Costco Wholesale (COST) Exchange Rate Effect (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Exchange Rate Effect of $70.0 million for Q1 2026, up 294.44% on a YoY basis from $17.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 204.48% quarter-over-quarter from -$67.0 million in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Exchange Rate Effect (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale has reported Exchange Rate Effect for 18 years, with the latest figure at $70.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Exchange Rate Effect rose 294.44% year-over-year to $70.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $126.0 million (up 236.96% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.0 million, down 85.0% from the prior year.
  • Exchange Rate Effect for Q1 2026 stood at $70.0 million, up from -$67.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Exchange Rate Effect was $104.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$142.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Exchange Rate Effect has averaged -$10.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$26.5 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Exchange Rate Effect jumped 441.67% — and 2024, when it sank 3700.0%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Exchange Rate Effect stood at -$37.0 million in 2022, then gained by 21.62% to -$29.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 179.31% to -$81.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 17.28% to -$67.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 204.48% to $70.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Exchange Rate Effect figures came in at $70.0 million (Q1 2026), -$67.0 million (Q4 2025), and $19.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Exchange Rate Effect (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn -331.00 Mn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 70.00 Mn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn -
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn -
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn -200,000.00
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn -
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 8.88 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn -
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 71,918.61

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 15, 2026 70.00 Mn
Feb 15, 2026 70.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 -67.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 -67.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 19.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 19.00 Mn
May 11, 2025 104.00 Mn
May 11, 2025 104.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 -36.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 -36.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -81.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -81.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 63.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 63.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 -38.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 15.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 15.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2023 -29.00 Mn
Sep 3, 2023 -29.00 Mn