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Nasdaq, CIK 0000909832, fiscal year ends 08/30. Last price 1003.32 on 2026-10-23, market value 444.6 billion dollars.

Machine-readable: COST.json, COST.md. Sections: Graham Defensive, Magic Formula, Momentum, Insider, Buffett Quality, Lynch GARP, Graham Enterprising, Piotroski F-Score, earnings record, insiders, filings and links.

Philosophy	Score	Status	Current inputs as of	History used	Price	Verification	Rules
Graham Defensive	54	ok	2026-08-30	2013–2025	2026-10-23	11 verified, 21 unverified	method
Magic Formula	17	ok	2026-08-30	—	2026-10-23	—	method
Momentum	53	ok	2026-10-23	—	2026-10-23	—	method
Insider	0	ok	2026-10-23	—	—	—	method
Buffett Quality	74	ok	2026-08-30	2017–2026	2026-10-23	0 verified, 48 unverified	method
Lynch GARP	58	ok	2026-08-30	2021–2026	2026-10-23	0 verified, 6 unverified	method
Graham Enterprising	37	ok	2026-08-30	2021–2026	2026-10-23	0 verified, 12 unverified	method
Piotroski F-Score	78	ok	—	2025–2026	—	0 verified, 27 unverified	method

Market value, source trail

market_value = traded_price (price date) / depositary_ratio x latest point-in-time SEC shares outstanding (share-count date shown; from the filing cover page, summed across share classes only where the issuer filing verifies the classes are economically equivalent (rule + evidence URL in the source text), else withheld; priced at the primary listed class, so where other classes trade at a different price the value is an approximation; restated only for issuer-verified splits after the count date); weighted-average share counts are never used

Input	Value	Unit	Period / date	Source
Traded price	1003.32	USD per traded unit (share or ADS)	2026-10-23	Yahoo Finance
SEC shares outstanding	443,129,349	underlying shares	2026-09-29	SEC cover page 10-K 0000909832-26-000093 (443,129,349 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000093/cost-20260830.htm 0000909832-26-000093
Depositary ratio	1.0	underlying shares per traded unit		domestic 10-K filer; SEC shares are the traded units
Market value price date × latest reported shares	444,600,538,439	USD	2026-10-23 shares at 2026-09-29	1003.32 (price 2026-10-23) / 1 x 443,129,349 (shares at 2026-09-29) = 444,600,538,439

Graham Defensive

54 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Adequate size	303.15 revenue $B	>= 1	5.0 / 5
2a Current ratio	1.06	>= 2.0	0.9 / 15
2b Long-term debt vs working capital	1.49 LTD / WC	<= 1.0	7.7 / 15
3 Positive earnings each of 10 years	10 of 10	10 of 10	15.0 / 15
4 Dividends every year for 20 years	20 of 20 XBRL check: 10 years agree, 10 unverified	20 of 20	15.0 / 15
5 EPS growth, 3-yr avg now vs 10 yrs ago	5.12 -> 16.31 (+219%)	>= +33%	10.0 / 10
6 P/E on 3-year average EPS	61.5	<= 15	0.0 / 15
7 P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5	P/B 12.42, product 763.9	<= 1.5 or <= 22.5	0.0 / 10

Inputs, 34 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	1003.32	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
Revenue	303154000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_assets	46582000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_liabilities	43952000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
lt_debt	3914000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
equity	35803000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2016	2350000000.0	2016-08-28 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-18-000013	unverified
Net income FY2017	2679000000.0	2017-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-19-000019	unverified
Net income FY2018	3134000000.0	2018-09-02 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-20-000017	unverified
Net income FY2019	3659000000.0	2019-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-21-000014	unverified
Net income FY2020	4002000000.0	2020-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-22-000021	unverified
Net income FY2021	5007000000.0	2021-08-29 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-23-000042	unverified
Net income FY2022	5844000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Net income FY2023	6292000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Net income FY2024	7367000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2025	8099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Dividend years (Yahoo)	[2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026]	history	Yahoo Finance dividend history	verified (partly: XBRL covers 10 of 20 years)
Dividends per share FY2013 (XBRL)	8.17	2013-09-01 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-15-000014	verified
Dividends per share FY2014 (XBRL)	1.33	2014-08-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-16-000032	verified
Dividends per share FY2015 (XBRL)	6.51	2015-08-30 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-17-000014	verified
Dividends per share FY2016 (XBRL)	1.7	2016-08-28 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-18-000013	verified
Dividends per share FY2017 (XBRL)	8.9	2017-09-03 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-18-000013	verified
Dividends per share FY2018 (XBRL)	2.14	2018-09-02 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-19-000019	verified
Dividends per share FY2019 (XBRL)	2.44	2019-09-01 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-19-000019	verified
Dividends per share FY2023 (XBRL)	3.84	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-24-000049	verified
Dividends per share FY2024 (XBRL)	19.36	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-25-000101	verified
Dividends per share FY2025 (XBRL)	4.92	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared 0000909832-26-000093	verified
EPS diluted FY2014	4.65	2014-08-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-16-000032	unverified
EPS diluted FY2015	5.37	2015-08-30 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-17-000014	unverified
EPS diluted FY2016	5.33	2016-08-28 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-18-000013	unverified
EPS diluted FY2023	14.16	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
EPS diluted FY2024	16.56	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
EPS diluted FY2025	18.21	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Shares outstanding	443129349.0	2026-09-29	SEC cover page 10-K 0000909832-26-000093 (443,129,349 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000093/cost-20260830.htm 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked

