Company data
Costco Wholesale Corporation employees and revenue per employee
COST · Discount Stores · $408.3B market cap
Costco Wholesale Corporation had 341,000 employees at the end of fiscal Aug 2025, up 2.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $275.2B, up 8.2% from a year earlier, or $807K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
341,000
+2.4% YoY
Revenue
$275.2B
+8.2% YoY
Revenue / employee
$807K
Peer median $252K
Rank in industry
1 of 7
Discount Stores
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
Hover a year for the numbers.
| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 341,000 | $275.2B | $807K | +2.4% | +8.2% |
| Sep 2024 | 333,000 | $254.5B | $764K | +5.4% | +5.0% |
| Sep 2023 | 316,000 | $242.3B | $767K | +3.9% | +6.8% |
| Aug 2022 | 304,000 | $227.0B | $747K | +5.6% | +15.8% |
| Aug 2021 | 288,000 | $195.9B | $680K | +84.6% | +17.5% |
| Aug 2020 | 156,000 | $166.8B | $1.07M | +4.7% | +9.2% |
| Sep 2019 | 149,000 | $152.7B | $1.02M | +4.2% | +7.9% |
| Sep 2018 | 143,000 | $141.6B | $990K | +7.5% | +9.7% |
| Sep 2017 | 133,000 | $129.0B | $970K | — | — |
Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.
Costco Wholesale Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Discount Stores.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 341,000 | $275.2B | $807K | Efficient growth |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 35,000 | $21.5B | $613K | Hiring ahead |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 2.10M | $713.2B | $340K | Leaner |
| TGT Target Corporation | 415,000 | $104.8B | $252K | Contracting |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 194,000 | $42.7B | $220K | Leaner |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | 13,000 | $2.65B | $204K | Efficient growth |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. | 150,000 | $19.4B | $129K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Costco Wholesale Corporation
- How many employees does Costco Wholesale Corporation have?
- Costco Wholesale Corporation reported 341,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Aug 2025, in the annual report it filed on October 8, 2025. That is up 2.4% from a year earlier.
- What is Costco Wholesale Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Costco Wholesale Corporation brought in $275.2B of revenue in fiscal Aug 2025, which is $807K per employee. That ranks 1 of 7 companies we track in Discount Stores, where the median is $252K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
Free game
Think you can pick better than the S&P 500?
Pick 15 stocks, lock them in, and we score them against the index every trading day for ten years. Free, with a public leaderboard.
Enter the challengeMore data
Compare COST with the rest of the market
See who earns the most per employee, who is hiring, and who is cutting, across every company we track.
Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Costco Wholesale Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed October 8, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell COST.