COST · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report

Store Count and Expansion

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · 2026-06-03 · Importance 68 · Surprise 58 · In source text

The Company opened four new warehouses in the third quarter of 2026 (three in the U.S. and one in Canada) versus nine new warehouses (including one relocation) in the prior-year quarter, and had 23 net new warehouses opened since the end of the third quarter of 2025 contributing to sales growth. In the first thirty-six weeks of 2026 the Company spent $4,228 on capital expenditures and expects to spend approximately $6,500 during fiscal 2026 to support new warehouse openings, remodels, depot network expansion and digitally-enabled businesses. The Company opened new warehouses, including two relocations, in the first thirty-six weeks of 2026 and plans to open 13 additional new warehouses (including one relocation) in the remainder of fiscal 2026. Capital expenditures are expected to be financed with cash from operations, cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments.

Key facts

• We opened new warehouses, including two relocations, in the first thirty-six weeks of 2026 and plan to open 13 additional new warehouses, including one relocation, in the remainder of fiscal 2026. source
• We opened four new warehouses in the third quarter of 2026: three in the U.S. and one in Canada. source

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