COST
Rank #134Rank #134 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.41) · ROE 24.2% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-07-22 · CIK 0000909832 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
Financials
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| Fiscal year end | 2025-08-31filed 2025-10-08 | 2024-09-01filed 2024-10-09 | 2023-09-03filed 2023-10-11 | 2022-08-28filed 2022-10-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 2,426.0 | 2,237.0 | 2,077.0 | 1,900.0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 860.0 | 818.0 | 774.0 | 724.0 |
| Change in inventory | (559.0) | 2,068.0 | (1,228.0) | 4,003.0 |
| Change in payables | 404.0 | 1,938.0 | (382.0) | 1,891.0 |
| Operating cash flow | 13,335.0 | 11,339.0 | 11,068.0 | 7,392.0 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 5,498.0 | 4,710.0 | 4,323.0 | 3,891.0 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Investing cash flow | (5,311.0) | (4,409.0) | (4,972.0) | (3,915.0) |
| Financing | ||||
| Debt issued | 0.0 | 498.0 | — | 0.0 |
| Debt repaid | 103.0 | 1,077.0 | 75.0 | 800.0 |
| Share repurchases | 903.0 | 700.0 | 676.0 | 439.0 |
| Dividends paid | 2,183.0 | 9,041.0 | 1,251.0 | 1,498.0 |
| Financing cash flow | (3,775.0) | (10,764.0) | (2,614.0) | (4,283.0) |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 7,837.0 | 6,629.0 | 6,745.0 | 3,501.0 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?