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Costco Wholesale (COST) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of EBITDA Margin readings, the most recent being 3.74% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 11.0% to 3.74% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was 3.82%, a 13.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 3.77%, up 12.0% from a year prior.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 3.74% in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, up from 3.66% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 4.0% in Q2 2025 to a low of 3.13% in Q2 2023.
  • Median EBITDA Margin over the past 5 years was 3.53% (2024), compared with a mean of 3.57%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: decreased -28bps in 2023 and later soared 62bps in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's EBITDA Margin stood at 3.22% in 2022, then increased by 7bps to 3.43% in 2023, then increased by 3bps to 3.53% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 3.66% in 2025, then increased by 2bps to 3.74% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for EBITDA Margin were 3.74% (Q1 2026), 3.66% (Q4 2025), and 3.88% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.