{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000909832-23-000062","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"COST","cik":"0000909832","company_name":"COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW","filed_at":"2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:32.360473+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-07T13:16:24.045349+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.9,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.9,"confidence":"high","headline":"Costco Q1 net sales $56.72B (+6.1%), EPS $3.58; announces $15 special dividend","bullets":["Q1 net sales $56.72B (+6.1% YoY); total company comparable sales +3.8% (adjusted +3.9%).","Net income $1.589B, diluted EPS $3.58 vs $3.07 last year; includes $0.10/share tax benefit.","Special cash dividend of $15/share declared; payable Jan 12, 2024 to holders of record Dec 28, 2023; aggregate ~$6.7B.","Operates 871 warehouses; e-commerce sites in US, Canada, UK, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Australia."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000062","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000062.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000062.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000062.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000062/0000909832-23-000062-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000062/cost-20231213.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-07T13:16:24.045349+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"9ad916c7369f07d99f60ad4860cd45b17f088865","claim":"COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported first quarter (twelve weeks) of fiscal 2024, ended November 26, 2023 results: revenue net sales of $56.72 billion, net income $1,589 million, EPS $3.58 per diluted share.","evidence_excerpt":"For the first quarter the Company reported net sales of $56.72 billion, an increase of 6.1 percent from $53.44 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, ended November 20, 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000062/0000909832-23-000062-index.htm","confidence":0.99,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"first quarter (twelve weeks) of fiscal 2024, ended November 26, 2023"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"net sales of $56.72 billion"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$1,589 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$3.58 per diluted share"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}