Magic Formula

17 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
Earnings yield (EBIT/EV) EBIT trailing twelve months; EV = market cap + debt (6,162,000,000) - cash	2.71 % (rank 162)
Return on capital (EBIT/(NWC+PPE)) net working capital 2,630,000,000 used as reported	30.54 % (rank 130)
Combined rank	292

Inputs, 11 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
operating_income	11685000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
current_assets	46582000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
current_liabilities	43952000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
cash	20207000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
ppe_net	35633000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
lt_debt	3914000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
debt_lt_current	2248000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
shares_out	443129349.0	2026-09-29	SEC cover page 10-K 0000909832-26-000093 (443,129,349 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000093/cost-20260830.htm 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked
Price (close)	1003.32	2026-10-23	Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data	not cross-checked
note	debt = LongTermDebtNoncurrent + LongTermDebtCurrent			not cross-checked
note	EBIT = fiscal year ending 2026-08-30: no quarter reported since, so the annual figure is the trailing twelve months			not cross-checked

Momentum

53 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Points
12-1 month return	-3.4 % (percentile 34.7)	17.3 / 50
6 month return	-0.8 % (percentile 39.7)	7.9 / 20
Price / 52-week high	0.918	13.8 / 15
Volatility penalty (60d annualised)	17.6 %	13.8 / 15

Inputs, 1 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Adjusted close series (14 months)	1003.32	2026-10-23	Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data daily history	not cross-checked

Insider

0 of 100. ok. How this is scored. Form 4 data loaded through 2026-10-23

Test or factor	Value	Points
Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers)	0.0 bp	0.0 / 35
Distinct buyers	0	0.0 / 25
Buyer seniority	0.0	0.0 / 20
Recency (half-life 30d)	0.0	0.0 / 10
Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales)	0.09 bp	-2.0 / 0

Inputs, 3 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Form 4 S Wilcox William Richard 2026-10-13	1054025.5	2026-10-13	SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set)	not cross-checked
Form 4 S Adamo Claudine 2026-09-29	2015046.0	2026-09-29	SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set)	not cross-checked
Form 4 S Frates Caton 2026-09-29	733330.1952	2026-09-29	SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set)	not cross-checked

Buffett Quality

74 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity)	26.6% over 8 yrs	>= 15%	25.0 / 25
2 Profitable every year	10 of 10	all years	15.0 / 15
3 Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window	+14.7% a year	>= +10%	10.0 / 10
4 Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay) LongTermDebtNoncurrent + LongTermDebtCurrent	0.7 years	<= 4	15.0 / 15
5 Operating margin, 5-yr average	3.6%	>= 20%	0.0 / 10
6 Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex)	0.93	>= 1.0	8.5 / 10
7 Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap)	1.8%	>= 7%	0.0 / 15

