Costco Wholesale (COST) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported EBITDA of $4.68 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 13.8% from $4.12 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale posted EBITDA of $14.36 billion, up 12.1% from FY2025.
- EBITDA has increased for 17 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA came in at $12.81 billion in FY2025 (+11.2%), $11.52 billion in FY2024 (+13.1%), $10.19 billion in FY2023 (+5.1%) and $9.69 billion in FY2022 (+14.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBITDA in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, EBITDA has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 28.0%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 3.2%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 994.65 Bn | 951.08 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 13.31 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 469.67 Bn | 392.95 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.94 Bn | 27.09 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.29 Bn | 29.21 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.72 Bn | 24.39 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 25.99 Bn | 22.61 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 869.90 Mn |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.59 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 601.59 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.41 Bn | 23.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 494.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.13 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 440.66 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.28 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 485.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.68 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 3.41 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 3.20 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 3.06 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.12 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 2.87 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.74 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 3.75 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.71 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.58 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 2.49 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 3.47 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 2.15 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 2.37 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 2.20 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 3.10 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 2.22 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 2.25 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 2.13 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale EBITDA 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=ebitda&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "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=ebitda&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();