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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.17% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBT Margin rose 8.0% year-over-year to 4.17%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 4.0% (up 13.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.93%, up 10.0% from the prior year.
• EBT Margin grew to 4.17% in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from 3.91% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 4.17% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 3.25% in Q4 2022.
• Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.73% across 5 years, with a median of 3.78% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBT Margin retreated 17 bps in 2022, then jumped 60 bps in 2024.
• Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 3.25% in 2022, then climbed by 12 bps to 3.64% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then climbed by 3 bps to 3.84% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 4.17% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 4.17%, 3.91%, and 3.84% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.