Inputs, 50 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	1003.32	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
Net income FY2019	3659000000.0	2019-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-21-000014	unverified
Equity at FY2019 end	15243000000.0	2019-09-01 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-20-000017	unverified
Net income FY2020	4002000000.0	2020-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-22-000021	unverified
Equity at FY2020 end	18284000000.0	2020-08-30 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-21-000014	unverified
Net income FY2021	5007000000.0	2021-08-29 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-23-000042	unverified
Equity at FY2021 end	17564000000.0	2021-08-29 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-22-000021	unverified
Net income FY2022	5844000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Equity at FY2022 end	20642000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-23-000042	unverified
Net income FY2023	6292000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Equity at FY2023 end	25058000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2024	7367000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Equity at FY2024 end	23622000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2025	8099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Equity at FY2025 end	29164000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2026	9226000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Equity at FY2026 end	35803000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2017	2679000000.0	2017-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-19-000019	unverified
Net income FY2018	3134000000.0	2018-09-02 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-20-000017	unverified
Net income FY2019	3659000000.0	2019-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-21-000014	unverified
Net income FY2020	4002000000.0	2020-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-22-000021	unverified
Net income FY2021	5007000000.0	2021-08-29 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-23-000042	unverified
Net income FY2022	5844000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Net income FY2023	6292000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Net income FY2024	7367000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2025	8099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2026	9226000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
lt_debt	3914000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
debt_lt_current	2248000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Operating income FY2022	7793000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Revenue FY2022	226954000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL Revenues 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Operating income FY2023	8114000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Revenue FY2023	242290000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL Revenues 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Operating income FY2024	9285000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Revenue FY2024	254453000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL Revenues 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Operating income FY2025	10383000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Revenue FY2025	275235000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL Revenues 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Operating income FY2026	11685000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Revenue FY2026	303154000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2022	7392000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2022	3891000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2023	11068000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2023	4323000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2024	11339000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2024	4710000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2025	13335000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2025	5498000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Operating cash flow FY2026	15817000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Capital expenditure FY2026	6435000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Shares outstanding	443129349.0	2026-09-29	SEC cover page 10-K 0000909832-26-000093 (443,129,349 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000093/cost-20260830.htm 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked

Lynch GARP

58 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points)	3.72	<= 1.0	0.0 / 30
2 EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate	+13.0% a year	12% to 35% a year	20.0 / 20
3 P/E on latest annual EPS	48.3	<= 25	0.0 / 10
4 Borrowings / equity LongTermDebtNoncurrent + LongTermDebtCurrent	0.17	<= 0.5	15.0 / 15
5 Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose	5 of 5	5 of 5	15.0 / 15
6 Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap	+3.2%	>= +10%	8.0 / 10

Inputs, 7 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	1003.32	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
EPS diluted FY2026	20.76	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
EPS diluted FY2021	11.27	2021-08-29 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-23-000042	unverified
lt_debt	3914000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
debt_lt_current	2248000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
equity	35803000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
cash	20207000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0000909832-26-000093	unverified

Graham Enterprising

37 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Current ratio	1.06	>= 1.5	1.8 / 15
2 Borrowings vs working capital LongTermDebtNoncurrent + LongTermDebtCurrent	2.34 x	<= 1.1x	0.0 / 15
3 No earnings deficit in the last 5 years	5 of 5 profitable	5 of 5	15.0 / 15
4 Pays a current dividend	yes	yes	10.0 / 10
5 EPS higher than five years earlier	11.27 -> 20.76	higher	10.0 / 10
6 Price / book value per share book value used because intangibles are not separated in the dataset (Graham uses net tangible assets)	12.42	<= 1.2	0.0 / 20
7 Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities) net current asset value not positive	—	<= 0.67	0.0 / 15

Inputs, 15 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
Price (close, per traded unit)	1003.32	2026-10-23	Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)	not cross-checked
current_assets	46582000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_liabilities	43952000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
lt_debt	3914000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
debt_lt_current	2248000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2022	5844000000.0	2022-08-28 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-24-000049	unverified
Net income FY2023	6292000000.0	2023-09-03 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
Net income FY2024	7367000000.0	2024-09-01 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2025	8099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Net income FY2026	9226000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Dividend years (Yahoo)	[2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026]	history	Yahoo Finance dividend history	not cross-checked
EPS diluted FY2026	20.76	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
EPS diluted FY2021	11.27	2021-08-29 history	SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted 0000909832-23-000042	unverified
equity	35803000000.0	2026-08-30	SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
Shares outstanding	443129349.0	2026-09-29	SEC cover page 10-K 0000909832-26-000093 (443,129,349 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000093/cost-20260830.htm 0000909832-26-000093	not cross-checked

Piotroski F-Score

78 of 100. ok. How this is scored.

