,000,000.00 | 2.396% | 2.396% | $23,485,000,000.00 | $23,237,000,000.00 | 1.0107 | $6,823,000,000.00 | $15,243,000,000.00 | 0.4476 | 35.4279 |
| 2018-08-31 | $3,134,000,000.00 | $141,576,000,000.00 | 2.214% | 2.214% | $20,289,000,000.00 | $19,926,000,000.00 | 1.0182 | $6,577,000,000.00 | $12,799,000,000.00 | 0.5139 | 32.6056 |
| 2017-08-31 | $2,679,000,000.00 | $129,025,000,000.00 | 2.076% | 2.076% | $17,317,000,000.00 | $17,495,000,000.00 | 0.9898 | $6,659,000,000.00 | $10,778,000,000.00 | 0.6178 | 25.653 |
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Net margin = net income / revenue. Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities. Debt/equity = total debt / stockholders’ equity. Only matching statement dates are compared. Non-positive equity and zero denominators are unavailable.
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