Costco's revenue has grown 7.8% a year over three years, and grown 9.1% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 14%. Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate: +7.8% (Discount Stores median +9.1%). Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +9.1%, growth has slowed since the five-year average. Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +14%, earnings outgrew revenue: margins or the share count worked for shareholders. Years of annual history on file: 19, FY2008 to FY2026, as filed.

COSTCostco

Consumer Defensive

$1,003.19+8.8% 1Y

$1,003.19

$847.6152 weeks$1.1K

Is it growing?

Good

Growing: revenue growing +10% year on year and earnings up +14% year on year.

2 good, 1 neutral

Revenue trend+10% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month revenue vs a year earlier, from the company's own filings. Five-year pace: +9% a year.

Earnings trend+14% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month earnings per share against a year earlier. Growing faster than revenue, so margins or the share count are helping.

Margin direction+0.1 points operating

Trailing-twelve-month operating margin, 3.8% now against 3.8% a year earlier.

All from SEC EDGAR, as of Aug 30, 2026.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Revenue growth, 3 yearsmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. These are trailing numbers from the filings, not forecasts: an acquisition or a one-off year can flatter them, so check the quarters.

Is COST growing?

Costco's revenue has grown 7.8% a year over three years, and grown 9.1% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at 14%.

+7.8%

Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate · Discount Stores median +9.1% · steady growth, ahead of inflation · compounded from trailing twelve-month revenue

Revenue growth, 5-year rate: +9.1%
Revenue growth, 5-year rate · +7.8% over three · growth has slowed since the five-year average
Earnings per share, 3-year rate: +14%
Earnings per share, 3-year rate · revenue +7.8% · earnings outgrew revenue: margins or the share count worked for shareholders
Years of annual history on file: 19
Years of annual history on file · FY2008 to FY2026, as filed