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Costco stock buybacks
COST$603Mbought back in the 12 months to Aug 30, 2026
Costco bought back $603M of its stock in the last twelve months. Its share count is down 0.1% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $80M |
| Q1 '21 | $106M |
| Q2 '21 | $181M |
| Q3 '21 | $0 |
| Q4 '21 | $37M |
| Q1 '22 | $78M |
| Q2 '22 | $139M |
| Q3 '22 | $0 |
| Q4 '22 | $141M |
| Q1 '23 | $143M |
| Q2 '23 | $162M |
| Q3 '23 | $0 |
| Q4 '23 | $162M |
| Q1 '24 | $160M |
| Q2 '24 | $162M |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $207M |
| Q1 '25 | $205M |
| Q2 '25 | $211M |
| Q3 '25 | $0 |
| Q4 '25 | $210M |
| Q1 '26 | $209M |
| Q2 '26 | $184M |
| Q3 '26 | $0 |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 444.4M |
| Q1 '21 | 444.5M |
| Q2 '21 | 444.1M |
| Q4 '21 | 444.6M |
| Q1 '22 | 444.9M |
| Q2 '22 | 444.9M |
| Q4 '22 | 444.5M |
| Q1 '23 | 444.5M |
| Q2 '23 | 444.4M |
| Q4 '23 | 444.4M |
| Q1 '24 | 444.8M |
| Q2 '24 | 444.8M |
| Q4 '24 | 444.9M |
| Q1 '25 | 444.9M |
| Q2 '25 | 444.8M |
| Q4 '25 | 444.5M |
| Q1 '26 | 444.4M |
| Q2 '26 | 444.4M |
| Q3 '26 | 444.3M |
$0last quarter (Q3 2026)
—net of stock compensation (—)
−0.1%diluted shares, 1 year
+0.0%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.2Bdividends, 12 months
—of free cash flow (—) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$1.1Bleft under its authorization as of Aug 30, 2026
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Questions
- Does Costco buy back its stock?
- Costco bought back $603M of its stock in the last twelve months. Its share count is down 0.1% from a year earlier.
- How much did Costco spend on buybacks in fiscal 2026?
- $848M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Aug 30, 2026.
- Is Costco's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed +0.0% over five fiscal years and −0.1% over the last year.
- Does Costco have a buyback authorization?
- Its filings show $1.1B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Aug 30, 2026.
Latest filing used: 10-K for the period ending Aug 30, 2026, filed Oct 7, 2026 · open on SEC.gov