Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic EBITDA Margin for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 3.66%.

  • Costco Wholesale's EBITDA Margin rose 1300.0% to 3.66% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 3.8%, marking a year-over-year increase of 1300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 3.77% for FY2025, which is 1200.0% up from last year.
  • Costco Wholesale's EBITDA Margin amounted to 3.66% in Q4 2025, which was up 1300.0% from 3.88% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's EBITDA Margin's 5-year high stood at 4.0% during Q2 2025, with a 5-year trough of 2.99% in Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for EBITDA Margin is 3.53%, with a median of 3.53% in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Costco Wholesale's EBITDA Margin crashed by -2800bps in 2023 and then soared by 6200bps in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's EBITDA Margin (Quarter) stood at 3.36% in 2021, then fell by -4bps to 3.22% in 2022, then increased by 7bps to 3.43% in 2023, then rose by 3bps to 3.53% in 2024, then grew by 4bps to 3.66% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 3.66% in Q4 2025, 3.88% for Q3 2025, and 4.0% during Q2 2025.