Flagship explainer
How COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW makes its money
Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.
Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.
| Filed line | Value | % of revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| $275.2B | 100% |
| |
| Cost of revenue | $239.9B | 87% |
|
| $35.3B | 13% |
| |
| $10.4B | 4% |
| |
| Income before tax | $10.8B | 4% |
|
| Income tax | $2.7B | 1% |
|
| $8.1B | 3% |
|
Source:
- SEC filing · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000909832-25-000101