Costco Wholesale (COST) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2023)

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Deferred Taxes of $4.0 million for Q2 2023, up 130.77% on a YoY basis from $1.7 million in Q2 2022, and down 75.0% quarter-over-quarter from $16.0 million in Q1 2023.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale has reported Deferred Taxes for 15 years, with the latest figure at $4.0 million in Q2 2023.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2023, Deferred Taxes rose 130.77% year-over-year to $4.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2023 stood at $57.0 million (up 178.08% YoY), and the FY2022 full-year result was $37.0 million, up 162.71% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q2 2023 stood at $4.0 million, down from $16.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $35.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$180.0 million in Q3 2019.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$15.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.0 million in 2020.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2019 — Deferred Taxes sank 742.86% — and 2020, when it surged 280.0%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Deferred Taxes stood at -$5.0 million in 2019, then surged by 280.0% to $9.0 million in 2020, then tumbled by 77.78% to $2.0 million in 2021, then changed by 0.0% to $2.0 million in 2022, then surged by 100.0% to $4.0 million in 2023.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $4.0 million (Q2 2023), $16.0 million (Q1 2023), and $2.0 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn -640.00 Mn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn -
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 173.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 94.85 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 110.40 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.17 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 3.55 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 4.77 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 7, 2023 4.00 Mn
Feb 12, 2023 16.00 Mn
Nov 20, 2022 2.00 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 35.00 Mn
May 8, 2022 -13.00 Mn
Feb 13, 2022 13.00 Mn
Nov 21, 2021 2.00 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 -75.00 Mn
May 9, 2021 -5.00 Mn
Feb 14, 2021 12.00 Mn
Nov 22, 2020 9.00 Mn
Aug 30, 2020 -109.00 Mn
May 10, 2020 6.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2020 4.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 -5.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2019 -180.00 Mn
May 12, 2019 6.00 Mn
Feb 17, 2019 -4.00 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 31.00 Mn
Sep 2, 2018 28.00 Mn