Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Accumulated Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Accumulated Expenses rose 13.73% year-over-year to $2.8 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $2.8 billion, up 13.73%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.7 billion, 9.94% up from the prior year.
  • Accumulated Expenses reached $2.8 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $5.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Accumulated Expenses ranged from a high of $5.2 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Accumulated Expenses over 5 years is $3.2 billion, with a median of $2.7 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Accumulated Expenses: skyrocketed 162.18% in 2022, then tumbled 48.11% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Accumulated Expenses shows it stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 128.38% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 6.95% to $4.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 8.09% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 45.22% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Accumulated Expenses are $2.8 billion (Q1 2026), $5.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.7 billion (Q3 2025).