# STAPLES INC

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STAPLES INC (CIK 0000791519, EIN 04-2896127) reported revenue of $18.25 billion ($18,247,000,000) for FY2016 (2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28) and net income of -$1.5 billion (-$1,497,000,000) for FY2016 (2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28), as filed in its 10-K filed 2017-03-09 (accession 0000791519-17-000020).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends January 29).

Notes:

- Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

## Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

| Identifier | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CIK | [0000791519](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000791519) |
| EIN | 04-2896127 |
| SIC industry code | 5940 Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores |
| State or country of incorporation | DE |
| Fiscal year end | January 29 |
| Filer category | Large accelerated filer |
| Entity type | operating |
| Olympus entity ID | org\_08mkph390yyejvaa0zdpcxa7jd |

- The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

## Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

| Metric | Value | Fiscal period | Period | Form | Filed | Accession number | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | $18,247,000,000 | FY2016 | 2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | SalesRevenueNet |
| Net income | -$1,497,000,000 | FY2016 | 2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | NetIncomeLoss |
| Total assets | $8,271,000,000 | FY2016 | as of 2017-01-28 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | Assets |
| Stockholders' equity | $3,688,000,000 | FY2016 | as of 2017-01-28 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | StockholdersEquity |
| Operating cash flow | $934,000,000 | FY2016 | 2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Diluted earnings per share | -$2.31 per share | FY2016 | 2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Shares outstanding | 652,529,821 shares | FY2016 | as of 2017-03-07 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding |

- Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

## Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2007-2016, newest first, each with its filing.

| Metric | Fiscal period | Period | Value | Form | Filed | Accession number |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | FY2016 | 2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28 | $18,247,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2015 | 2015-02-01 to 2016-01-30 | $18,764,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2014 | 2014-02-02 to 2015-01-31 | $19,684,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2013 | 2013-02-03 to 2014-02-01 | $23,114,000,000 | 10-K | 2016-03-04 | [0000791519-16-000102](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000102/0000791519-16-000102-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2012 | 2012-01-29 to 2013-02-02 | $24,380,510,000 | 10-K | 2015-03-06 | [0000791519-15-000004](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000004/0000791519-15-000004-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2011 | 2011-01-30 to 2012-01-28 | $24,664,752,000 | 10-K | 2014-03-06 | [0000791519-14-000007](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151914000007/0000791519-14-000007-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2010 | 2010-01-31 to 2011-01-29 | $24,135,253,000 | 10-K | 2013-03-06 | [0000791519-13-000002](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151913000002/0000791519-13-000002-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2009 | 2009-02-01 to 2010-01-30 | $24,275,451,000 | 10-K | 2012-02-29 | [0000791519-12-000003](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151912000003/0000791519-12-000003-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2016 | 2016-01-31 to 2017-01-28 | -$1,497,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2015 | 2015-02-01 to 2016-01-30 | $379,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2014 | 2014-02-02 to 2015-01-31 | $135,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-03-09 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2013 | 2013-02-03 to 2014-02-01 | $620,069,000 | 10-K | 2015-03-06 | [0000791519-15-000004](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000004/0000791519-15-000004-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2012 | 2012-01-29 to 2013-02-02 | -$210,706,000 | 10-K | 2015-03-06 | [0000791519-15-000004](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000004/0000791519-15-000004-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2011 | 2011-01-30 to 2012-01-28 | $984,656,000 | 10-K | 2014-03-06 | [0000791519-14-000007](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151914000007/0000791519-14-000007-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2010 | 2010-01-31 to 2011-01-29 | $881,948,000 | 10-K | 2013-03-06 | [0000791519-13-000002](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151913000002/0000791519-13-000002-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2009 | 2009-02-01 to 2010-01-30 | $738,671,000 | 10-K | 2012-02-29 | [0000791519-12-000003](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151912000003/0000791519-12-000003-index.htm) |

- Revenue for FY2015 was restated: first reported as $21,059,000,000 (accession 0000791519-16-000102, filed 2016-03-04).
- Revenue for FY2014 was restated: first reported as $22,492,360,000 (accession 0000791519-15-000004, filed 2015-03-06).
- Revenue for FY2013 was restated: first reported as $23,114,263,000 (accession 0000791519-14-000007, filed 2014-03-06).
- Revenue for FY2011 was restated: first reported as $25,022,192,000 (accession 0000791519-12-000003, filed 2012-02-29).
- Revenue for FY2010 was restated: first reported as $24,545,113,000 (accession 0001047469-11-001650, filed 2011-03-02).
- Net income for FY2014 was restated: first reported as $134,526,000 (accession 0000791519-15-000004, filed 2015-03-06).

## Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

| Form | Filed | Period of report | Accession number | Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10-Q | 2017-08-24 | 2017-07-29 | [0000791519-17-000082](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000082/0000791519-17-000082-index.htm) | [q22017spls10-q072917.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000082/q22017spls10-q072917.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2017-05-16 | 2017-04-29 | [0000791519-17-000051](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000051/0000791519-17-000051-index.htm) | [q12017spls10-q042917.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000051/q12017spls10-q042917.htm) |
| 10-K | 2017-03-09 | 2017-01-28 | [0000791519-17-000020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) | [spls10-k01282017.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/spls10-k01282017.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2016-11-17 | 2016-10-29 | [0000791519-16-000172](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000172/0000791519-16-000172-index.htm) | [q32016-spls10xq102916.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000172/q32016-spls10xq102916.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2016-08-17 | 2016-07-30 | [0000791519-16-000159](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000159/0000791519-16-000159-index.htm) | [q22016-spls10xq073016.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000159/q22016-spls10xq073016.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2016-05-18 | 2016-04-30 | [0000791519-16-000119](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000119/0000791519-16-000119-index.htm) | [q12016spls10-q043016.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000119/q12016spls10-q043016.htm) |
| 10-K | 2016-03-04 | 2016-01-30 | [0000791519-16-000102](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000102/0000791519-16-000102-index.htm) | [spls10-k01302016.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151916000102/spls10-k01302016.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2015-11-18 | 2015-10-31 | [0000791519-15-000076](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000076/0000791519-15-000076-index.htm) | [spls10-q103115.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000076/spls10-q103115.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2015-08-19 | 2015-08-01 | [0000791519-15-000065](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000065/0000791519-15-000065-index.htm) | [spls10-q080115.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000065/spls10-q080115.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2015-05-20 | 2015-05-02 | [0000791519-15-000019](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000019/0000791519-15-000019-index.htm) | [spls10-q050215.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000019/spls10-q050215.htm) |
| 10-K | 2015-03-06 | 2015-01-31 | [0000791519-15-000004](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000004/0000791519-15-000004-index.htm) | [spls10-k01312015.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151915000004/spls10-k01312015.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2014-11-19 | 2014-11-01 | [0000791519-14-000095](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151914000095/0000791519-14-000095-index.htm) | [spls10-q110114.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151914000095/spls10-q110114.htm) |

## Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

| Scheme | Value | How linked | Source | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK | 0000791519 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000791519.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000791519.json) | 2026-10-21 |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN | 04-2896127 | published by the source | [askebsa.dol.gov/FOIA%20Files/2024/Latest/F\_5500\_2024\_Latest.zip](https://askebsa.dol.gov/FOIA%20Files/2024/Latest/F_5500_2024_Latest.zip) | 2026-10-22 |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN | 04-2896127 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000791519.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000791519.json) | 2026-10-21 |

## Same entity in other Olympus APIs

Records other Olympus APIs serve for this entity, linked through a published identifier (never matched on name).

| API | Record | API path | Linked through |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| US Employee Benefits & Form 5500 API | sponsor | /v1/form-5500/sponsors/042896127 | US-EIN 042896127 |

## Sources

- EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000791519.json
- EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000791519.json
- Published by Olympus: Oct 21, 2026 (2026-10-21T00:18:16.411Z)
- Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
- Olympus is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sec/companies/0000791519" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
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curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sec/companies/0000791519/filings?limit=12" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
```

MCP tool: `get_sec_company_financials {"cik":"791519"}`

API reference: https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/docs/sec

## On SEC EDGAR

- [Company filings on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000791519)
- [Latest 10-K on SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/791519/000079151917000020/0000791519-17-000020-index.htm) - filed 2017-03-09, accession 0000791519-17-000020

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