Costco Wholesale (COST) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2023)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Deferred Taxes of $306 million in FY2026 (year ended Aug 30, 2026), compared with -$108 million in FY2025.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
Starting with FY2009, Costco Wholesale's Deferred Taxes history includes 17 fiscal years.
- Annual Deferred Taxes has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 39.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- The FY2026 figure is the highest annual Deferred Taxes in data going back to FY2009.
- Per Business Quant data, COST's Deferred Taxes was -$108 million in FY2025, -$60 million in FY2024 and -$37 million in FY2022.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 994.65 Bn | 951.08 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 205.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 469.67 Bn | 392.95 Bn | 12.19 Bn | - |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.94 Bn | 27.09 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.29 Bn | 29.21 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 21.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.72 Bn | 24.39 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 31.49 Mn |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 25.99 Bn | 22.61 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 83.50 Mn |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.59 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 32.80 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.41 Bn | 23.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.13 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 10.23 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.28 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 2.19 Bn | -22.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();