Costco Wholesale (COST) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 3.99% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 1.0% year-over-year to 3.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 3.82% (up 7.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.77%, up 12.0% from the prior year.
• EBITDA Margin grew to 3.99% in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from 3.74% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 4.0% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 3.13% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 3.59% across 5 years, with a median of 3.53% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBITDA Margin retreated 28 bps in 2023, then surged 62 bps in 2024.
• Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 3.22% in 2022, then advanced by 7 bps to 3.43% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 3.53% in 2024, then increased by 4 bps to 3.66% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 3.99% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 3.99%, 3.74%, and 3.66% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.