Latest period
444M
YoY change
+0.0%
5Y CAGR
+0.0%
Peak year (FY2005)
492M
Latest annual
445M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Costco (COST) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 445M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Costco (COST) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +0.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Costco (COST) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 445M | +0.0% | +44K | ||
| FY2024 | 445M | +0.1% | +307K | ||
| FY2023 | 444M | -0.1% | -305K | ||
| FY2022 | 445M | +0.1% | +411K | ||
| FY2021 | 444M | +0.1% | +445K | ||
| FY2020 | 444M | +0.2% | +978K | ||
| FY2019 | 443M | +0.2% | +1.09M | ||
| FY2018 | 442M | +0.2% | +897K | ||
| FY2017 | 441M | -0.1% | -326K | ||
| FY2016 | 441M | -0.3% | -1.45M | ||
| FY2015 | 443M | +0.1% | +231K | ||
| FY2014 | 442M | +0.4% | +1.97M | ||
| FY2013 | 441M | +0.3% | +1.14M | ||
| FY2012 | 439M | -0.8% | -3.72M | ||
| FY2011 | 443M | -0.6% | -2.88M | ||
| FY2010 | 446M | +1.3% | +5.52M | ||
| FY2009 | 440M | -0.9% | -3.79M | ||
| FY2008 | 444M | -2.9% | -13.4M | ||
| FY2007 | 458M | -4.7% | -22.7M | ||
| FY2006 | 480M | -2.4% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2005 | 492M | +2.0% | +9.58M | ||
| FY2004 | 482M | +2.4% | +11.2M | ||
| FY2003 | 471M | -1.7% | -8.02M | ||
| FY2002 | 479M | +0.7% | +3.44M | ||
| FY2001 | 476M | +0.0% | +90K | ||
| FY2000 | 476M | +1.0% | +4.62M | ||
| FY1999 | 471M | +1.7% | +7.75M | ||
| FY1998 | 463M | +9.8% | +41.5M | ||
| FY1997 | 422M | +3.4% | +14M | ||
| FY1996 | 408M | +3.6% | +14.3M | ||
| FY1995 | 394M | -9.0% | -38.8M | ||
| FY1994 | 432M | -3.2% | -14.1M | ||
| FY1993 | 446M | +83.3% | +203M | ||
| FY1992 | 244M | -9.2% | -24.6M | ||
| FY1991 | 268M | +23.3% | +50.8M | ||
| FY1990 | 217M | +2.4% | +5.13M | ||
| FY1989 | 212M | +3.0% | +6.23M | ||
| FY1988 | 206M | -1.6% | -3.34M | ||
| FY1987 | 209M | +6.7% | +13.1M | ||
| FY1986 | 196M | +2.4% | +4.67M | ||
| FY1985 | 192M | — | — |
- FY2025445M+0.0%
- FY2024445M+0.1%
- FY2023444M-0.1%
- FY2022445M+0.1%
- FY2021444M+0.1%
- FY2020444M+0.2%
- FY2019443M+0.2%
- FY2018442M+0.2%
- FY2017441M-0.1%
- FY2016441M-0.3%
- FY2015443M+0.1%
- FY2014442M+0.4%
- FY2013441M+0.3%
- FY2012439M-0.8%
- FY2011443M-0.6%
- FY2010446M+1.3%
- FY2009440M-0.9%
- FY2008444M-2.9%
- FY2007458M-4.7%
- FY2006480M-2.4%
- FY2005492M+2.0%
- FY2004482M+2.4%
- FY2003471M-1.7%
- FY2002479M+0.7%
- FY2001476M+0.0%
- FY2000476M+1.0%
- FY1999471M+1.7%
- FY1998463M+9.8%
- FY1997422M+3.4%
- FY1996408M+3.6%
- FY1995394M-9.0%
- FY1994432M-3.2%
- FY1993446M+83.3%
- FY1992244M-9.2%
- FY1991268M+23.3%
- FY1990217M+2.4%
- FY1989212M+3.0%
- FY1988206M-1.6%
- FY1987209M+6.7%
- FY1986196M+2.4%
- FY1985192M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Costco's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Costco (COST)
According to Costco's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 444M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Costco (COST) diluted shares outstanding is 445M – edged up 0.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Costco diluted shares outstanding delivered a +0.0% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Costco diluted shares outstanding declined from 492M in 2005 to 445M in 2025, a 9.6% drawdown.
492M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 2005, against a low of 192M during 1985.
Costco Shares Outstanding by Year
Costco Shares Outstanding 2025: 445M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Costco came in at 445M, edged up 0.0% from 2024.
Costco Shares Outstanding 2024: 445M
Costco posted diluted shares outstanding of 445M in 2024, edged up 0.1% from 2023.
Costco Shares Outstanding 2023: 444M
In 2023, Costco reported diluted shares outstanding of 444M, edged down 0.1% below 2022.
Costco Shares Outstanding 2022: 445M
Costco diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 445M, edged up 0.1% from 2021.
Costco Shares Outstanding 2021: 444M
Costco diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 444M.
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