Costco Wholesale COST
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Costco Wholesale (COST) Current Taxes (2009 - 2015)

Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Current Taxes came in at $466.0 million in Q2 2015, down 1.69% YoY from $474.0 million in Q2 2014, and up 7.62% on a QoQ basis from $433.0 million in Q1 2015.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Current Taxes (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale (COST) has 7 years of Current Taxes data on file, last reported at $466.0 million in Q2 2015.

  • Quarterly Current Taxes fell 1.69% year-over-year to $466.0 million in Q2 2015, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2015 was $466.0 million (down 1.69% YoY) and the FY2014 annual result came in at $442.0 million, up 15.71% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes improved to $466.0 million in Q2 2015, from $433.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Current Taxes ranged from a high of $474.0 million in Q2 2014 to a low of $335.0 million in Q3 2011.
  • A 5-year average of $402.2 million and a median of $396.0 million in 2012 frame the typical range for Current Taxes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Current Taxes climbed 18.51% — and 2013, when it dropped 3.78%.
  • Tracing COST's Current Taxes over 5 years: stood at $353.0 million in 2011, then climbed by 5.95% to $374.0 million in 2012, then rose by 5.61% to $395.0 million in 2013, then increased by 6.33% to $420.0 million in 2014, then climbed by 10.95% to $466.0 million in 2015.
  • The last three Current Taxes figures came in at $466.0 million (Q2 2015), $433.0 million (Q1 2015), and $420.0 million (Q4 2014), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Walmart 824.27 Bn 813.54 Bn 44.69 Bn 1.17 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 195.72 Mn
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 10.68 Mn
8 Pricesmart 5.24 Bn 4.92 Bn 262.22 Mn 1.40 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.63 Bn 4.38 Bn 275.96 Mn 25.95 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 10, 2015 466.00 Mn
Feb 15, 2015 433.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 420.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 442.00 Mn
May 11, 2014 474.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2014 432.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2013 395.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2013 382.00 Mn
May 12, 2013 432.00 Mn
Feb 17, 2013 415.00 Mn
Nov 25, 2012 374.00 Mn
Sep 2, 2012 397.00 Mn
May 6, 2012 378.00 Mn
Feb 12, 2012 373.00 Mn
Nov 20, 2011 353.00 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 335.00 Mn
May 8, 2011 376.00 Mn
Feb 13, 2011 363.00 Mn
Nov 21, 2010 343.00 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 322.00 Mn