Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Accumulated Expenses of $3.04 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 13.4% from $2.68 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2020, Costco Wholesale's Accumulated Expenses record includes 25 quarters.
- Accumulated Expenses has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Accumulated Expenses came in at $2.68 billion in FY2025 (+9.9%), $2.44 billion in FY2024 (+13.3%), $2.15 billion in FY2023 (+12.5%) and $1.91 billion in FY2022 (+14.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Accumulated Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Accumulated Expenses has now increased in each of the last 21 quarters, with growth averaging 11.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Accumulated Expenses ran from 9.8% in fiscal Q2 2025 to 19.0% in fiscal Q1 2022.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 1,016.23 Bn | 978.93 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 490.35 Bn | 413.63 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.83 Bn | 27.99 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.95 Bn | 29.87 Bn | 4.05 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.60 Bn | 24.27 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.32 Bn | 24.31 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 25.91 Bn | 22.54 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.28 Bn | 23.08 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.93 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.44 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.04 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 2.95 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 2.83 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 2.71 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.68 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.58 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 2.49 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.44 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 2.44 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.34 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.27 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.15 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.96 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 1.91 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 1.80 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.73 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Accumulated Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accumulated-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accumulated-expenses", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accumulated-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();