Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Historical Shares Outstanding

Current Count

444.4M

Financial Fundamentals

COST • Quarterly Data • 5Y View

Share Count History

Date	Shares Out. (M)	Change (M)	Change %
2026-05-10	444.4	-0.1	-0.02%
2026-02-15	444.5	0.0	0.00%
2025-11-23	444.5	-0.2	-0.04%
2025-08-31	444.7	-0.1	-0.01%
2025-05-11	444.8	-0.1	-0.03%
2025-02-16	444.9	-0.1	-0.02%
2024-11-24	445.0	0.0	0.00%
2024-09-01	445.0	0.1	+0.03%
2024-05-12	444.8	0.1	+0.02%
2024-02-18	444.8	0.4	+0.08%
2023-11-26	444.4	-0.0	-0.01%
2023-08-31	444.4	0.1	+0.02%
2023-05-07	444.4	-0.1	-0.03%
2023-02-12	444.5	-0.1	-0.01%
2022-11-20	444.5	-0.1	-0.03%
2022-08-31	444.7	-0.2	-0.05%
2022-05-08	444.9	-0.0	-0.01%
2022-02-13	444.9	0.3	+0.07%
2021-11-21	444.6	0.2	+0.05%
2021-08-31	444.4	0.2	+0.06%
2021-05-09	444.1	-0.4	-0.08%
2021-02-14	444.5	0.1	+0.02%
2020-11-22	444.4	0.0	+0.01%
2020-08-31	444.3	0.5	+0.11%
2020-05-10	443.9	0.1	+0.03%
2020-02-16	443.7	0.0	+0.01%
2019-11-24	443.7	-0.3	-0.07%
2019-08-31	444.0	1.4	+0.31%
2019-05-12	442.6	0.3	+0.07%
2019-02-17	442.3	-0.4	-0.09%
2018-11-25	442.7	-0.4	-0.10%
2018-08-31	443.2	1.5	+0.33%
2018-05-13	441.7	0.1	+0.03%
2018-02-18	441.6	0.7	+0.16%
2017-11-26	440.9	-0.7	-0.15%
2017-08-31	441.5	0.5	+0.10%
2017-05-07	441.1	0.4	+0.09%
2017-02-12	440.7	0.1	+0.03%
2016-11-20	440.5	-0.3	-0.08%
2016-08-31	440.9	-0.2	-0.04%
2016-05-08	441.1	-0.5	-0.11%
2016-02-14	441.6	0.2	+0.04%
2015-11-22	441.4	-1.0	-0.23%
2015-08-31	442.4	-0.7	-0.16%
2015-05-10	443.1	0.2	+0.05%
2015-02-15	442.9	0.7	+0.16%
2014-11-23	442.2	0.3	+0.07%
2014-08-31	441.9	-0.8	-0.19%
2014-05-11	442.7	-0.1	-0.02%
2014-02-16	442.8	0.4	+0.09%
2013-11-24	442.4	0.5	+0.12%
2013-08-31	441.9	1.1	+0.26%
2013-05-12	440.8	1.0	+0.22%
2013-02-17	439.8	1.2	+0.27%
2012-11-25	438.6	0.6	+0.15%
2012-08-31	438.0	-1.2	-0.27%
2012-05-06	439.2	-0.3	-0.07%
2012-02-12	439.5	-1.1	-0.26%
2011-11-20	440.6	-2.9	-0.65%
2011-08-31	443.5	-0.1	-0.01%
2011-05-08	443.6	0.4	+0.09%
2011-02-13	443.2	1.8	+0.41%
2010-11-21	441.4	-2.9	-0.66%
2010-08-31	444.3	-4.1	-0.91%
2010-05-09	448.4	1.5	+0.33%
2010-02-14	446.9	2.1	+0.47%
2009-11-22	444.8	2.8	+0.64%
2009-08-31	442.0	2.0	+0.46%
2009-05-10	440.0	0.3	+0.07%
2009-02-15	439.7	-0.8	-0.19%
2008-11-23	440.5	-0.5	-0.11%
2008-08-31	441.0	-2.3	-0.51%
2008-05-11	443.3	-1.6	-0.37%
2008-02-17	444.9	-0.8	-0.18%
2007-11-25	445.7	-3.3	-0.73%
2007-08-31	449.0	-6.9	-1.51%
2007-05-13	455.9	-5.7	-1.23%
2007-02-18	461.6	-6.3	-1.34%
2006-11-26	467.8	-6.2	-1.30%
2006-08-31	474.0	-6.5	-1.36%
2006-05-07	480.5	-1.6	-0.33%
2006-02-12	482.1	-4.2	-0.87%
2005-11-20	486.4	-4.6	-0.94%
2005-08-31	491.0	-2.3	-0.46%
2005-05-08	493.3	-0.4	-0.08%
2005-02-13	493.7	4.4	+0.90%
2004-11-21	489.3	4.3	+0.88%
2004-08-31	485.0	2.5	+0.52%
2004-05-09	482.5	0.9	+0.20%
2004-02-15	481.5	1.2	+0.25%
2003-11-23	480.3	0.3	+0.07%
2003-08-31	480.0	0.8	+0.17%
2003-05-11	479.2	0.6	+0.13%
2003-02-16	478.6	-0.3	-0.06%
2002-11-24	478.9	-0.1	-0.03%
2002-08-31	479.0	-1.3	-0.26%
2002-05-12	480.3	0.3	+0.07%
2002-02-17	479.9	2.5	+0.53%
2001-11-25	477.4	-0.6	-0.13%
2001-08-31	478.0	2.2	+0.45%
2001-05-13	475.8	0.4	+0.07%
2001-02-18	475.5	1.6	+0.33%
2000-11-26	473.9	-0.1	-0.02%
2000-08-31	474.0	-4.8	-0.99%
2000-05-07	478.8	13.1	+2.82%
2000-02-13	465.6	3.9	+0.83%
1999-11-21	461.8	-12.2	-2.58%
1999-08-31	474.0	13.6	+2.95%
1999-05-09	460.4	-0.2	-0.04%
1999-02-14	460.6	0.6	+0.13%
1998-11-22	460.0	-7.0	-1.50%
1998-08-31	467.0	18.6	+4.14%
1998-05-10	448.4	-1.6	-0.35%
1998-02-15	450.0	5.0	+1.12%
1997-11-23	445.0	-14.0	-3.05%
1997-08-31	459.0	44.6	+10.77%
1997-05-11	414.4	-9.1	-2.15%
1997-02-16	423.5	26.0	+6.54%
1996-11-24	397.5	-40.5	-9.25%
1996-08-31	438.0	—	—