Costco Wholesale (COST) Exchange Rate Effect (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Exchange Rate Effect came in at $70.0 million in Q1 2026, up 294.44% YoY from $17.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 204.48% on a QoQ basis from -$67.0 million in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Exchange Rate Effect (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Exchange Rate Effect data on file, last reported at $70.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Exchange Rate Effect rose 294.44% year-over-year to $70.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $126.0 million (up 236.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.0 million, down 85.0% from the prior year.
- Exchange Rate Effect grew to $70.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$67.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Exchange Rate Effect ranged from a high of $104.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$142.0 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$10.7 million and a median of -$26.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Exchange Rate Effect.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Exchange Rate Effect jumped 441.67% — and 2024, when it sank 3700.0%.
- Tracing COST's Exchange Rate Effect over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Exchange Rate Effect (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | -331.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | -16.00 Mn |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | -200,000.00 |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 137,423.23 |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 4.61 Mn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | -16.00 Mn |
| May 10, 2026 | -16.00 Mn |
| 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 |