Costco Wholesale (COST) EBT (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported EBT of $4.01 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 14.2% from $3.51 billion a year earlier.
Costco Wholesale (COST) EBT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale posted EBT of $12.25 billion, up 13.2% from FY2025.
- EBT has increased for 17 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT came in at $10.82 billion in FY2025 (+11.1%), $9.74 billion in FY2024 (+14.8%), $8.49 billion in FY2023 (+8.3%) and $7.84 billion in FY2022 (+17.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBT in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, EBT has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 12.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 36.5%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 3.1%).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 941.99 Bn | 898.43 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 8.01 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 442.14 Bn | 365.42 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.58 Bn | 33.83 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 720.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.37 Bn | 24.52 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.67 Bn | 24.35 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 726.28 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.49 Bn | 23.49 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 347.03 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.79 Bn | 20.41 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 686.40 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.45 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 369.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.25 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 450.01 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.16 Bn | 14.94 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 221.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 4.01 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 2.94 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 2.72 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 2.58 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.51 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.58 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 2.42 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.31 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 3.11 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.28 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.24 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.96 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.77 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 2.52 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 1.80 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.70 Bn |
Costco Wholesale EBT API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();