Costco Wholesale (COST) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted EBIT Margin of 3.99% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 0.01 percentage points from 4.00% a year earlier but up 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Costco Wholesale (COST) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 10, 2026, EBIT Margin at Costco Wholesale was 3.82%, up 0.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 3.77%, up 0.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +0.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's EBIT Margin was 3.65% in FY2024 (+0.30 pp), 3.35% in FY2023 (-0.08 pp), 3.43% in FY2022 (+0.01 pp) and 3.42% in FY2021 (+0.16 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of 3.13% in fiscal Q3 2023 to a high of 4.00% in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with a gain of 0.62 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 0.28 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 3.74% (Q2 2026), 3.66% (Q1 2026) and 3.88% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 847.32 Bn | 810.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.07 Bn | 339.37 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.60 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.90 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 27.06 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.17 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.26 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.27 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.44 Bn | 15.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.36 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.80% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 3.99% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 3.74% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 3.66% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.88% |
| May 11, 2025 | 4.00% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 3.63% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 3.82% |
| May 12, 2024 | 3.75% |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 3.43% |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 3.52% |
| May 7, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 3.44% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 3.22% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 3.46% |
| May 8, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 3.49% |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 3.36% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 3.63% |
Costco Wholesale EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();