Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)

Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Costco Wholesale Corp., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 1, 2024 May 12, 2024 Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018
Net sales 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Merchandise costs -89.00 -89.16 -89.20 -88.96 -89.40 -89.68 -89.28 -89.39 -89.82 -89.81 -89.36 -88.94 -89.08 -88.82 -89.04 -88.45 -88.76 -88.47 -89.02 -88.95 -88.94 -89.01 -88.71 -89.25
Gross margin 11.00% 10.84% 10.80% 11.04% 10.60% 10.32% 10.72% 10.61% 10.18% 10.19% 10.64% 11.06% 10.92% 11.18% 10.96% 11.55% 11.24% 11.53% 10.98% 11.05% 11.06% 10.99% 11.29% 10.75%
Membership fees 1.93 1.96 1.94 1.91 1.95 1.98 1.89 1.87 1.88 1.91 1.90 1.91 2.01 2.03 2.01 2.03 2.12 2.24 2.13 2.22 2.26 2.28 2.22 2.21
Selling, general and administrative -9.04 -8.96 -9.14 -9.45 -8.96 -9.11 -9.11 -9.20 -8.53 -8.62 -8.98 -9.55 -9.22 -9.46 -9.91 -10.20 -9.67 -10.53 -9.80 -10.34 -10.17 -9.97 -10.03 -10.19
Operating income 3.89% 3.83% 3.60% 3.50% 3.59% 3.19% 3.51% 3.28% 3.53% 3.47% 3.56% 3.43% 3.70% 3.75% 3.05% 3.38% 3.69% 3.23% 3.31% 2.93% 3.15% 3.30% 3.47% 2.77%
Interest expense -0.06 -0.07 -0.07 -0.07 -0.07 -0.07 -0.06 -0.06 -0.07 -0.07 -0.07 -0.08 -0.08 -0.09 -0.09 -0.09 -0.10 -0.10 -0.09 -0.10 -0.10 -0.10 -0.10 -0.10
Interest income and other, net 0.15 0.22 0.38 0.28 0.31 0.24 0.21 0.10 0.09 0.14 0.05 0.08 0.11 0.06 0.04 0.07 -0.02 0.06 0.12 0.10 0.16 0.11 0.13 0.06
Other income (expense) 0.09% 0.15% 0.31% 0.22% 0.24% 0.17% 0.15% 0.04% 0.03% 0.07% -0.02% 0.01% 0.03% -0.03% -0.05% -0.02% -0.11% -0.04% 0.03% -0.01% 0.06% 0.00% 0.03% -0.04%
Income before income taxes 3.98% 3.98% 3.90% 3.71% 3.83% 3.37% 3.66% 3.31% 3.56% 3.54% 3.54% 3.43% 3.73% 3.72% 3.01% 3.35% 3.58% 3.19% 3.34% 2.92% 3.21% 3.31% 3.51% 2.73%
Provision for income taxes -0.97 -1.05 -0.86 -0.91 -1.04 -0.89 -0.95 -0.76 -0.90 -0.88 -0.94 -0.71 -0.97 -0.94 -0.79 -0.56 -0.89 -0.85 -0.86 -0.56 -0.82 -0.61 -0.91 -0.46
Net income including noncontrolling interests 3.01% 2.93% 3.04% 2.80% 2.79% 2.48% 2.70% 2.55% 2.65% 2.66% 2.59% 2.72% 2.76% 2.78% 2.21% 2.79% 2.69% 2.34% 2.48% 2.36% 2.39% 2.70% 2.60% 2.26%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.05 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03
Net income attributable to Costco 3.01% 2.93% 3.04% 2.80% 2.79% 2.48% 2.70% 2.55% 2.64% 2.62% 2.55% 2.68% 2.72% 2.75% 2.17% 2.75% 2.66% 2.30% 2.43% 2.33% 2.36% 2.67% 2.57% 2.24%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).

Income statement item Description The company
Operating income The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Costco Wholesale Corp. operating income as a percentage of net sales increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Income before income taxes Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Costco Wholesale Corp. income before income taxes as a percentage of net sales increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Net income attributable to Costco The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Costco Wholesale Corp. net income attributable to Costco as a percentage of net sales decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level.