Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Accumulated Expenses of $2.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.46% on a QoQ basis from $2.7 billion in Q4 2025, and up 13.73% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale's Accumulated Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Accumulated Expenses rose 13.73% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.8 billion (up 13.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.7 billion, up 9.94% from the prior year.
  • Accumulated Expenses was $2.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Accumulated Expenses topped out at $4.5 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.9 billion and a median of $2.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Accumulated Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Accumulated Expenses soared 162.18% — and 2023, when it tumbled 50.92%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Accumulated Expenses stood at $4.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 3.64% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then plunged by 45.37% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then advanced by 10.97% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then climbed by 4.46% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Accumulated Expenses at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, $2.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 4.37 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 2.27 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 4.47 Bn
Sep 3, 2023 2.15 Bn
May 7, 2023 4.12 Bn
Feb 12, 2023 2.02 Bn
Nov 20, 2022 4.32 Bn
Aug 28, 2022 4.38 Bn
May 8, 2022 1.83 Bn
Feb 13, 2022 1.80 Bn
Nov 21, 2021 1.73 Bn
Aug 29, 2021 1.67 Bn
May 9, 2021 1.62 Bn