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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 3.91% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 11.0% year-over-year to 3.91%, compared with a TTM value of 3.98% through Feb 2026, up 15.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 3.93%, up 10.0% over the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 3.91% for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from 3.84% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 4.08% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 3.25% in Q4 2022.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 3.71%, with a median of 3.75% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw EBT Margin dropped -17bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 60bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 3.25% in 2022, then rose by 12bps to 3.64% in 2023, then increased by 2bps to 3.71% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 3.84% in 2025, then rose by 2bps to 3.91% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for COST at 3.91% in Q1 2026, 3.84% in Q4 2025, and 4.07% in Q3 2025.