Test or factor	Value	Threshold	Points
1 Return on assets is positive	10.4%	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
2 Operating cash flow is positive	15,817M	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
3 Return on assets improved on the prior year	10.5% -> 10.4%	pass = 1	0.0 / 11.11111111111111
4 Operating cash flow exceeds net income (accruals)	15,817M vs 9,226M	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
5 Long-term debt / assets fell	7.4% -> 4.4%	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
6 Current ratio improved	1.03 -> 1.06	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
7 No new shares issued (share count did not rise)	443M -> 443M	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
8 Operating margin improved (stand-in for gross margin, which the dataset does not carry)	3.8% -> 3.9%	pass = 1	11.11111111111111 / 11.11111111111111
9 Asset turnover (revenue / assets) improved	3.57 -> 3.40	pass = 1	0.0 / 11.11111111111111

Inputs, 27 numbers with their sources

Input	Value	Period	Source	Check
net_income 2026-08-30	9226000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
total_assets 2026-08-30	89045000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
cfo 2026-08-30	15817000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
net_income 2026-08-30	9226000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
net_income 2025-08-31	8099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
total_assets 2026-08-30	89045000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
total_assets 2025-08-31	77099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
cfo 2026-08-30	15817000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
net_income 2026-08-30	9226000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
lt_debt 2026-08-30	3914000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
lt_debt 2025-08-31	5713000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL LongTermDebtNoncurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
total_assets 2026-08-30	89045000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
total_assets 2025-08-31	77099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_assets 2026-08-30	46582000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_assets 2025-08-31	38380000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_liabilities 2026-08-30	43952000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
current_liabilities 2025-08-31	37108000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
shares_out 2026-09-29	443129349.0	2026-09-29 history	SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
shares_out 2025-09-30	443179176.0	2025-09-30 history	SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
operating_income 2026-08-30	11685000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
operating_income 2025-08-31	10383000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
revenue 2026-08-30	303154000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
revenue 2025-08-31	275235000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL Revenues 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
revenue 2026-08-30	303154000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
revenue 2025-08-31	275235000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL Revenues 0000909832-25-000101	unverified
total_assets 2026-08-30	89045000000.0	2026-08-30 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified
total_assets 2025-08-31	77099000000.0	2025-08-31 history	SEC XBRL Assets 0000909832-26-000093	unverified

Earnings record

SEC XBRL, by fiscal year (named by the calendar year it ends in); EPS split-adjusted to today's shares; each row links to the filing.

FY	Ended	Revenue, $M	Net income, $M	EPS diluted	Dividend	Filing
2013	2013-09-01	105,156	2,039	4.63	paid	0000909832-15-000014
2014	2014-08-31	112,640	2,058	4.65	paid	0000909832-16-000032
2015	2015-08-30	116,199	2,377	5.37	paid	0000909832-17-000014
2016	2016-08-28	118,719	2,350	5.33	paid	0000909832-18-000013
2017	2017-09-03	129,025	2,679	6.08	paid	0000909832-19-000019
2018	2018-09-02	141,576	3,134	7.09	paid	0000909832-20-000017
2019	2019-09-01	152,703	3,659	8.26	paid	0000909832-21-000014
2020	2020-08-30	166,761	4,002	9.02	paid	0000909832-22-000021
2021	2021-08-29	195,929	5,007	11.27	paid	0000909832-23-000042
2022	2022-08-28	226,954	5,844	13.14	paid	0000909832-24-000049
2023	2023-09-03	242,290	6,292	14.16	paid	0000909832-25-000101
2024	2024-09-01	254,453	7,367	16.56	paid	0000909832-26-000093
2025	2025-08-31	275,235	8,099	18.21	paid	0000909832-26-000093
2026	2026-08-30	303,154	9,226	20.76	paid	0000909832-26-000093

Insider transactions

SEC Form 4 open-market purchases and sales from the insider data sets; latest 20.

Date	Insider	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-10-13	Wilcox William Richard	Pres	sale	1,100	958.21	1,054,026
2026-09-29	Adamo Claudine	Pres	sale	2,200	915.93	2,015,046
2026-09-29	Frates Caton	Pres	sale	801	915.93	733,330
2026-06-23	Denman Kenneth D	director	sale	885	957.45	847,343
2026-04-01	Frates Caton	Pres	sale	700	993.00	695,100

Filings and links

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Cite as: The Claude Trader snapshot 2026-10-26, https://theclaudetrader.com/s/COST; data from SEC EDGAR XBRL and market prices (Alpaca Market Data, Yahoo Finance) to 2026-10-23. Data last checked 2026-10-26.