Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Accumulated Expenses came in at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, up 13.73% YoY from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 4.46% on a QoQ basis from $2.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Accumulated Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.8 billion in 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 advanced to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Accumulated Expenses ranged from a high of $4.5 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $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 plunged 50.92%.
- Tracing COST's Accumulated Expenses over 5 years: stood at $4.3 billion in 2022, then advanced by 3.64% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then slumped by 45.37% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then rose by 10.97% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then gained by 4.46% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Accumulated Expenses figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.27 Bn | 813.54 Bn | 44.69 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.42 Bn | 400.43 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Target | 74.99 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.11 Bn | 25.76 Bn | 3.41 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.75 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 1.83 Bn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.37 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.05 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 250.62 Mn |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.24 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.63 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 275.96 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 5.22 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 | 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 |