Costco Wholesale (COST) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Cost of Revenue of $83.53 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 11.3% from $75.04 billion a year earlier.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale reported Cost of Revenue of $264.28 billion, up 10.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Cost of Revenue has increased for 17 straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Cost of Revenue came in at $239.89 billion in FY2025 (+7.9%), $222.36 billion in FY2024 (+4.6%), $212.59 billion in FY2023 (+6.6%) and $199.38 billion in FY2022 (+16.8%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue has increased for 64 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Cost of Revenue has ranged between 0.5% (fiscal Q4 2024) and 17.6% (fiscal Q3 2022) over the last five years.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 998.27 Bn | 954.70 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 138.80 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 467.84 Bn | 391.12 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 83.53 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.10 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 26.76 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.00 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 17.69 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.48 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.44 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.95 Bn | 21.57 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.95 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 8.50 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.92 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 16.83 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 15.83 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 83.53 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 61.52 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 60.72 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 58.51 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 75.04 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 55.00 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 55.74 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 54.11 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 69.59 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 51.17 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 51.14 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 50.46 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 69.22 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 47.18 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 48.42 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 47.77 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 63.56 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 46.36 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 45.52 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 43.95 Bn |
Costco Wholesale Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();