Every material Form 8-K Costco filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Costco's board committees approved fiscal 2027 bonus criteria for executive officers, tying payouts to sales, pre-tax income and environmental and social metrics. The filing sets base bonus amounts for the CEO and other executive officers, with payouts scaling by performance.
CEO base bonus of $1.2 million for fiscal 2027, split $500,000 on sales targets and $500,000 on pre-tax income targets, plus up to $200,000 on environmental and social metrics
Other executive officers have base bonuses of $400,000, split $160,000 on sales and $160,000 on pre-tax income, plus up to $80,000 on environmental and social objectives
Each financial goal can pay from zero up to 120% of target; criteria approved October 13, 2026
Costco's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per share on October 14, 2026. The dividend is payable November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2026, so it sets the timing for cash payments to existing holders.
Costco reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $93.9 billion, up 11.2%, and net income of $3.00 billion, or $6.75 per diluted share, compared with $5.87 a year earlier. The quarter included a non-recurring benefit of $0.15 per diluted share from IEEPA tariff refunds, partly reinvested in member values, so shareholders see both stronger headline results and a one-time boost.
Q4 net sales rose 11.2% to $93.9 billion; Q4 total company comparable sales were up 9.4%, or 6.7% excluding gasoline prices and foreign exchange.
Q4 diluted EPS was $6.75 versus $5.87; the quarter included a $0.15 per diluted share non-recurring tariff refund benefit.
Fiscal 2026 net income was $9.226 billion, or $20.76 per diluted share, versus $8.099 billion, or $18.21, in fiscal 2025.
Fiscal 2026 net sales rose 10.1% to $297.2 billion; the company operates 939 warehouses.
Costco reported net sales of $29.24 billion for the five-week retail month of June 2026, up 10.6% from $26.44 billion a year earlier. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per share, payable August 7, 2026, to shareholders of record on July 24, 2026.
June 2026 net sales were $29.24 billion, up 10.6% from $26.44 billion, for the five weeks ended July 5, 2026.
Total company comparable sales rose 8.8% for the five weeks, or 7.0% excluding gasoline prices and foreign exchange.
Net sales for the first 44 weeks were $250.43 billion, up 10.1% from $227.46 billion.
Quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per share is payable August 7, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on July 24, 2026.
Costco reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the 12 weeks ended May 10, 2026, with net sales up 11.6% to $69.15 billion and net income of $2.19 billion, or $4.93 per diluted share, compared with $4.28 a year earlier. For the first 36 weeks, net income rose to $6.23 billion, or $14.01 per diluted share, from $12.34 a year earlier, so both the quarter and year-to-date profit measures improved.
Third-quarter net sales were $69.15 billion, up from $61.96 billion a year earlier.
Third-quarter net income was $2.19 billion, or $4.93 per diluted share, versus $4.28 last year.
For the first 36 weeks, net sales were $203.37 billion, up 9.6%, and net income was $6.23 billion, or $14.01 per diluted share.
As of the release, Costco operated 931 warehouses, including 639 in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Costco's Board declared a quarterly cash dividend and approved an increase from $1.30 to $1.47 per share, or $5.88 on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable May 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2026, so the higher payout goes to shareholders on the record date.
Quarterly dividend raised from $1.30 to $1.47 per share
Annualized dividend is $5.88 per share
Declared April 15, 2026; payable May 15, 2026
Record date is the close of business on May 1, 2026
Costco reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, ended February 15, 2026, and sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2026. Net sales rose 9.1% and net income rose to $2,035 million, or $4.58 per diluted share, up from $4.02 a year earlier, so both headline measures improved for shareholders.
Q2 net sales were $68.24 billion, up 9.1% from $62.53 billion a year earlier.
Q2 net income was $2,035 million, or $4.58 per diluted share, compared with $1,788 million, or $4.02, last year.
Total company comparable sales rose 7.4%, or 6.7% excluding gasoline prices and foreign exchange.
February net sales were $21.69 billion, up 9.5% from $19.81 billion, for the four weeks ended March 1, 2026.
Costco's shareholders met on January 15, 2026, and approved the election of all ten director nominees, the ratification of KPMG LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026, and an advisory vote on executive compensation. A shareholder proposal on greenwashing risk audit was defeated, and the Board declared a $1.30 per share quarterly cash dividend payable February 13, 2026.
Quarterly cash dividend of $1.30 per share, payable February 13, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2026
Greenwashing risk audit proposal received 4,058,782 for votes and 279,690,631 against votes
Executive compensation for fiscal 2025 approved in an advisory vote, with 251,441,227 for and 34,380,984 against
KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditors for fiscal 2026 with 335,155,664 for and 16,539,396 against
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