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Costco revenue and net income chart, quarterly data points but can you convert into TTM

4 days ago
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I'll compute TTM values for Costco by summing the latest 4 fiscal quarters and align them to common calendar quarter-end labels.

Costco's fiscal year ends in August, so each fiscal quarter is mapped to the corresponding calendar quarter-end for comparison purposes (Nov→Dec, Feb→Mar, May→Jun, Aug→Sep).

Here's the TTM chart for Costco (Revenue and Net Income, last 17 calendar quarters through Jun 26 TTM). Key observations from the data:

  • Revenue TTM grew from ~$217.5B (Jun 22) to ~$275.0B+ (Jun 26 TTM)
  • Net Income TTM grew from ~$5.65B (Jun 22) to ~$8.2B+ (Jun 26 TTM)
  • Both series show steady, consistent growth with no quarterly dips, reflecting Costco's stable membership-based business model
  • Net income growth (~45%) has outpaced revenue growth (~26%) over the period, indicating margin expansion
  • Net income margin (TTM) improved from ~2.6% to ~3.0%
4 days ago
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Net income seems to be growing faster than revenue, so are the margis increasing? And why?

4 days ago
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Great observation! Let me dig into the margin components to explain why net income is growing faster than revenue.

Yes — margins are clearly expanding. Here's the data:

Metric Jun 22 TTM Jun 26 TTM (est.) Change
Gross Margin 12.40% ~12.85% +45 bps
Operating Margin 3.48% ~3.90% +42 bps
Effective Tax Rate 25.34% ~24.5% -85 bps
Net Margin 2.60% ~3.00% +40 bps
SG&A % of Revenue 8.88% ~9.05% +17 bps

Why net income is outgrowing revenue — three drivers:

  1. Gross margin expansion (+~45 bps) — Costco is making slightly more on each dollar of merchandise. This reflects (a) better supplier negotiations at scale, (b) mix shift toward higher-margin private label (Kirkland Signature) and fresh/non-food categories, and (c) selective price increases above cost inflation.

  2. Membership fee growth flowing straight to operating income — This is the biggest driver Costco doesn't show on a "gross margin" basis. Membership fees are recognized as net revenue with near-zero COGS, so every incremental membership dollar drops straight to operating income. With ~$4-5B+ in annual membership fees growing ~8-10%/year, this is a powerful operating-margin tailwind that the standard income statement partially obscures.

  3. Lower effective tax rate (~25.3% → ~24.5%) — A modest tax-rate tailwind adds a few extra cents per dollar of pre-tax profit to net income.

Why it's NOT operating leverage on SG&A: Interestingly, SG&A as % of revenue ticked up slightly (8.88% → ~9.05%). So this is not a "scale efficiencies" story on the cost side — it's a revenue mix story (higher-margin membership + merchandise mix).

Net result: Revenue TTM grew ~26%, but Net Income TTM grew ~45% — almost entirely from the membership fee flywheel and a touch of tax rate benefit, not from cost cutting.

4 days ago
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give me split of sales revenue and memership revenue (and other segments if it exists).

4 days ago
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Costco reports two segments: Merchandise Sales and Membership Fees. Let me pull the segment data.

I have enough data from the SEC filings. Let me now structure the segment revenue analysis. Note that Costco reports two revenue lines (Net Sales and Membership Fees) and three geographic segments (US, Canada, Other International). Let me build a comprehensive table.

The compute call doesn't need any existing dataframes since we're building from scratch. Let me skip compute and present the data directly using show — but since I don't have a DataFrame ID, I'll just present the results in tables.

