Costco Wholesale (COST) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's EBIT was $3.8 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 13.8% from $3.34 billion a year earlier.
Analysis
Costco Wholesale (COST) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), EBIT at Costco Wholesale came in at $11.69 billion, up 12.5% from FY2025.
- EBIT has now increased for 17 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT was $10.38 billion in FY2025 (+11.8%), $9.29 billion in FY2024 (+14.4%), $8.11 billion in FY2023 (+4.1%) and $7.79 billion in FY2022 (+16.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT has increased for 13 straight quarters, with growth averaging 12.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 35.2%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 6.3%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 940.16 Bn | 896.60 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 441.91 Bn | 365.19 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.57 Bn | 33.82 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 983.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.12 Bn | 24.27 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 971.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.62 Bn | 24.30 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 769.16 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.43 Bn | 23.42 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 485.08 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.72 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 690.10 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.36 Bn | 22.15 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.18 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 467.12 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.10 Bn | 14.89 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 323.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.80 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 2.82 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 2.61 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 2.46 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.34 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 2.32 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 3.04 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.06 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.78 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.68 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 2.50 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.69 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale EBIT 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&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();