---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000909832-25-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COST"
cik: "0000909832"
company_name: "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW"
filed_at: "2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T08:30:39.568800+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Costco Q2 FY25 net sales $62.53B (+9.1%); EPS $4.02; adj. EPS +8.4% ex tax benefit

## Summary
- Net income $1.79B; diluted EPS $4.02 vs $3.92 last year (prior year benefited from $0.21 tax item).
- Total company comparable sales +6.8% (+9.1% ex gas & FX); U.S. comp +8.3% (+8.6% adj.).
- Membership income grew 7.4% (9.4% ex FX); 78.4M paid members (+6.8%); renewal rate 90.5%.
- E-commerce comparable sales +20.9% (+22.2% adj.) driven by 13% traffic growth and 10% average order.
- February net sales $19.81B (+8.8%); Company now operates 897 warehouses globally.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000909832-25-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COST
- cik: 0000909832
- company_name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
- filed_at: 2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000012/0000909832-25-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000012/cost-20250306.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-25-000012
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-25-000012.txt

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