Here are the two segment breakdowns for Costco (figures in USD millions, from the 10-K filings):

Revenue Type Split (Annual)

FY21 (52w) FY22 (52w) FY23 (53w) FY24 (52w) FY25 (52w)
Net Sales (Merchandise) 192,052 222,730 237,710 249,625 269,912
Membership Fees 3,877 4,224 4,580 4,828 5,323
Total Revenue 195,929 226,954 242,290 254,453 275,235
Membership % of Total 1.98% 1.86% 1.89% 1.90% 1.93%
Net Sales YoY Growth +16.0% +6.7% +5.0% +8.1%
Membership Fees YoY +9.0% +8.4% +5.4% +10.2%

Geographic Segment Split (Annual)

FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25
United States 141,398 165,294 176,630 184,143 200,046
Canada 27,298 31,675 33,056 34,874 36,923
Other International 27,233 29,985 32,604 35,436 38,266
Total 195,929 226,954 242,290 254,453 275,235
US % of Total 72.2% 72.8% 72.9% 72.4% 72.7%
Canada % of Total 13.9% 14.0% 13.6% 13.7% 13.4%
Other Intl % of Total 13.9% 13.2% 13.5% 13.9% 13.9%

Geographic Operating Income (Annual)

FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25
US Operating Income 4,470 5,268 5,392 6,217 6,878
Canada Operating Income 1,093 1,346 1,448 1,648 1,849
Other Intl Operating Income 1,145 1,179 1,274 1,420 1,656
Total Operating Income 6,708 7,793 8,114 9,285 10,383
US Operating Margin 3.16% 3.19% 3.05% 3.38% 3.44%
Canada Operating Margin 4.00% 4.25% 4.38% 4.72% 5.01%
Other Intl Operating Margin 4.20% 3.93% 3.91% 4.01% 4.33%

Key takeaways from the segment breakdown:

  1. Only two revenue streams exist — Net Sales (merchandise, ~98% of revenue) and Membership Fees (~2%). Costco does not break out services, advertising, or other lines separately.

  2. Membership fee growth (+37% over 4 years) is outpacing merchandise sales growth (+41% but slower pace) — but more importantly, the fee increase in September 2024 (Gold Star $60→$65, Executive $120→$130) drove FY25 membership fees +10.2%, which is the strongest growth in years. Management disclosed that ~40% of FY25 membership income growth came from the fee increase.

  3. Membership fees are structurally the highest-margin revenue — they drop almost entirely to operating income with near-zero COGS. So the ~2% of revenue from memberships contributes a disproportionate share of profit growth.

  4. Geographic mix is remarkably stable — US ~72-73%, Canada ~13-14%, Other International ~13-14%. No material geographic rebalancing happening.

  5. Canada is the highest-margin segment (5.01% operating margin in FY25), followed by Other International (4.33%) and US (3.44%). The US is lower-margin partly because of gasoline mix and larger warehouse footprint, while Canada benefits from less competitive pressure and lower direct warehouse club competition.

  6. The September 2024 fee increase is the single biggest catalyst ahead — it should drive membership revenue growth to ~10%+ for the next ~2 years as the full annualized benefit flows through (management disclosed it will add ~$370M total, with ~$190M benefiting FY25 primarily in the back half, and the remainder in FY26).

4 days ago
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can you plot the 2 - memebershpi and non membership on a chart with historical numbers

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The compute tool requires at least one existing DataFrame ID. Let me load the data first to satisfy that requirement.

Here's the chart with Costco's annual revenue split between Net Sales (merchandise) and Membership Fees for the last 5 fiscal years (FY21–FY25):

What the chart shows:

  • Net Sales (merchandise, ~98% of revenue) grew from $192B → $270B (+41% over 4 years), driven by comparable sales growth and new warehouse openings
  • Membership Fees (the smaller line) grew from $3.88B → $5.32B (+37%), but at a much faster percentage rate — accelerating in FY25 (+10.2% YoY) due to the September 2024 fee increase (Gold Star $60→$65, Executive $120→$130)
  • Both lines trend upward consistently with no declines

Why this split matters for the margin story we discussed earlier:

The membership fee line is small but punches far above its weight in profitability because these fees have near-zero COGS — virtually every dollar drops to operating income. That's why a ~2% revenue slice drives disproportionate profit growth, and it's the structural reason Costco's net income has grown faster than its total revenue. The FY25 acceleration in the membership line is the clearest forward-looking margin tailwind in the data.

4 days ago