| Fiscal period | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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| Period End Date | 8/31/2024 | 8/31/2023 | 8/31/2022 | 8/31/2021 | 8/31/2020 | 8/31/2019 | 8/31/2018 | 8/31/2017 | 8/31/2016 | 8/31/2015 |
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| Sales | 249,625.00 | 237,710.00 | 222,730.00 | 192,052.00 | 163,220.00 | 149,351.00 | 138,434.00 | 126,172.00 | 116,073.00 | 113,666.00 |
| Membership fees | 4,828.00 | 4,580.00 | 4,224.00 | 3,877.00 | 3,541.00 | 3,352.00 | 3,142.00 | 2,853.00 | 2,646.00 | 2,533.00 |
| Total Revenues | 254,453.00 | 242,290.00 | 226,954.00 | 195,929.00 | 166,761.00 | 152,703.00 | 141,576.00 | 129,025.00 | 118,719.00 | 116,199.00 |
| Merchandise costs | 222,358.00 | 212,586.00 | 199,382.00 | 170,684.00 | 144,939.00 | 132,886.00 | 123,152.00 | 111,882.00 | 102,901.00 | 101,065.00 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 22,810.00 | 21,590.00 | 19,779.00 | 18,461.00 | 16,332.00 | 14,994.00 | 13,876.00 | 12,950.00 | 12,068.00 | 11,445.00 |
| Provision for impaired assets and closing costs, net | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pre opening expenses | -- | -- | -- | (76.00) | (55.00) | (86.00) | (68.00) | (82.00) | (78.00) | (65.00) |
| Operating Income / (Loss) | 9,285.00 | 8,114.00 | 7,793.00 | 6,708.00 | 5,435.00 | 4,737.00 | 4,480.00 | 4,111.00 | 3,672.00 | 3,624.00 |
| Interest expense | 169.00 | 160.00 | 158.00 | 171.00 | 160.00 | 150.00 | 159.00 | 134.00 | 133.00 | 124.00 |
| Interest income and other | 624.00 | 533.00 | 205.00 | 143.00 | 92.00 | 178.00 | 121.00 | 62.00 | 80.00 | 104.00 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 9,740.00 | 8,487.00 | 7,840.00 | 6,680.00 | 5,367.00 | 4,765.00 | 4,442.00 | 4,039.00 | 3,619.00 | 3,604.00 |
| Pre-Tax Income - Foreign | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Domestic (including Puerto Rico) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Provision for income taxes | 2,373.00 | 2,195.00 | 1,925.00 | 1,601.00 | 1,308.00 | 1,061.00 | 1,263.00 | 1,325.00 | 1,243.00 | 1,195.00 |
| Federal:Current | 1,245.00 | 1,056.00 | 798.00 | 718.00 | 616.00 | 328.00 | 636.00 | 802.00 | 468.00 | 766.00 |
| Federal:Deferred | 48.00 | 33.00 | (35.00) | 84.00 | 77.00 | 222.00 | (35.00) | 7.00 | 233.00 | (12.00) |
| State:Current | 431.00 | 374.00 | 333.00 | 265.00 | 230.00 | 178.00 | 190.00 | 161.00 | 108.00 | 131.00 |
| State:Deferred | (77.00) | 10.00 | (5.00) | 11.00 | 8.00 | 26.00 | 22.00 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| Foreign:Current | 798.00 | 732.00 | 851.00 | 557.00 | 372.00 | 405.00 | 487.00 | 389.00 | 398.00 | 399.00 |
| Foreign:Deferred | (72.00) | (10.00) | (17.00) | (34.00) | 5.00 | (98.00) | (37.00) | (42.00) | 15.00 | (90.00) |
| Tax benefits allocated to contributed capital | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income including noncontrolling interests | 7,367.00 | 6,292.00 | 5,915.00 | 5,079.00 | 4,059.00 | 3,704.00 | 3,179.00 | 2,714.00 | 2,376.00 | 2,409.00 |
| Less- Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | -- | -- | 71.00 | 72.00 | 57.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 35.00 | 26.00 | 32.00 |
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO | 7,367.00 | 6,292.00 | 5,844.00 | 5,007.00 | 4,002.00 | 3,659.00 | 3,134.00 | 2,679.00 | 2,350.00 | 2,377.00 |
| Income before cumulative effect of accounting change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EPS (Basic) - Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EPS:Basic | 16.59 | 14.18 | 13.17 | 11.30 | 9.05 | 8.32 | 7.15 | 6.11 | 5.36 | 5.41 |
| Income before cumulative effect of accounting change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EPS (Diluted) - Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EPS:Diluted | 16.56 | 14.16 | 13.14 | 11.27 | 9.02 | 8.26 | 7.09 | 6.08 | 5.33 | 5.37 |
| Weighted Average outstanding- Basic | 443.91 | 443.85 | 443.65 | 443.09 | 442.30 | 439.76 | 438.52 | 438.44 | 438.59 | 439.46 |
| Weighted Average outstanding -Diluted | 444.76 | 444.45 | 444.76 | 444.35 | 443.90 | 442.92 | 441.83 | 440.94 | 441.26 | 442.72 |