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Costco Wholesale vs Fedex: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Costco Wholesale brought in $275.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Fedex $94.7B in fiscal 2026. Revenue changed by +8.2% at Costco Wholesale and +7.7% at Fedex on the year before, so Costco Wholesale grew faster. Costco Wholesale kept 2.9% of its revenue as net profit, Fedex 4.7%. Free cash flow was $7.8B at Costco Wholesale and $5.1B at Fedex.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

COSTFDX
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (August 31, 2025)FY2026 (May 31, 2026)
Revenue$275.2B$94.7B
Revenue growth+8.2%+7.7%
Net income$8.1B$4.4B
Net margin2.9%4.7%
Free cash flow$7.8B$5.1B
Free cash flow margin2.8%5.4%
Earnings per share (diluted)$18.21$18.55
Cash$14.2B$13.3B
Debt$5.8B$23.5B
Price to earnings50.715.4
Market value$409.2B$67.6B
Dividend yield0.53%2.03%
Rank by revenue in sector#3 of 778 · Consumer discretionary#6 of 778 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
COST FY2018: $141.6BCOST FY2019: $152.7BCOST FY2020: $166.8BCOST FY2021: $195.9BCOST FY2022: $227BCOST FY2023: $242.3BCOST FY2024: $254.5BCOST FY2025: $275.2BFDX FY2019: $69.7BFDX FY2020: $69.2BFDX FY2021: $84BFDX FY2022: $93.5BFDX FY2023: $90.2BFDX FY2024: $87.7BFDX FY2025: $87.9BFDX FY2026: $94.7BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
COST $275.2BFDX $94.7B
Net income
COST FY2018: $3.1BCOST FY2019: $3.7BCOST FY2020: $4BCOST FY2021: $5BCOST FY2022: $5.8BCOST FY2023: $6.3BCOST FY2024: $7.4BCOST FY2025: $8.1BFDX FY2019: $540MFDX FY2020: $1.3BFDX FY2021: $5.2BFDX FY2022: $3.8BFDX FY2023: $4BFDX FY2024: $4.3BFDX FY2025: $4.1BFDX FY2026: $4.4BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
COST $8.1BFDX $4.4B
Net margin
COST FY2018: 2.2%COST FY2019: 2.4%COST FY2020: 2.4%COST FY2021: 2.6%COST FY2022: 2.6%COST FY2023: 2.6%COST FY2024: 2.9%COST FY2025: 2.9%FDX FY2019: 0.8%FDX FY2020: 1.9%FDX FY2021: 6.2%FDX FY2022: 4.1%FDX FY2023: 4.4%FDX FY2024: 4.9%FDX FY2025: 4.7%FDX FY2026: 4.7%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
COST 2.9%FDX 4.7%
Revenue growth
COST FY2019: +7.9%COST FY2020: +9.2%COST FY2021: +17.5%COST FY2022: +15.8%COST FY2023: +6.8%COST FY2024: +5.0%COST FY2025: +8.2%FDX FY2020: -0.7%FDX FY2021: +21.3%FDX FY2022: +11.4%FDX FY2023: -3.6%FDX FY2024: -2.7%FDX FY2025: +0.3%FDX FY2026: +7.7%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
COST +8.2%FDX +7.7%
Free cash flow
COST FY2018: $2.8BCOST FY2019: $3.4BCOST FY2020: $6.1BCOST FY2021: $5.4BCOST FY2022: $3.5BCOST FY2023: $6.7BCOST FY2024: $6.6BCOST FY2025: $7.8BFDX FY2019: $123MFDX FY2020: -$771MFDX FY2021: $4.3BFDX FY2022: $3.1BFDX FY2023: $2.7BFDX FY2024: $3.1BFDX FY2025: $3BFDX FY2026: $5.1BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
COST $7.8BFDX $5.1B

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Costco Wholesale and Fedex

Which is bigger by revenue, Costco Wholesale or Fedex?

Costco Wholesale is bigger by revenue: $275.2B in fiscal 2025, against $94.7B for Fedex in fiscal 2026.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Costco Wholesale or Fedex?

Costco Wholesale had a net margin of 2.9% in fiscal 2025; Fedex had 4.7% in fiscal 2026.

Which grew revenue faster, Costco Wholesale or Fedex?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +8.2% at Costco Wholesale and +7.7% at Fedex.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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