How many subsidiaries does COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW file with the SEC?

10, listed in its most recent exhibit 21. They are incorporated across 10 jurisdictions, led by California, Arizona, Washington. That exhibit is filed with the company's annual report and is the company's own list, not an estimate.

Is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW financially healthy?

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW scores 6 out of 8 on the Piotroski F-score. Only 8 of the nine tests could be computed from what it filed; the rest need a prior year it has not reported. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the safe zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST)

Nasdaq · Common Stock · Retail-Variety Stores

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Corporate structure

10 entities across 10 jurisdictions. Read directly from the company’s own 10-K EX-21 filed 2026-10-07 — see the exhibit.

Which other public companies file entities in the same places:

California1 Arizona1 Washington1 Nevada1 Korea1 Japan1 Mexico1 United Kingdom1 Taiwan1 Australia1

Subsidiaries of COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW as disclosed in its SEC filing
Entity	Jurisdiction	Note
Costco Wholesale Membership, Inc.	California
NW Re Limited	Arizona
Costco Insurance Agency, Inc.	Washington
Price Costco International, Inc.	Nevada
Costco Wholesale Korea, Ltd.	Korea
Costco Wholesale Japan, Ltd.	Japan
Costco de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Costco Wholesale UK Limited	United Kingdom
Costco Wholesale Taiwan, Inc.	Taiwan
Costco Wholesale Australia, Pty. Ltd.	Australia

Financial health

Two standard screens, computed from the XBRL in FY2026 against FY2025. Every test shows the numbers behind it — a score with its inputs hidden is a number you cannot check.

Piotroski F-score

6 / 8

PASSReturn on assets positiveROA 10.4%
PASSOperating cash flow positiveOCF 15.8B
FAILReturn on assets improving10.5% → 10.4%
PASSCash flow exceeds earningsOCF 15.8B vs NI 9.2B
PASSLong-term debt ratio falling7.4% → 4.4% of assets
PASSCurrent ratio improving1.03 → 1.06
PASSNo share dilution445M → 444M shares
FAILGross margin improvingno gross profit reported
FAILAsset turnover improving3.57× → 3.40×

Altman Z-score

9.05safe

Bankruptcy-risk screen combining working capital, retained earnings, operating income, market value against liabilities, and asset turnover. Above 2.99 is the safe zone; below 1.81 is distress.

Six-year record

Year	Revenue	Net income	Free cash flow	Gross margin	Shares
FY2021	$195.9B	$5.0B	$5.4B	—	444,346,000
FY2022	$227.0B	$5.8B	$3.5B	—	444,757,000
FY2023	$242.3B	$6.3B	$6.7B	—	444,452,000
FY2024	$254.5B	$7.4B	$6.6B	—	444,759,000
FY2025	$275.2B	$8.1B	$7.8B	—	444,803,000
FY2026

Capital returned

What the company actually paid out and bought back, as reported — the record behind any yield figure.

Dividend per share

2026Q1: $1.47
2026-02: $1.30
2025Q4: $1.30
2025Q1: $1.30
2025-02: $1.16
2024Q4: $1.16

Shares repurchased

2025Q4: $210.0M
2024Q4: $207.0M
2023Q4: $162.0M
2022Q4: $141.0M
2021Q4: $37.0M
2020Q4: $80.0M

Identity

CIK: 0000909832
FIGI: BBG000F6H8W8
SIC: 5331 · Retail-Variety Stores
Incorporated: WA
Headquarters: ISSAQUAH, WA

Ownership

Institutional: 74.5%
Institutions: 5,175
Insiders: 0.1%

Ownership percentages are a vendor aggregate, not a filing — unlike everything else on this page.

Other retail-variety stores companies

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW files under SIC 5331 — all 4 retail-variety stores companies compared on assets and F-score.

Walmart Inc.WMT DOLLAR GENERAL CORPDG BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ

Questions about COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

How many subsidiaries does COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW file with the SEC?: 10, listed in its most recent exhibit 21. They are incorporated across 10 jurisdictions, led by California, Arizona, Washington. That exhibit is filed with the company's annual report and is the company's own list, not an estimate.
Is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW financially healthy?: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW scores 6 out of 8 on the Piotroski F-score. Only 8 of the nine tests could be computed from what it filed; the rest need a prior year it has not reported. Its Altman Z-score puts it in the safe zone. Every test and the numbers behind it are shown above, so the arithmetic is checkable rather than something you have to take on trust.

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