Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) EBIT (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed EBIT for 18 consecutive years, with $2.6 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT rose 12.52% year-over-year to $2.6 billion, compared with a TTM value of $10.9 billion through Feb 2026, up 12.19%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $10.4 billion, up 11.83% over the prior year.
  • EBIT was $2.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT topped out at $3.3 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $1.7 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Average EBIT over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $2.2 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw EBIT surged 35.22% in 2022, then fell 6.25% in 2023.
  • Year by year, EBIT stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 13.31% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 10.69% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 12.16% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.81% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBIT for COST at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.3 billion in Q3 2025.